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lakesbecky's review
5.0
This special edition of the book was brought out to celebrate 10 years since it was first published. My children have grown up with Oliver Jeffers and have read most of his work so it was a delight to be sent this to review.
"Once there was a boy and the boy loved stars very much" so he sets off to catch one to keep with him as a friend. Jeffers quirky illustrations and simple texts tell the story in such a delightful way. As adults we know that everything he tries is bound to fail but from a child's point of view things might just work.
I read this to my 7 year old and then discovered that my 10 year old had been listening too and her reaction was that it was 'delightful' and she came out of her room to run off with the book!
This is a must for any young child's book shelf and story you will want to share over and over again.
"Once there was a boy and the boy loved stars very much" so he sets off to catch one to keep with him as a friend. Jeffers quirky illustrations and simple texts tell the story in such a delightful way. As adults we know that everything he tries is bound to fail but from a child's point of view things might just work.
I read this to my 7 year old and then discovered that my 10 year old had been listening too and her reaction was that it was 'delightful' and she came out of her room to run off with the book!
This is a must for any young child's book shelf and story you will want to share over and over again.
elinna's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
amber_lea84's review
2.0
I have a plushie of the red rocket from this story so I figured I should read the source material.
He didn't even use the rocket! It's barely in the story. What a load.
Listen, how are you going to tell us in the FIRST book in the series that the kid went to the moon last week? I want that story! This story is just him lamely waiting around all DAY for a star to appear and he makes some weak attempts to grab it out of the sky after sundown.
I realize way more thought goes into writing children's books than it seems, and there's a lot of consideration for where children are at developmentally and all that, but whenever I read stories like this I always feel the urge to rage-write ten alternative versions. I could write a version with more rocket. I could write a version with more creative ways to try to catch the star. I could write a version with more fantasies about what he would do with the star once he catches it. I could write a version where he spends a bunch of time imaging what stars do up there all night. Anything would be better than this. For every kid listening to stories like this, there's a poor adult who has to read it to them so my old person opinion matters.
He didn't even use the rocket! It's barely in the story. What a load.
Listen, how are you going to tell us in the FIRST book in the series that the kid went to the moon last week? I want that story! This story is just him lamely waiting around all DAY for a star to appear and he makes some weak attempts to grab it out of the sky after sundown.
I realize way more thought goes into writing children's books than it seems, and there's a lot of consideration for where children are at developmentally and all that, but whenever I read stories like this I always feel the urge to rage-write ten alternative versions. I could write a version with more rocket. I could write a version with more creative ways to try to catch the star. I could write a version with more fantasies about what he would do with the star once he catches it. I could write a version where he spends a bunch of time imaging what stars do up there all night. Anything would be better than this. For every kid listening to stories like this, there's a poor adult who has to read it to them so my old person opinion matters.
allmadhere106's review
5.0
I am very much loving Jeffers's books! This one is just so touching, and it reminded me of Kitten's First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes. I love the art style and the overall message of hope and friendship. The subtle humor adds to the overall appeal. An excellent read-aloud title!
For: star/space lovers; readers wanting a book about friendship.
Possible red flags: some readers may find the symbolic moments of the book to be too confusing.
For: star/space lovers; readers wanting a book about friendship.
Possible red flags: some readers may find the symbolic moments of the book to be too confusing.
knitwgrace's review against another edition
4.0
Cute story, cute illustrations. Very pleasantly surprised.