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My Pet Star

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My Pet Star by Corrinne Averiss and Rosalind Beardshaw

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By Corrinne Averiss and Rosalind Beardshaw

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A magical story about the importance of kindness and friendship, perfect for sharing at bedtime.

When a little girl finds a lost star, she takes it home and cares for it, just like a beloved pet. She reads it stories, makes it special snacks and tucks it into bed at night. The more she cares for the star, the brighter it glows. Until, one day, it’s time to let go …

A heartfelt story about caring for others and learning to let go, from BAFTA award-winning writer and CILIP Greenaway-nominated author Corrinne Averiss and beautifully illustrated by award-winning illustrator Rosalind Beardshaw

Winner of the Sainsbury’s Book of the Year Award 2018, Stockport Children’s Book of the Year 2020, and BookTrust’s Pyjamarama campaign pick 2020

Reviews

21 Dec 2025

I liked that he looked after the star and was kind

10 Oct 2025

This is my favourite

02 Sep 2025

I liked the part when the star flew away back into the sky, but when it was down on earth it was dirty and the little girl cleaned it and played with it and then it flew back into the sky. My favourite character was the star because he shone.

29 Aug 2025

I like the little who found the star and took it home. She had time to fix it and cared for the star.

18 Aug 2025

it was nice and calm and peaceful

22 Jul 2025

It was sweet and lovely

20 Jul 2025

I liked when he found the star at the start and took it home to look after. It had a happy ending.

18 Jun 2025

I liked that the boy was really kind and he looks after the let star. He let him go even though he didn’t want to

28 Dec 2024

I really liked it. It was very calming. I really liked it being a rhyming book.

11 Sep 2024

I love the stars in this story.

02 Sep 2024

I loved this book and I want a pet star too. The illustrations in this book are great. I like going outside to look at the stars. I’m doing about space in school when I go back in September.

19 Aug 2024

I liked the star because it shines bright. I enjoyed reading it

10 Aug 2024

It's about a girl who finds a star that has fallen and takes care of it then it goes back out again into the sky.

17 May 2024

Little girl finds a star and she helps it

01 Jan 2024

The star is brightness, he need love and time and care.

30 Sep 2023

It is about a child who finds a star who’s poorly and gets him better by taking care of it. The child wants to have an icecream with the star in the park but it only comes out at night. Finally the star feels better and gets its shine back and flies back to the sky. I would recommend this book.

30 Sep 2023

It is a very nice story about a child who finds a poorly star, treats him and gets him better. I like the pictures. The star goes back but shines brightly and the child waves to it. I would recommend this book.

11 Sep 2023

I love that the book is a big poem, everything rhymes.

04 Sep 2023

I liked it in the book when the little girl washed the star and made it clean.

29 Aug 2023

The girl was so nice when the star fell down. It would only wake up at night.

18 Aug 2023

I thought this was interesting and I want to have a pet star too

18 Aug 2023

Lovely story exploring the themes of caring and then letting go.

31 Jul 2023

It was fiction and I like made up books qlot bc it feels like the future I know its fiction because stars don't fall out of the sky

30 Jul 2023

I recommended it!

27 Jul 2023

I liked the person in the book and especially his pyjamas and bunny ears :)

24 Jul 2023

I like this magical book, happy that the star was recovered.

23 Jul 2023

This is a really nice book, I would like a pet star

22 Jul 2023

My favourite character is the star. I like it when he goes back to his friends

14 Jul 2023

This was a lovely book to read to daddy

21 Jun 2023

Cute

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