Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

by Iza Trapani, Iza Trapani (Illustrator)

Overview

Board book edition. Join our irresistible young heroine as she wishes upon a mischievous, twinkling star. Granting her wish, the little star takes her on a dazzling journey through the swirling, iridescent lights of the night sky.

Iza's flowing watercolors and reassuring verses make this journey a night wish for every star gazing child.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781580890151
Publisher:	Charlesbridge
Publication date:	09/28/2008
Edition description:	BOARD
Pages:	26
Sales rank:	35,164
Product dimensions:	5.80(w) x 6.70(h) x 0.62(d)
Age Range:	2 - 5 Years

About the Author

Iza Trapani is the best-selling author/illustrator of several children's books, including TWINKLE, TWINKLE, LITTLE STAR; I'M A LITTLE TEAPOT; THE ITSY BITSY SPIDER; and RUFUS AND FRIENDS: RHYME TIME. She lives in the Hudson Valley of New York.

Table of Contents

Hold on to your hats and get ready to laugh.

Climb on board with this adorable family of bumbling bears as they row, row, row their boat into a merry adventure.

These irresistible characters will rock, bash, and splash their way into your heart.

Editorial Reviews

Using a variation of a traditional poem, this is a great bedtime book for toddlers and preschoolers. Most of us can remember that twinkling star that we hoped would make our wishes come true. This book is durable and portable, so kids can take it anywhere. The illustrations are done in soft, warm, inviting hues.

Children's Literature - Sheree van Vreede

PreS-Gr-1-Clever additional verses make this classic song splendidly unique. With soft watercolors, Trapani depicts a cuddly bear family and pet pup on a boat excursion. They start off leisurely in bright sunshine but soon encounter fallen oars, rapids, and a beaver dam. Stopping for a picnic lunch, they enjoy their meal with all of the forest animals who are "Chomping, snacking, slurping, smacking/What a noisy bunch!" Returning to the boat, they run into bad weather and hurry back to shore. "Raining, hailing, wind is wailing/Hear the thunder roar!" Children will enjoy the rhyming, alliterative language energized by strings of gerunds. Every original verse perfectly matches the traditional melody, and each picture illustrates the action with warmth, excitement, and humor. The music with all of the verses is printed on the last page. Trapani has transformed a simple little song into a delightful adventure.-Jackie Hechtkopf, University of Maryland, College Park Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.

Library Journal

PreS-Gr 2-A little blonde girl gazes out of her window at a twinkling celestial object, greets it with the traditional childhood rhyme of the title, and requests that she might have her wish that night. Her wish comes true when the smiling star appears in her window and takes her on a magical ride through the sky. The combination of serene, lovely landscapes and a cartoon, smiley-faced star has a hodgepodge effect. The rhyming text, while serviceable, switches voice from the girl to the star with no punctuational differentiation, resulting in some confusion when reading aloud. Musical notation is included, which will make this useful as a lullaby, but it is a disappointing, overly sweet and contrived follow-up to Trapani's clever Itsy Bitsy Spider (Whispering Coyote, 1993).-Anna DeWind, Milwaukee Public Library

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