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Twinkle, Star of the Week
Star of the Week! Every bright star in Ms. Sun's class could hardly wait to be a superstar. Twinkle knew what she would share when it was her turn-her very favorite song! But first, Blaze shared his asteroid cookies, Beamer brought his pet comet, and Shimmer led the class in Constellation Tag. Then Blink sang... oh, no! the very song Twinkle thought only she knew! Can Twinkle find something else to share? Maybe if she wishes and wishes... Joan Holub's starry story is perfectly matched with Paul Nicholls's sparkling illustrations.
32 pages, Hardcover
First published March 1, 2010
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Joan Holub
370 books1,235 followersNY Times bestselling children's book author:
GODDESS GIRLS series + HEROES IN TRAINING series (w Suzanne Williams); THIS LITTLE TRAILBLAZER a Girl Power Primer; ZERO THE HERO; I AM THE SHARK. Lucky to be doing what I love!
GODDESS GIRLS series + HEROES IN TRAINING series (w Suzanne Williams); THIS LITTLE TRAILBLAZER a Girl Power Primer; ZERO THE HERO; I AM THE SHARK. Lucky to be doing what I love!
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November 23, 2009
Nice twist on the "star of the week" which takes place in my children's elem school. The characters are actually real stars--the main character is named Twinkle, and some of the other stars have names like Flash; the teacher is Ms Sun. The students each get a turn to be a star for the week which means they get to bring snack, lead the line, choose the game, etc. When someone else shares the same thing Twinkle was going to share on her big day, she wracks her brain to come up with a new idea for her sharing day. Colorful with contemporary art and glitter on the cover. Basic astronomy facts are here and there and on 2 pages at the beginning and end o book. For ages 5-8 imo.
February 25, 2010
The design on the front is nice. i like how there was glitter around the star and on some of the letter, it brought it out more. the inside page and the 2 last pages had good information to help kids and adults alike learn a little bit about outerspace. the story was nice.
the book was easy to read, i highly recomend this book to anyone who is looking for a good book to read to their kids.
i received the book for free through Goodreads First Reads.
the book was easy to read, i highly recomend this book to anyone who is looking for a good book to read to their kids.
i received the book for free through Goodreads First Reads.
March 13, 2010
This is a great book for elementary school teachers. I am a teacher and have done star of the week. This book will be great to introduce the concept next year. The illustrations are colorful and eye catching. The story will definitely interest younger students. Great book!
March 21, 2010
I really enjoyed this book. I love the facts on the inside and back covers!
April 7, 2010
I got this book for free through the goodreads first reads program. My opinions are mixed. I must start off by saying that I'm extremely particular about kids' books. Before the birth of my daughter I was a preschool and an elementary school teacher so I've had the chance to read more current children's literature that most adults. I think the concept of Twinkle, Star of the Week is original and I felt that Twinkle's conflict (another student doing the show and tell she had planned for her turn as Star of the Week before she gets the chance) is both believable and the type of thing that would happen to and concern a real child. The solution is creative and reasonable. The facts on the end papers are a great addition to the book. I would say this book could be useful in a classroom at the begining of the year to introduce the Star of the Week concept or later in the year to open a conversation if children begin to have conflicts or hurt feelings over having the same ideas for show and tell.
There are a few reasons I did not give the book five stars. For one thing, for a book to be a five star book for me it has to make me want to read it to a child more than once and it has to be something I think a child would ask for again and again. In this case I just really felt like this was a read once for a specific purpose type of a book. Secondly, the illustrations just didn't quite appeal to me as much as those in some books do. Something about the way that the stars have bodies like people would but are running around in space with nothing to stand on, and the desks and such are just floating there, makes things feel incomplete to me. Also, the colorscheme, while successfully combining brightness with enough darkness to be convincingly spacey, just didn't quite appeal to me.
On a side note, my daughter is four. Last night I was lying in bed reading and she wanted to sit by me and read by herself. She saw this book on my nightstand and picked it up to look through it. While she can't actually read yet, she did spend some time looking at and talking about the pictures and seemed to be sufficiently interested in them. I'm planning to actually read it to her at another time, but I thought others may be interested in her initial reaction.
There are a few reasons I did not give the book five stars. For one thing, for a book to be a five star book for me it has to make me want to read it to a child more than once and it has to be something I think a child would ask for again and again. In this case I just really felt like this was a read once for a specific purpose type of a book. Secondly, the illustrations just didn't quite appeal to me as much as those in some books do. Something about the way that the stars have bodies like people would but are running around in space with nothing to stand on, and the desks and such are just floating there, makes things feel incomplete to me. Also, the colorscheme, while successfully combining brightness with enough darkness to be convincingly spacey, just didn't quite appeal to me.
On a side note, my daughter is four. Last night I was lying in bed reading and she wanted to sit by me and read by herself. She saw this book on my nightstand and picked it up to look through it. While she can't actually read yet, she did spend some time looking at and talking about the pictures and seemed to be sufficiently interested in them. I'm planning to actually read it to her at another time, but I thought others may be interested in her initial reaction.
January 10, 2011
"Every bright star in Ms. Sun's class could hardly wait to be a superstar. Twinkle knew what she would share when it was her turn-her very favorite song! But first, Blaze shared his asteroid cookies, Beamer brought his pet comet, and Shimmer led the class in Constellation Tag. Then Blink sang... oh, no! the very song Twinkle thought only she knew! Can Twinkle find something else to share? Maybe if she wishes and wishes..."
The kids and I enjoyed this book. Cute story, concept, conflict resolution, and expressive facial illustrations. Also love the trivial facts in the front and back of the book.
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The kids and I enjoyed this book. Cute story, concept, conflict resolution, and expressive facial illustrations. Also love the trivial facts in the front and back of the book.
***Find this review and more at Jinky is Reading
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