The star we meet is grubby and dirty but that doesn’t put the girl off and she decides to take it home. Every parent and carer is doing the most phenomenal job to keep their children feeling safe, loved and to whatever extent, entertained and stimulated. Take the My Pet Star magic to infinity and beyond with this step-by-step recipe for yummy cookies - because every Pet Star needs a cosmic snack. If you’re reading this, it won’t be the first time you’ve heard that reading aloud to your child is one of the best things you can do to help improve their language, literacy and emotional development. As part of Pyjamarama in 2020, we were thrilled to be able to give away 50,000 copies of My Pet Star by Corrinne Averiss and Rosalind Beardshaw to families through food banks, refuges and more.

We're giving copies of My Pet Star by Corrinne Averiss and Rosalind Beardshaw to families across the country through food banks, refuges and more - and we want you to join in the fun! This teaches children that no matter how different we are, we are all able to be friends and to help each other.Although it certainly wasn’t known at the time of its selection – My Pet Star's themes of illness, kindness, nurture and getting well (or letting go) are incredibly relevant to what we’re all experiencing. Rhyming text and gentle storytelling help make this the perfect book for bedtime or snuggling up with; it feels like a really special story and is a joy to read. Kolejna urocza bajka dla najmłodszych z pięknym przesłaniem i klimatycznymi, „przytulaśnymi” ilustracjami. Create a map of Smartytown and add labels to show the different parts of the story that take place in each location.

Also refreshing to have a picture book have the main character be a kid that isn’t a white boy but for that to be incidental to the story.If you don't have coloured tissue paper, you could paint on to another sheet of baking paper or white tissue paper and use that instead. Our members enable us to produce quality resources like these and every membership contributes to our important work of improving literacy education for all. Enjoy storytime with our free online books and videos, play games, win prizes, test your knowledge in our book-themed quizzes, or even learn how to draw some of your favourite characters.

If you would to see what other fellow book bloggers thought of My Pet Star do check out their pieces as part of the blog tour. She decides to take him home to be her pet and she lovingly takes care of him with pure heartfelt deeds. The little girl and the star forge a beautiful friendship and this will be a great book for those who love stargazing and those who are keen on having a pet. Most pets are cats and dogs, but what do you do if you want a different kind of pet, one that doesn’t meow or bark?

Corrinne has spent much of her life being a professional silly person in children’s television; she created the four-time Children’s BAFTA-winning Share a Story competition and has an animated preschool series under commission from CBeebies. This book follows a kid who finds an injured star and takes care of it, heals it, becomes friends with it and then eventually lets it go back into space! As well as the story representing how well you should look after any pet, there are teaching points about the star too including how it enjoys sleeping all day as it’s time to shine is the night sky. My Pet Star”, to historia dziecka, które znajduje pod drzewem poturbowaną gwiazdkę i postanawia się nią zaopiekować.

The pictures hold the narrative of what the author is portraying throughout, fitting perfectly with what Corinne Averiss is saying. This activity would be a lovely way of completing some bookish play after reading My Pet Star and my girls looks forward to making more stars.The planning is divided into adult-led activity ideas and inspiration for child-led provision within the classroom. If you can, sneak a little look at it first without your child so you can familiarise yourself with the story and rhythm. We're giving copies of My Pet Star by Corrinne Averiss and Rosalind Beardshaw to families across the country through food banks, refuges and more. From the author of the children's classic Goodnight Moon, this charming tale of a bunny saying hello to their world in the morning and goodnight when the sun comes down is a lovely way to think about the day. Tell your child you’re going to be reading about a star that fell from the sky into a little girl’s garden!