The Littlest Christmas Star

Littlest

by Brandi Dougherty, Sanja Rešček (Illustrator)

A Christmas follow-up to the NYTimes Bestselling book, The Littlest Pilgrim.Max wants to be the star in his class's Christmas play. And he is the star . . . of Bethlehem. Upset with his small part, Max tries to help by painting scenery or singing with the chorus, but those are not his jobs. The day of the play finally arrives, and when the light shines on Max--and Max alone--he realizes just how big his part is!Book PaperbackPublication 9/1/2010 32Reading Age 4 and Up

Genres: Christmas, Picture Books, Childrens, Holiday

32 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2010

Reviews

[Pam · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5 stars
Sweet book about a class performing the Christmas story. The littlest boy wants a bigger role until he understands that the star he plays is a large part of the story.
Lovely illustrations. Text worked.

[Hope · Rating 3 out of 5]

Checked out from Kilbourn Public Library 📚 in Wisconsin

[Steven R. McEvoy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This little book is charming and wonderful. It is the story of Max, a young boy who is chosen to play the Star of Christmas in his class play. But he feels underwhelmed with his role; he has only one line 'Follow Me' so he wants to try to help with some of the other roles. But he cannot play Mary, and his purple trees are not appreciated. He does not know the songs. The teacher takes him aside to tell him how important his role is. The illustrations are colorful, bright, vibrant and very charming. It is a great story for the whole family.

[Rosa Cline · Rating 3 out of 5]

The children are all getting ready for the Christmas pageant. Everyone has fun costumes and several lines. But the little boy gets the 'star' and only one line "Follow me" he was upset and felt he wasn't important. But he soon learns the night of the play that the littlest brightest star that shown in the night sky thousands of years ago was indeed had a very important role.

[IfCatsCouldRead · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book itself is not bad, it just was not right for my class. The majority of my children did not know anything about plays so they did not really grasp the concept of the book.

The pictures are nice and it would be better for kindergarten - 2nd grade.