SuitabookStar girl
Karin Littlewood
- Reading
- Pause when the star turns dull and invite the child to guess what Gracie might try next; afterwards, talk about which part of the surprise they found most meaningful.
- Themes
- Wanting to keep something special: Gracie takes a star she loves from the sky, but it becomes dull in her hands. She tries different ways to make it shine before a final surprise. The plot links Gracie’s wish to keep the star with the disappointment of finding it changed; it leaves the meaning of the surprise to the reader.
- Worth knowing
- Gracie is disappointed when the star becomes dull, and her efforts to restore it do not work. This may give a child a brief moment of frustration to follow.