Caspar and the Star

by Francesca Bosca, Guliano Ferri (Illustrator)

All his life, Caspar has been waiting for one very special star. When it finally appears in the night sky above his tiny house, he can hardly believe it, and he is unaware that it will lead him on a quest that will forever change his life. The vivid illustrations were selected for the Illustrators' Exhibition at the 1990 Bologna International Children's Book Fair. Full color.

Genres: Christmas, Picture Books

40 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1991

Reviews

[Natalie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Caspar has been watching the stars, all the while, waiting and waiting for the star to appear and lead him to the King. Along his journey, he meets two other wisemen who have also been watching and waiting. After a few false calls to visits of newborn babies that would seemingly be fit to be born a king, they finally find the King.

I liked how this story really made clear the antipation of Caspar and his friends for the long awaited King, as well as the clear contrast laid out that Jesus wasn't born in splendor as one would expect of a king. I would have liked just maybe one more page to conclude the story and round it out as to how Jesus was born.

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

The illustrations are gorgeous. However I felt the story was left unfinished. The wise men visit Herod and are confused by his reactions but the book ends with them seeing Jesus. The Herod plot is left dangling.

[Elkaza · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just a pretty children’s picture book, a great one to read around the Advent – Christmas Season, or a little after.

[Catherine · Rating 5 out of 5]

A lovely story giving the author's theory of how the three Magi came to be together looking for the newborn king in Bethlehem. Whether or not it is factual is not important to me, and to my knowledge it does not contradict anything in scripture. The stylized illustrations are humorous and endearing. This is worth a look if you can find it.