Discouraged by classmates, a little girl is told by a fairy that she should recognize her own strength. A queen bee tells the girl to be a queen herself, so with advice from the moon and other insects, she has to decide what to do to reach her potential.

Different animals have different advice: seize the day, have wisdom, have bravery, get a bit of luck, trust in herself and be bold. The sun suggested that she share her happiness with others, and the moon reminded her to never forget her dreams. The Kosann sisters wrote and illustrated this book, and it's a cute parable for all little girls needing a reminder of how special they can be. This is a fun book for young readers.

I think this is a beautiful book, it’s a wonderful message. It’s always important for children to know that they are enough. However this book has too much text for younger children and they can easily be distracted from it.

This is a delightful little book that talks about a girl who needs to find her dreams again after letting them go when she is told she is too small to achieve all she wants to. Filled with lovely dialogue and [mostly - the little girl is a bit creepy IMO] beautiful illustrations, it is a good reminder to kids [and the adults who read this to them] that dreams are important and that size is no limitation to achieving all that you want out of life. Absolutely delightful.

Thank you to NetGalley, Laura Kosann, Danielle Kosann [Illustrator], and Greenleaf Book Group for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Cute book, nice whimsical drawings and artwork, very flowing. The message is great and empowering but the way it gets there I felt was a bit hard for very young children to understand unless a parent spells it out for them. Older children (7 and above) should be fine with getting it. I didn't like that it starts off telling the character that she cant do it. I get the point of it but I think this plants a seed in young minds, even though later on you show that they can do it, starting off in the negative I felt wasn't great. I also think that so much emphasis was placed on being a queen that it got a bit off track and then it was like one sentence from Moon to say ok, let's focus back on what you were dreaming of when those things weren't mentioned beforehand.
Overall, a great message but a roundabout way of getting there. I recommend it but I wouldn't buy this at full price for my daughters to own, its good in passing though.

In this soft dreamy book, one little girl finds herself feeling small and helpless. Nature comes along, and each being she meets gives her advice to help her become more queenly and grand, but how can one child be everything they expect of her?

Soft and poetic and full of strange but lovely illustrations, this book is an elegant bedtime story for any child who deserves to hope and dream. If I were editing it, I would make the beginning less abstract and divide up the paragraphs so there aren't so many walls of text on a few of the pages. After all, though, it made me feel hopeful and sleepy, and I highly recommend it for parents who want to instill these qualities in their children.

A wonderful little book for children about believing in oneself. The story begins as a little girl has been teased and made fun of (bullied??) because she is small. While she wanted to "go to the rain forest, or fly around the world or invent something new!" But because she was small, her classmates said she could not do it which made her doubt herself.

This is a good book to use with children (probably PK-2) when discussing self-confidence and believing in yourself. It is written with language easily read and understood by early readers. I really appreciated the illustrations as they appear to have been done by a child yet they were done by an adult. I think many children would assume they were child-drawn.

Simplicity is so important for young children and this one hits it just right. Children want to helieve that they can talk to all sorts of things and in this book, the young girl talks with fairies, bees, birds, snakes, and more with all of them giving her advice to ponder.

Another little thing to share with children is the fact that this book was written and illustrated by sisters. Sometimes kids get along great and at other times, they might need reminding that they will get along with siblings, even if it takes a while.

I did receive this book via #NetGalley as an ARC and am so glad I was able to read it.
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"Under the Sun, Moon, and Stars" is a lovely book about following your dreams. It has a great message for kids that don't feel as if they are enough. While the sun, moon, and stars can make us feel small, it should not keep us from reaching for them with our dreams.

A great book for young readers.

I adore the message in this book. As a little girl once myself, I had parents who told me that I could be anything that I wanted to be and I believed it. So many girls lack self confidence. Some are told they are too big or too small to play certain sports, etc. Why does that matter? Why do people tell kids that they can't do things? That should make them want to work harder. The illustrations were beautiful as well.

Thank you to NetGalley, Greenleaf Books and the author for a wonderful read.

I received an electronic ARC from Greenleaf Book Group through NetGalley.
Kosann shares an important message about believing in yourself even when others are discouraging. This little girl has many dreams for her future but others tell her she is too small to accomplish them. She falls asleep and meets a fairy who sets her on the path to dreaming again. Other creatures offer advice and encouragement. Once it's night again, the moon offers the final advice - go back to her dreams and make them happen.
The text is a bit long for elementary level but works as a read aloud or for adults who need this reminder too.

Thank you for allowing me to read this story. I enjoyed it. I could see it being sold well by parents or given as gifts to children. Unfortunately, I feel it’s a book that is lost in a giant industry of “just dream and believe in yourself and nothing bad will ever happen and you can do anything” books that I, personally, question really make impacts on children. I wish the little girl saw more adversity in the story that built her character to be confident and proud like a queen. Rather than just told to do it. Yes, we all have an inner value that allows us to deserve to be confident, but this world is hard. I wish I saw the girl being tested so her confidence could grow.

The illustrations are gorgeous! I love how the girl is abstract and the world is more realistic. It is captivating. As for the syntax, too many words for young children! It will be a great bedtime story if the family ever remembers they have it. But for a classroom the syntax is too long to be appropriate for a preschool class even early kindergarten.

I stated I would adapt this for a classroom, but I would adapt this for middle school or high school to teach creative writing skills or early philosophy. I would not adapt this for a preschool classroom lesson/unit. There are so many more children’s believe in yourself self-help books to choose from where the character is tested to become stronger. And again the language is not developmentally appropriate for preschool/ early kindergarten emerging literacy skills

Under the Sun, Moon, and Stars is an ethereal and whimsical tale for youngsters by Laura and Danielle Kosann. Due out 15th Sept 2021 from Greenleaf Book Group, it's 24 pages and will be available in hardcover format.

This is a sweetly imagined story about the power of believing in ourselves. A little girl was told she would never be able to do big things. Through encouragement and some good advice from the animals she meets along the way, and some sage advice from the moon, she learns to believe in the power of her own dreams. My only (very) minor quibble along the way was that the Queen Bumblebee was from a hive hanging in a tree (nearly all species, even the social ones live in underground nests or colonies). On the other hand, I was prepared to accept that the little girl was chatting with the moon, a fairy, an owl, a snake, and others; so it's not a big gripe.

The art is simple and modern (see the cover), and full of small details which will add a dimension of hunt & find during story time. There are a number of characters which will also give scope for some silly voices during reading. This would be a good selection for public or school library acquisition, circle-reading in a classroom setting, or reading at home.

Four stars.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.

The message is great, the execution is only so-so. The idea of a little girl pursuing her dreams and getting distracted by other people's ideas of what her dreams should be is a very relatable one. I found myself put off by the drawing of the girl's face - it contains nothing but exaggerated lips and one closed eye. Yes, the whole illustration style is whimsical, but it was just distracting from the story and the message. Also, the fact that the little girl wanders on her own and sleeps out overnight outside with no supervision made my mama heart cringe.

If you can get past the funky face on the girl, this story could help you inspire kids to follow their own dreams. But, I won't be using it in story time because there are better choices out there.

Disclaimer: I received a free electronic copy of this book from the publisher through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

I read this children's book after getting a copy through NetGalley. Thank you to NetGalley and Greenleaf Book Group for the opportunity.

This is a very sweet story about a little girl who learns to empower herself after talking in her dreams to a fairy. It's a good story to read to children, but I don't think its something they would pick up themselves. The font is much too small, and the illustrations, while very colorful, are somewhat odd looking - perhaps I just don't appreciate the style. I also thought some of the vocabulary used was far above what the average four year old would understand.

To sum up - an excellent story to share, but more apt to be a story to read to children, rather then children learning to read it themselves.

I received an ARC of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Very sweet little book. I love it.

Thanks to NetGalley and Greenleaf Book Group for the e-arc of this children's book. It is outstanding.

I would classify it as kind of a fantasy for children but with a good message. Its about a little girl that dreams of what she would like to be able to do. She then sleeps and dreams of being a Queen and what she would need to be to be a good Queen.

The illustrations are superb and the writing is easy to read. Just a super childrens book, whether someone is reading it to a child or the child is a reader. I highly recommend this book.

This illustrated story reads like a fairy tale. It is about a little girl who learns that she can dream big dreams. Along the way, various critters offer the little girl their wisdom and yet at the end of the story it comes back to the importance of believing in one’s self. This is surely an empowering message.

I very much liked that message. I wish that I had enjoyed the illustrations more, but possibly that is just a matter of personal taste.

Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher. All opinions are my own.

This particular book just wasn't for me.

In theory, I love the idea of the story of a little girl who gains confidence by learning to go after her dreams and be herself, but the execution just didn't work for me. In brief, the little girl is told by a fairy that she can go after her dreams, and she wakes up and says 'well a fairy says it, it must be true', then she runs into a Queen Bee that says 'if you want to be a queen, you can be a queen - look at me', which sends the little girl off on a quest of 'how to be a good queen', receiving a great deal of conflicting advice around the way, until she is reminded by the Fairy that she should be exploring <i>her</i> dreams - not just being a Queen because someone else suggested it.

On the one hand, this feels very real to life, particularly when you're young. It can be difficult to sort out your own dreams from peer pressure and what people expect for you to be. On the other hand, at times the message feels muddled by all of the conflicting advice the young girl receives along the way. And while the story brings it back around, it very much felt as if it had to explain at the end what it was trying to say, rather than it being a natural conclusion of the text.

The illustrations are whimsical and support the rather dreamlike nature of the text decently. All in all this book serves as a decent addition to a collection on self-confidence and self-discovery.

3.8 Stars

The book is about a little girl who is told she’s too small to have big adventures. She sleeps on the grass under the moon when a fairy tells her, “you’ve had the power all along…” (reminds me of The Wizard of the Oz). The girl has a day-long adventure, talking to animals, birds, bees, and the sun.
As night falls, the moon reminds her that she can have her adventures irrespective of what others say. She’s got to be kind, brave, and good.
The illustrations are rather cute, with vibrant background and whimsical lines as characters. The overall effect is eye-catchy. However, I’m not sure about the target age group. The text (apart from being printed too small) has words that would be hard for kiddos to understand. The writing flow is a bit choppy and unlike the usual children’s books. Maybe the book is for slightly older readers who are still young?
To sum up, Under the Sun, Moon, and Stars is a pretty decent book adults can read out to kids.
Thank you, NetGalley and Greenleaf Book Group Press, for the ARC.

I was invited via email from NetGalley to read a temporary ARC of this book. It is about a girl who wants to travel and have adventures. In her dreams and encounters she is encouraged to be bold, wise, not to be afraid and to follow her dreams. The illustrations are colorful but the style (sorta Picasso like) might be more appealing to adults than children. Also the words are in small print. I'm honestly not sure if the children in my elementary school library would choose this on their own. But they would probably enjoy if I or another adult read it to them. Thank you NetGalley for the ARC.

Thank you NetGalley, Laura Kosann and Greenleaf Book Group for the ARC of Under the Sun,Moon, and Stars. This is my personal review.
This was a story with a beautiful message for all children to hear. The illustrations were beautiful and went very well with the story.
The message was a good one, but it was a little hard to follow. I feel parents would have to explain what was happening a little more than other books with the same message.