How the Stars Came to Be (Deluxe Edition)

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SHORTLISTED for the 2021 CILIP KATE GREENAWAY MEDAL Have you ever wondered how the stars came to be? This beautifully illustrated story gives us a new folk tale, and a new way to look up at the night sky. The Fisherman's Daughter loved to dance in the Sunlight, and bathe in the glow of the Moon, but when the moon would disappear for a few nights each month, she would worry about her father and how he would find his way home from sea in the deep darkness. When the sun finds her sobbing one night, he takes one of his rays and smashes it onto the ground, creating the stars and giving the girl the task of putting them into the dark night sky.

Poonam Mistry is a freelance Illustrator currently living in the UK. Her style incorporates a love of nature and explores the relationships between pattern, shapes and colour creating beautifully intricate illustrations. Being brought up surrounded by Indian fabrics, paintings and ornaments have heavily influenced her work. Folklore tales and stories of Hindu Gods and Goddesses have been a rich source of inspiration in a number of her illustrations. Pieces are predominantly hand drawn with alterations made using PhotoShop. Past clients include ;American Express, ITV, BP Oil, UWC, Ogilvy, The Commonwealth Education Trust, Hachette, Amnesty International, Michael O'Mara Books, Buster Books, Lantana Publishing, Penguin Random House and Tate Publishing.