The Sun Is My Favorite Star - Softcover

Asch, Frank

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0152063978 ISBN 13: 9780152063979

Publisher: Clarion Books, 2008

Synopsis

There are many stars in the galaxy. But only the sun wakes us in the morning, helps us grow, plays hide-and-seek behind the clouds, and paints pretty pictures in the evening sky.

About this title

About the Author:

FRANK ASCH has written and illustrated more than sixty books for children, including the popular Good Night, Baby Bear. He lives in Vermont.

From Publishers Weekly:

Asch (the Moonbear books) is in top form with a child's simple yet lyrical paean to the sun's magic and usefulness. Following the sun from morning to night, the young narrator (of indeterminate sex) often gives way to whimsy, noting, for example, that when the sun's rays emanate from behind a cloud, "it plays hide-and-seek with me." But Asch also makes room for equally authentic observations that display a more scientific mind-set. To show that the sun's light "is bright and hot," the child focuses sunlight through a magnifying glass onto a leaf, causing it to smolder. And at night, the child points out, the sun doesn't really disappear, but rather "sends some light to keep me company" via the moon. Asch echoes this interplay between the factual and figurative in his mural-like pictures where he combines strong graphic lines with soft glowing colors. Radiating the calm coziness of a child who feels safe and secure enough in the world to explore and explain it, this volume warms the heart, in much the same way that its subject warms the earth. Ages 3-7.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0152063978
• ISBN 13: 9780152063979
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Asch Frank