Mister in the Stars

★ “Rohana considers a profoundly difficult experience from a child’s perspective, embracing sense-based experiences and emotional logic rather than attempting to encapsulate grief….Beautiful, sad, direct, and brave.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review

★ “A deeply moving and necessary addition to picture book collections dealing with grief and child loss. Powerful, emotional, and ultimately hopeful.” —School Library Journal, starred review

★ “Rohana’s direct, descriptive storytelling allows readers to understand one girl’s journey into and through grief….This is a gentle and successful portrayal of loss.” —The Horn Book, starred review

★ “[A] loving portrait of navigating fear and grief through small acts of autonomy.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review

Devon Rohana runs a citywide early literacy initiative for educators at the Free Library of Philadelphia. She holds an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Hamline University. Rohana’s favorite people are children, and Mister in the Stars is her debut picture book.

G. Brian Karas is a prolific, versatile, and award-winning illustrator of numerous children’s books. His work includes the beloved Mr. Tiffin’s Classroom series and Cari Best’s Are You Going to Be Good?, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book. Karas also illustrated Katherine Applegate’s Ivan: The Remarkable True Story of the Shopping Mall Gorilla, Emily Jenkins’s Lemonade in Winter, Michelle Edwards’s A Hat for Mrs. Goldman, and Candace Fleming’s Clever Jack Takes the Cake, all of which garnered multiple starred reviews. His author-illustrated picture book Home on the Bayou received a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor. He resides in the Hudson Valley of New York.

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