The Stars Will Still Shine

by Cynthia Rylant

Book Overview

Comforting affirmations of the goodness life offers. Written in response to troubled times by one of the most celebrated children's book authors of all time, this comforting book is one that children... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060546395
• ISBN13: 9780060546397
• Release Date: October 2005
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.1" x 11.2"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

I really like the message in this story.

I did! The pictures are great and the text is short enough you could read it to a 1 yr old but my 4 yr old loves the message it has within it.

Beautifully written and illustrated - perfect bedtime book

This is an enjoyable and calming book to read as a bedtime story. The illustrations are colorful and vibrant yet soft on the eye. The text is a rhyming lulling poem that reminds us of the simple things we can count on.

Exquisite!

This book quickly became one of my 2-year-old son's favorites. The illustrations are astoundingly beautiful. The words are simple, poetic, and quietly moving. The concepts are easy to understand. The tone is deeply spiritual without being pedantic or preachy, and yet there is an emphasis on "family values"- friendship, family, work, and an appreciation for natural beauty woven throughout. I can't recommend this book highly enough. Quote: "The stars will still be there. The moon will still shine. Birds will fly over us. Church bells will chime."

"There will be light in every dark place"

In her usual lyrical style, Cynthia Rylant reminds us that all will be well as long as the important things in life are available: people who love us, pets curled up close, peach pie, and stars that shine. The rhyming text takes the readers through the year, outlining the constants that will come to pass: the stars will shine, flowers will bloom, birds will fly. And in her life-affirming worldview, Rylant reminds us that "there will be goodness...there will be grace." Beeke's soft watercolors illustrate family and friends and flowers and stars in all their colorful variety. This would be a lovely bedtime read-aloud -- or even a bedtime prayer -- for people of all ages.