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The Sun Is My Favorite Star

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The Publisher's Weekly Review is right on. I disagree with some of the reviews' claims that the illustrations are stellar, however. They are colorful, the subjects are interesting, and lead to great discussions about the sun. We love the picture of our moon, Earth and our sun on the dedication page - it's a perfect start to each reading. There are a lot of "first" books out there for atronomy that are just too complex to really be a good beginning. This one is a home run for it's simplicity and appeal to young children. The repetition of "the sun is my favorite star" makes it like a song to toddlers and pre-schoolers while really ingraining that first connection between our sun in the sky and in pictures and what it actually is. It's also nice that the character is a girl, since so often it's a boy. Balance is good.

Bright, beautiful illustrations depict a young girl's fascination with the sun, her favorite star. The text is simple and not particularly memorable, but the illustrations are gorgeous! According to the copyright page, the illustrations started as black line drawings and color swatches. These were scanned into a computer and manipulated with a computer program. The result? Colorful, luminous pictures with an airbrushed look, and a real treat for the eyes.