Starfish the Star

A simple but fun story that teaches children that it’s not what you say that makes you a star, it’s the things you do for others that make you important.

Title: Starfish the Star

Author: Elaine Bickell

Illustrator: Daron Parton

Publisher: Scholastic

ISBN: 49781775437123

RRP: $19.99

Format: picture book

Date of Publication: August 2021

Ages: 3-8

Themes: While it’s fun to be the centre of attention, sometimes it’s better to help others

Do you have any advisory warnings for this book? no

Would this book work as a read aloud? yes

Is there a particular part of the country that it’s set in? no

Reviewer: Leanne Nathan, Associate Principal, Clendon Park School, Auckland

How are you recommending this book? Recommended

Opening sentence: In the salty depths of an aquarium display lived a Seahorse, Jellyfish, Clownfish and Ray, along with a creature who looked quite bizarre, because he was shaped just like a star.

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