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Draw Me a Star
by
Eric Carle
?Draw me a star. And the artist drew a star. It was a good star. Draw me a sun, said the star. And the artist drew a sun.? And on the artist draws, bringing the world to life picture by beautiful picture until he is spirited across the night sky by a star that shines on all he has made. In Draw Me a Star, Eric Carle celebrates the imagination in all of us with a beguiling...more
Paperback, 40 pages
Published
February 2nd 1998
by Puffin
(first published 1992)
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A parent recently expressed concern about this book to a school librarian somewhere in the US (I can't recall where at the moment). Carle's unique blend of paint and tissue paper that he is know for is used in this book about a child's journey as an artist. One of the images the artist in the story creates is that of a man and a woman. The people are unclothed, and this was the segment of the book that a parent had a problem with. The parent asked if the school art teacher would draw clothing on...more
This book is not a book I would keep in my classroom because I believe it would be challenged often. The story is a wonderful story of how the world was created. I pictured the many stories out of the bible, including the picture of the man and women (Adam and Eve). This is the one picture that ruined the book for me. These pictures are too explicated and showy of body parts I do not think young children should see in a classroom. Also the star on the front and in the beginning of the book is a...more
This book was very creative, from the storyline to the subplots of the book. Children would certainly enjoy this book because they can get lost in their imagination of creating their own world, as the artist does in the book. I think that Eric Carle had meant for the artist to be God, as the artist first creates light, then two humans (Adam and Eve) and then, as an old man, is able to fly off into space and be wherever he wanted to be, by way of the light. Besides the great writing done, there a...more
OK, I loved it, but there's an illustration in here that keeps me from reading it at storytime, so I gave it four stars. I keep the book in the Parenting Section because of the illustration (the tree asks for people to be drawn/created, and they are, but they're collage-in-the-buff and so I think this is a book that parents should share with their children. It is a wonderful book, though, and so I share the poem in the back on how to make a star with the children and then talk about the highligh...more
Feb 29, 2012
Bethany Vines
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Draw Me a Star is a book that includes many topics that might be questionable to teach in a classroom, which is why it is a "challenged book". For example, there are many parallels between this story and biblical stories, such as Adam & Eve, the significance of a rainbow, and the creation of the world. Another issue that is in this book is that there are naked people picture in the book. I don't think that I would teach this book in my classroom, basically because it has some questionable is...more
What a sweet, beautiful book! I love Eric Carle, and I could hardly believe that I hadn't read this one already with my children. Of course his art is wonderful and tells the bulk of the story, and his simple prose is sweet, but I really love the letter at the back in which Mr. Carle writes about his Oma who would scribble a star while reciting, "Kri, kra, kroten-fuss, Gaense laufen bar-fuss." What a lovely memory! And from it springs this beautiful book. It's one I'd like to add to our personal...more
CHECKED OUT THE BOOK FROM MY PUBLIC LIBRARY.
APART OF THE BANNED/CHALLENGED BOOKS CHALLENGE.
APART OF THE GOODREADS 2011 READING CHALLENGE.
Review/Rating:
3 out of 5
Ease of Reading Text: 5 out of 5
Illustrations: 3 out of 5
Plot: 3 out of 5
An artist creates things, and this one is no different. From a young child to his elder years, he draws and creates things.
I love Eric Carle’s books since they are always so cute and almost fun, even now, even though I am an adult.
Even though I like his picture book...more
APART OF THE BANNED/CHALLENGED BOOKS CHALLENGE.
APART OF THE GOODREADS 2011 READING CHALLENGE.
Review/Rating:
3 out of 5
Ease of Reading Text: 5 out of 5
Illustrations: 3 out of 5
Plot: 3 out of 5
An artist creates things, and this one is no different. From a young child to his elder years, he draws and creates things.
I love Eric Carle’s books since they are always so cute and almost fun, even now, even though I am an adult.
Even though I like his picture book...more
I hadn't read this one before and I really enjoyed it. Eric Carle books are great to share with groups of children. The illustrations are large and the story lines are usually simple enough that you can read it word for word or simply summarize in your own words (or let the children tell the story). I don't know what they would say about the man and woman illustration in this book, though. My son really enjoyed making the star at the end of the story. He said, "up, than that way, then that way."
This book was kind of graphic. I do not like how the body parts were clearly shown in the book when the couple was made. This book could be interpreted in a lot of different ways, but it almost makeds it seem as if creation was formed by the intelligence of a star. But if the author was pointing to the fact that the earth and everything was formed by an artist, then I kind of like that. I could interpret this book in many ways. One way I like it and another way I don't.
Beautiful book; Eric Carle's collage-style illustration is as lovely as ever, and the words and story themselves are much prettier and more meaningful than his other books. There is an illustration that features a nude couple (it's not detailed, but some people may be offended by even the suggestion of nudity in a children's book I suppose). This is another library book that my daughter kept requesting after we gave it back, so I'll be buying her a copy.
I love that this book comes to life when the artist starts drawing different parts of earth. Sun,sky,house.
My favorite part of this book is at the end when it goes through step by step on how to draw a star. This would be a perfect book to leave open in the art center and have the paged marked so the children can independently work on their own star. The pages are filled with colors and easy to read text.I love reading Eric Carle & so do the children.
My favorite part of this book is at the end when it goes through step by step on how to draw a star. This would be a perfect book to leave open in the art center and have the paged marked so the children can independently work on their own star. The pages are filled with colors and easy to read text.I love reading Eric Carle & so do the children.
Jan 03, 2009
Dolly
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4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
parents reading with their children
This was an interesting story, sort of a combination of the "Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See?" story Mr. Carle wrote with Mr. Brown and "Harold and the Purple Crayon." I like that he shows how to draw a star, as well as the fact that he talks about the inspiration for the story. Our girls liked the pictures and the repetitive nature of the narration and my 5 year old read quite a few of the words.
Nov 07, 2011
Mark Hoffberg
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
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Simple and beautiful. Not too much of a story per se for children, but my son has asked for it five times within a day of borrowing from the library.
Reading some of the reviews, I could see how some would pick up a creation story overtone, but that would be pronounced for someone with a Christian/Jewish background. I wouldn't assume this was international though.
Reading some of the reviews, I could see how some would pick up a creation story overtone, but that would be pronounced for someone with a Christian/Jewish background. I wouldn't assume this was international though.
Not my favorite Eric Carle. There just didn't seem to be much of a plot or story to the book. Beautiful illustrations, as always, and interesting watching the artist grow from a young boy to an old man and how the star he draw as a child was different from the one he drew later. The man and woman without clothes didn't even cross my mind as something anyone would be concerned about until I read other reviews. The illustrations of the man and woman are very basic and not detailed, really nothing...more
Like all other Eric Carle books, I really enjoyed this one. I loved the illustrations and colors that he uses. I also really liked that at the end it shows you steps on how to draw a star. The reason he wrote this book was because his grandmother taught him to draw a star which I think is so clever. I think this book is great for any age.
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This book has a positive message. It tells you to reach for the stars and be inspired. I would use this for a self-esteem building lesson. I would have students share their hopes and dreams. Also in the back of the book it shows you how to draw a star. So students could use it to draw their own shooting, dreaming stars!
PB:20 Draw Me A Star. I love how Eric Carle's books all go together in a beautiful way. He is, in my opinion, the best author of children's books as he has such a way with pictures and words that are instilled in minds all over the world. The drawings are awesome! The ending makes the book what it is.
Amazing book about imagination and the power and beauty of all that the world holds. Great book to help new artists find that imagination inside of them. This would be an excellent read aloud to then follow up with an art lesson to teach beginning illustration/story-telling.
This is a good book to teach children how to draw a star! Eric Carle goes directly through all of the steps of drawing a star. He was inspired to write this book by his grandmother. It was something very sentimental to him. The pictures of the book were excellent, of course.
I liked the idea of starting with one drawing and then drawing the world. The book is a bit controversial because of a couple of pictures of two people with no clothes on but the picture doesn't show anything. I would use this book for pre-K through 2nd grade students, if parents didn't object to it, as a readingor and art or writing lesson. I would read aloud the book and show the students how they can draw their own pictures for their stories.
The only thing I don't like about it is that I have a thing about drawing things for my daughter - and I don't want a book that encourages that kind of behavior (or tries to show her how to draw things - she's just too little for that!).
This book was too graphic. I was surprised to see what it contained as far as body parts drawn. I am so thankful that I read through it first and didn't hand it over to my children!! I don't think this should be on library shelves!
Draw me A Star, I absolutely love the ending. Very magical, and creative art work and story. At the end, all the kids wanted to be taken away by a star too. So I enjoyed this book. I have to say, this is my third favorite of Carle
This book had gorgeous pictures, with sweeping strokes and bold colors. And even though many people were outraged, I wasn't even disturbed by the naked couple in the middle of the story since it painted so abstractly.
A cute little book about art. I used to use it to teach "st" blends. My boys like it, because "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" is one of their favorite songs, and this book brings it to mind - every time.
Read this back in my children's lit class in college and was cramming so much in that I didn't really get to appreciate it. Recently picked it up again and enjoyed how wonderflly poetic it is.
Another great Eric Carle book! There is not one we dont like!!!! This one gave my son his craft idea for tomorrow... he is going to draw everything an anything an make it one big picture after! :)
This was the most disturbing of the Eric Carle books. After reading the Hungry Caterpillar, I began to read a number of Eric Carle books. This book seemed to have no continuity and some of the images were frightful and bordering on offensive. He adapted the story from a nonsense rhyme that his grandmother used to share with him. I think the story idea was nonsense too.
Aug 13, 2012
Paul Hankins
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Classic Eric Carle with an invitation to try one's own hand at drawing a bright star at the back of the book. Beautiful illustrations throughout.
This book starts off with a star being drawn. The rest of the book continues with different elements of nature being drawn (i.e. sun, clouds, etc.). There isn't much of a story line, but it does loosely resemble the Biblical story of creation. The illustrations are interesting and nice even though they are based on rather simple things.
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Eric Carle (born June 25, 1929) is a children's book author and illustrator, most famous for his book The Very Hungry Caterpillar, which has been translated into over 30 languages. Since The Very Hungry Caterpillar was published in 1969, Eric Carle has illustrated more than seventy books, many best sellers, most of which he also wrote, and more than 71 million copies of his books have sold around...more
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