The Star Tree

It is midnight on Midsummer’s Eve and Miranda’s nightlight has gone out. She climbs on her rocking horse and makes a wish… And so begins a magical midnight journey with the great white owl, the little red hare, the big white bear, and the giant stag, all the way to the Tree of Constellations, where Miranda plucks one small star. The great white goose takes her safely home, where now the night light glimmers, star-like, as Miranda sleeps. A mysterious, magical picture book with beautiful, dreamlike illustrations.

About the Author

Catherine Hyde trained in Fine Art Painting at Central School of Art in London. She has illustrated tow acclaimed picture books – The Princess’s Blankets (written by Carol Ann Duffy), which won the English Association Award, Best Illustrated Book for KS2 in 2009, and Firebird (written by Saviour Pirotta), which was awarded an Aesop Accolade by the American Folklore Society in 2010. Both books were nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal. The Star Tree is the first book she has both written and illustrated. Catherine lives were her husband and daughters in Cornwall. www.catherinehyde.co.uk