The Star Makers Apprentice

by Sam Hay, Xin Li (Illustrator)

A joyful and fun-filled celebration of creativity, imagination and daring to be different – from the bestselling author of Star in the Jar Finn's father makes and mends stars. Finn is not allowed to help. His father likes things to be done a certain way and so, he insists, do the people down on the ground who look up at the stars every night. Finn's ideas are … different . But when his father falls ill, Finn decides to step in and help. Firing up the star-making machine, he gets to work, filling the sky with glittering stars of every colour – an extraordinary array that stuns – and delights – the stargazers below… But what will Finn's father say when he finds out?! A joyful and fun-filled celebration of creativity, imagination and daring to be different – inspired by the classic tale The Sorcerer's Apprentice . Perfect for fans of The Girl and the Dinosaur , The Moonlight Zoo and My Pet Star .

Genres: Picture Books, Fiction

32 pages, Hardcover

Reviews

[Charlotte · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gorgeous picture book with a lovely message and a really sweet father/son relationship. Different stars certainly are something to celebrate not shy away from. The idea of a career in star making and repairing is absolutely magical - make sure you have some crafty bits so you can make some stars afterwards too!

Definitely one to be read again and again.

[jenny · Rating 5 out of 5]

The illustration is very beautiful. And "the star maker" is dreamlike job!
Finn is good-natured and creative child. very adorable. I love him so much.
I enjoyed the book thoroughly.

[Lenny · Rating 5 out of 5]

A magical book, beautifully illustrated by Li Xin

[Bethany Woods · Rating 4 out of 5]

(Library Borrow)
A little girl at the library was picking up random books and giving them out and this was ours so thought why not, very cute book and nice change from a rhyme story

Big bedtime vibes but it is quite lengthy, would not have gone down well a couple months ago as R wouldn’t have had the patience to lie there for the whole time

[Maria Carmo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Once more, with the new Goodreads rules, I can no longuer upçoad the exquisite image of the cover page. For years, I was "librarian" and alaways managed to make a proper upload of a new book. I must have put hundreds of books in Goodreads, through the years. It pains me not to be able to share the exquisiteness of the book.

I read in France, Lovely, touching and oh so beautiful!

Maria Carmo,

Lisbon 21 12 2021

[Lenny · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's such a magical book. I especially love Xin's whimsical illustrations. The colors, the textures, the characters are so endearing. It's a tender, magical, lovely picture book!