Pines and Plains Libraries

Woodland animals make Christmas wishes on the stars in the sky.

One night when Mama is away, Daddy and child seek a good place to count the stars in the night sky.

Sun, Moon, and Star visit each other and take turns shining in the sky.

"Luna begins her stack with a single chair. But it's not quite tall enough. So she adds a stool, then some books ... and her bed ... and before she knows it, she's thrown a pile of plates, a bathtub (currently occupied), and a whale up there too ... Finally, after she flings ... bigger and wackier things into the stack ... she is able to reach into the sky for just what she wants: a star of her own to use as a night-light"--

Ashenteen and her brother Willabee, two young mice, help their family gather fallen stars, which will be used to light their ship and guide them on their ocean journeys.

Mary mixes up the words of "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" with "Mary Had a Little Lamb," which pleases the star but not the lamb.

A girl who is always outshined by her older sister is comforted by her grandfather, who reminds her that everything and everyone is made of stardust that shines in all different ways.

Young Khal's endless curiosity about the cosmos, Earth's natural phenomenon, people, and personal friendships gradually helps him discover a particular link that binds the galaxies, planets, all things and people together. Khal calls it: "One-Day-Friends," the power of love that renders ephemeral friendships eternal.

A young girl's wish to dance with a star is granted in her old age.

Tells the story of an 'ugly duckling' who turns out to be quite the Star. This new perspective on the Christmas story shares the importance of our own unique place and role in the world. Star helps a very special family, and many others, to find their way not once but many times throughout this heartfelt retelling.