Stars (Classic Board Books)

Celebrate all of the glittering stars in the sky in this tender Classic Board Book by acclaimed author Mary Lyn Ray and Caldecott Honor winner Marla Frazee!

A star is how you know it’s almost night.
As soon as you see one, there’s another, and another.
And the dark that comes doesn’t feel so dark.
What if you could have a star?

Look very closely in this lovely Classic Board Book for all kinds of stars both near and far…because stars are everywhere. Not just in the sky.

Illustrations and Outtakes from Stars
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I spend a lot of my time sketching and erasing. Eraser crumbs get all over the floor of my studio.
When I do the finish, I use a very tiny brush and apply many, many layers of watercolor. Sometimes, after all that, I don’t like how it turns out.

Then I start all over again and do it in a different, and hopefully better, way. It can be frustrating.
Like when my son saw this painting, he asked, “Why are those kids reading in the dark?”
So I did this one over too. And it only took three weeks! Sheesh.

This one took even longer to paint, what with all those snowflakes, each one different.
I splattered over the top of it with white paint on a toothbrush. (Not the one I brush my teeth with.)

And finally, these fireworks were done not with an eraser, tiny brush, or toothbrush, but with… gel pens!