How to Catch a Star

A boy who loves stars decides to catch one for himself, trying a tall tree and a paper rocket ship before finding an answer in an unexpected place.

For the kid who announces a big impossible plan before breakfast and means it, this is a book about trying anyway.

• Big idea: Wanting something enough to keep trying, even when the first few plans flop, is its own kind of reward.
• Vibes: Quiet, wistful, and gently funny, with wide-open art that leaves room to dream.

• enjoy stories about big dreams and small setbacks
• like to invent their own plans and inventions
• are working on not giving up when a first try fails
• respond well to spare, dreamy illustrations with lots of open sky

• Story & problem-solving: What were some of the ways the boy tried to catch a star?
• Imagination: If you wanted to catch a star, what would you try?
• Feelings & empathy: How do you think the boy felt when his paper rocket ship didn't fly?
• Real-life connection: Have you ever wanted something so much you kept trying even after it didn't work the first time?
• Story & problem-solving: Why do you think the boy learned that stars aren't where he expected?