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I Like Stars
I like stars. Blue stars. Far stars. Shooting stars. I like stars!
Poem originally published in The Friendly Book (1954).
Poem originally published in The Friendly Book (1954).
32 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1954
About the author
Margaret Wise Brown
409 books1,345 followersMargaret Wise Brown wrote hundreds of books and stories during her life, but she is best known for Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny. Even though she died nearly 70 years ago, her books still sell very well.
Margaret loved animals. Most of her books have animals as characters in the story. She liked to write books that had a rhythm to them. Sometimes she would put a hard word into the story or poem. She thought this made children think harder when they are reading.
She wrote all the time. There are many scraps of paper where she quickly wrote down a story idea or a poem. She said she dreamed stories and then had to write them down in the morning before she forgot them.
She tried to write the way children wanted to hear a story, which often isn't the same way an adult would tell a story. She also taught illustrators to draw the way a child saw things. One time she gave two puppies to someone who was going to draw a book with that kind of dog. The illustrator painted many pictures one day and then fell asleep. When he woke up, the papers he painted on were bare. The puppies had licked all the paint off the paper.
Margaret died after surgery for a bursting appendix while in France. She had many friends who still miss her. They say she was a creative genius who made a room come to life with her excitement. Margaret saw herself as something else - a writer of songs and nonsense.
Margaret loved animals. Most of her books have animals as characters in the story. She liked to write books that had a rhythm to them. Sometimes she would put a hard word into the story or poem. She thought this made children think harder when they are reading.
She wrote all the time. There are many scraps of paper where she quickly wrote down a story idea or a poem. She said she dreamed stories and then had to write them down in the morning before she forgot them.
She tried to write the way children wanted to hear a story, which often isn't the same way an adult would tell a story. She also taught illustrators to draw the way a child saw things. One time she gave two puppies to someone who was going to draw a book with that kind of dog. The illustrator painted many pictures one day and then fell asleep. When he woke up, the papers he painted on were bare. The puppies had licked all the paint off the paper.
Margaret died after surgery for a bursting appendix while in France. She had many friends who still miss her. They say she was a creative genius who made a room come to life with her excitement. Margaret saw herself as something else - a writer of songs and nonsense.
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May 12, 2019
Dull presentation. This short poem has zero appeal as an easy reader.
March 25, 2017
There are many different kinds of things and we can like them all
Talking Points - Because we like falling stars, does that mean we like stars that don't fall any less? Do we like lilacs any less because we also like hydrangeas, or roses, or tulips, or carnations? Do I love you any less because I also love your sister (or brother) and there are things I appreciate about them as well? Can we love and appreciate many people and things at the same time without diminishing our love? Is there a finite amount of love or an infinite amount love that we can have?
Talking Points - Because we like falling stars, does that mean we like stars that don't fall any less? Do we like lilacs any less because we also like hydrangeas, or roses, or tulips, or carnations? Do I love you any less because I also love your sister (or brother) and there are things I appreciate about them as well? Can we love and appreciate many people and things at the same time without diminishing our love? Is there a finite amount of love or an infinite amount love that we can have?
July 12, 2024
This is a great early reader book about space/stars. The illustrations were cute and colorful, and the text was perfectly based on simplistic sight words for very young readers. The only thing that I didn’t enjoy is that the book talked about stars of different colors, which could confuse children about space facts.
June 14, 2026
I liked I Like Stars because it’s a nice view from a little girls perspective of the wonder of something so natural. It is a calming and sweet book with light text and beautiful illustrations that repeat often. This book is appropriate for younger children since it helps them understand how to appreciate the everyday things and the stars too.
August 28, 2018
Boring.... But for what it's worth, I bumped it up a star simply because it is very easy text to read for beginners.
June 14, 2020
Beginning reader, short book about stars. Yellow stars, blue stars, etc. Great for a bedtime story!
July 7, 2020
A pretty bland book.
May 5, 2024
The different color stars!
June 24, 2024
Cute book. My five year old and my two year old liked it.
November 17, 2025
Yeah, it's not her greatest. But I like it because I like stars too!
October 6, 2016
This is a good book for kids who start reading.
March 20, 2013
I Like Stars (Step into Reading, Step 1) by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Joan Paley is an easy reader about the many kinds of stars there are to like. I read the board book version. Apparently this was originally part of The Friendly Book that was published in 1954 by Golden Books.
Paley's bright, colorful illustrations match Brown's simple text well. Rabbit, frog, bird, and mouse are featured. My favorite images are through window, green, four colors, and last page.
Using 24 words and some repetition, Brown's simple text is perfect for both easy reader or board book. For the board book edition, colors could be practiced. For beginning readers this provides practice and should encourage beginning readers.
For ages 1.5 to 6, beginning readers, board book, stars, animals, and fans of Margaret Wise Brown and Joan Paley.
Paley's bright, colorful illustrations match Brown's simple text well. Rabbit, frog, bird, and mouse are featured. My favorite images are through window, green, four colors, and last page.
Using 24 words and some repetition, Brown's simple text is perfect for both easy reader or board book. For the board book edition, colors could be practiced. For beginning readers this provides practice and should encourage beginning readers.
For ages 1.5 to 6, beginning readers, board book, stars, animals, and fans of Margaret Wise Brown and Joan Paley.
November 16, 2014
It is a quickie book that makes you want to go out to the balcony and look at the stars.
This book opens up the child in me again, and in this book I could see the Margaret's happiness when she was out on that night, looking at the stars; I was taken aback to become a child again.
I really like this book, for it encourages me to dream, to know that out there, there are still stars looking at you, cares for you, and knows that even if you are alone, they are there for you.
And no matter how different stars are, the yellow ones, the red ones, the green ones, the blue ones, the bright ones, and the stars close to us, or even stars far away - they light up our world, and makes us happy.
Nice read.
This book opens up the child in me again, and in this book I could see the Margaret's happiness when she was out on that night, looking at the stars; I was taken aback to become a child again.
I really like this book, for it encourages me to dream, to know that out there, there are still stars looking at you, cares for you, and knows that even if you are alone, they are there for you.
And no matter how different stars are, the yellow ones, the red ones, the green ones, the blue ones, the bright ones, and the stars close to us, or even stars far away - they light up our world, and makes us happy.
Nice read.
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January 29, 2015I Like Stars is a beautifully illustrated beginners book. The illustration is by Joan Paley and her use in colors and arrangement is calming and inviting. I would use this as a picture book and introduce a few vocabulary words to accompany it. I could incorporate this book along with a science lesson as an added activity.
February 6, 2012
This is a sweet little book! The simplicity of it allows small children to participate easily, yet it still captures their imagination. My favorite phrase is, "shining right straight in your eye."
I like stars!
I like stars!
June 26, 2012
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July 2, 2012
Took this out thinking we might read it after Natalie's Twilight Turtle arrived, but we never did. We took out a board book edition. It was a nice poem and pleasant illustrations, but did not have that special something for me.
July 15, 2015
My little one loves finding stars everywhere so I'm glad we stumbled upon this one at the library today. She is two, so the very simple text was great for her and also made a fast read. We counted the stars, found different colors, and read the text many times. Great for little ones!
July 12, 2010
Beginning reader book
February 16, 2011
By Margaret Wise Brown. Josh says I like stars, too. Most of the star colors are real. The only star color that is not real is green.
January 24, 2012
It will help your beginner reader - looking for a book to read in Oral Interp Class
February 4, 2012
Pre-K - K. Very simple, repetitive text about colors for the earliest of readers.
May 25, 2013
The text is great, the art is blah. Is this a reillustration of an older edition? If so, I'd like to see that one.
July 18, 2013
This one doesn't translate well to the Kindle for kids.
July 29, 2013
4 stars both for the art and the content.
I like stars, too! Hahaha.
I like stars, too! Hahaha.
April 4, 2016
For best effect read with a Manchester accent a la Brian Cox.
October 10, 2019
Incredibly boring to read aloud, but I suppose it serves its purpose as an easy reader.
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