Written by astronomer Tom Kerss, this celestial picture book tells the story of a curious squirrel living in Greenwich Park, in London. One night as he’s wondering about the stars above him, and watching the astronomers hard at work in the old observatory, he receives a visit from none other than Cygnus the swan (of constellation fame!), who floats down from the sky to teach him about her world of stars.
The opening spread, showing green Greenwich Park, with the old observatory, the squirrel’s big oak tree, and London skyline in the backgroundThe squirrel gazing up at the starsThe squirrel in his tree, wondering about the stars while the pigeons and ring-necked parakeets of London snoozeWhen Cygnus appears in front of the squirrel, much to his surprise!Cygnus introduces herselfInside the observatory, the astronomers are hard at workCygnus explains how there are more stars than there are people, bicycles, cars or even hazelnuts!My favorite illustration in the book, where the squirrel and Cygnus imagine a nebula, the birthplace of stars!Cygnus explains how our sun is a star, and every star is a sunThe squirrel says goodbye to Cygnus, who will always be in the sky along with her constellation friendsAt the end of a long night, the squirrel goes to bed
