Tinker and Tom and the Star Baby

by David McPhail

When Tinker, a little boy, and Tom, his bear, see a star shoot across the sky and discover that it is a baby star looking for its mother, they decide to race to the rescue with their spaceship in the hopes of getting the little star back on track.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1998

About the author

David was born in Newburyport, Massachusetts and attended the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. While there, he began illustrating. He is now an award-winning author and illustrator of nearly 200 books beloved by children, parents and librarians across the United States. McPhail has garnered many prestigious awards, including a New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Book of the Year for Mole Music in 2001. McPhail’s other books include First Flight, which the New York Times praised as “hilarious and helpful”; and Lost!, which was chosen as an American Bookseller Pick of the Lists.

McPhail has four children, three stepchildren, and is a proud grandfather. He is married to Jan Waldron, with whom he has written and illustrated several books. He lives in Rye, New Hampshire.

Reviews

[Nichole · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was fun.

[Amber Lynch · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is about a boy and bear who find a starbaby in their backyard. They decide to help the star baby fix his spaceship so he can go back home to his family.

This book would lend itself well to a creative writing piece. The students could come up with an object that fell from space and they try to figure out how to get it back home.

[Kjartan A. · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a funny book with great picture about a little boy and a bear who finds a "star baby" in a spaceship.

Again, I think I would use these for the youngest ones (2-3 years old) because the story is, in my opinion, a little boring for older children.

[Sally · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is one of those children's book in which the "fantasy" aspect crosses over into "a little bit too weird." Haven't read it aloud yet; we'll see what S thinks...