"Painterly and poetic, this picture book follows a girl as she chases her dreams and finds new friends. Fascinated by the stars, she undertakes a trip to see a whole new sky; she arrives in New Zealand, where she meets fellow “star seekers” and forms fast, enduring friendships. 

Dreamy illustrations follow the girl’s mystical journey through dark forests, over tall mountains, and across the sea, riding trains, horses, and a paper airplane along the way."

—Danielle Ballantyne, Foreword Reviews

“A girl falls in love with the night sky … While looking up at the stars, an unnamed girl thinks about ‘how satellites might wave to each other as they pass along their orbits,’ but she has no one with whom she can share her enthusiasm. One day, she decides to go on a trip to see the sky from a different place and observe stars she’s never seen before. She travels to New Zealand, where she meets a number of other stargazers: ‘when she finally looked up from the land where stars end and forest lanterns begin, the girl was no longer alone.’ …after returning home, she feels like she’s part of a larger group. The book ends with a helpful guide to astronomy tools, and a bit about New Zealand. … the art is lovely, with sweet, chalk-like drawings on rich blue backgrounds.”

–Kirkus Reviews

CIPA EVVY AWARD Finalist (announced 8.17.26)

• CELESTIAL SCIENCE WRAPPED IN FICTION: Interactive adventure of a young girl star gazer. Perfect for museum gift stores and picture book section of brick & mortar stores. Very little hand-selling needed, as we expect the point of sale to be strong.

• SEL: Explores children’s complex emotions of loneliness and the power in reaching out and shining our light on others. This works for stores and very well for online sales. This is a book that introduces the love of astronomy, but at its core is the relationship between star-gazers everywhere and building new friendships.

• Includes: Appendix of “Star Gazing Tools and Terms” building on the astronomical concepts highlighted throughout. Solid choice for specialty sales, schools, libraries as story leads into educational tools. As Astronomy holds profound importance in STEM

(Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education, an entertaining introduction to astronomy can promote rational thinking and an understanding of the nature of science.