A Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor Book
Winner of the Tomás Rivera Mexican Children's Book Award
Inspiring, reassuring, and beautifully illustrated, this new story
from the creator of the New York Times bestseller Dreamers is the
perfect gift for every child.
A New York Times Best Children's Book of the Year
With the combination of powerful, spare language and sumptuous, complex
imagery characteristic of her work, Yuyi Morales weaves the tale of a
fawn making her way through a landscape that is dangerous,
beautiful--and full of potential. A gentle voice urges her onward, to
face her fears and challenge the obstacles that seek to hold her back.
*Child, you are awake!
You are alive!
You are a bright star,
Inside our hearts.
*
With a voice full of calm, contemplative wisdom, readers are invited to
listen and observe, to accept themselves--and to dare to shout!
In a world full of uncertainty, Bright Star seeks to offer reassurance
and courage. Yuyi Morales' first book since her New York Times
bestseller Dreamers explores the borderlands--the plants, animals, and
insects that make their home in the desert, and the people who live and
travel through this unique and beautiful part of the world.
Created with a combination of techniques including hand-embroidered
lettering, painting, sketching, digital paintings with textures from
photographs of the Sonoran Desert, this stunning book is full of
beauty--from the handwoven blanket of the endpapers through the last
inspiring spread of young families facing their future with
determination and hope.
A Spanish language edition, Lucero, is also available.
A People Magazine Best Kids Book of the Year
A Washington Post Best Children's Book of the Year
An NPR 'Book We Love!'
A Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book of the Year
An ALSC Notable Children's Book
A CCBC Choice
A CBC/NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Book
A CSMCL Best Multicultural Children's Book of the Year
**An Evanston Public Library Great Books for Kids pick!
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