Up high, in the dark, dark sky … a message: LOST, ONE SMALL STAR.

An enchanting bedtime story, perfect for fans of Oliver Jeffers’ How To Catch a Star.

When a little boy stumbles across a special star, he puts it in a jar and takes it on adventures. Together with his big sister, he takes his special treasure with him everywhere – to the cinema, to the swimming pool and even to the toilet!

But the poor star is sad and misses its friends in the sky… Can the little boy and his big sister find a way to send the star safely back home?

‘A cheery, warm-hearted tale, beautifully told’ – Guardian

Sam Hay is the award-winning author of The Star Maker’s Apprentice and A Very Corgi Christmas. Sarah Massini is the award-winning illustrator of The Little Prince, retold to Louise Greig, and The Girl and the Dinosaur, The Girl and the Mermaid and The Velveteen Rabbit.

Author Biography

SamHay grew up in Scotland in a family of bookworms. She always wanted to be a writer and filled endless notebooks with stories and poems. She trained as a journalist in Edinburgh and went on to work in newspapers for the BBC, before deciding to move to Wales and write her first children’s book. Since then she’s had more than 30 children’s books published, including the Undead Pets series, the Happily Ever After Rescue Team series, and The Star Maker’s Apprentice.

Drawing has been a life-long habit for Sarah Massini which has seen her through careers in corporate design, children’s book design and now as an illustrator. She has illustrated several picture books including stunning editions of The Little Prince and The Velveteen Rabbit. Sarah lives in Sussex with her husband, son and her terrier Tess, who keeps guard as she draws.

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