Poonam’s upbringing and childhood have heavily influenced her work, in particular being surrounded by Indian fabrics, Kalamkari textiles, Madhubani paintings and hand painted ornaments.

In the story, a fisherman's daughter worries he won't be able to find his way home when the moon disappears, so the sun helps her to make the stars to guide him home. Neon lights will be delivered in 2-4 weeks, as they are made in small batches and shipped separately from other items. I was at my last school for 4 years and we had ********* book fairs every term – and every term, I was disappointed by the narrow range of books. Girl’ persists through adversity and difficult situations to complete the tasks she has set herself, even though she knows this is going to take an extremely long time.The book: This is a story about how the sun helped a little girl light up the sky in the absence of the moon at night.

Therefore, Bookwagon is delighted to read and recommend another title by this distinct and wonderful creator. How the Stars Came To Be is about the story of a Fisherman's daughter who was worried about her father when the moon was not in the sky. That the illustrations are paramount is evident in the choices of font colors, which tend to be darkish shades, and at times can be a trifle difficult to read. Mistry's style so perfectly lends itself to this (original, I believe) fable about how a young girl placed stars in the heavens as way to help guide her fisherman father home on moonless nights.The Fisherman's Daughter loved to dance in the Sunlight, and bathe in the glow of the Moon, but when the moon would disappear for a few nights each month, she would worry about her father and how he would find his way home from sea in the deep darkness.

The details in the patterns making up the larger pictures, the colors shining on the dark pages, the way this all enhances the story itself. When I encountered Poonam Mistry's art for the first time in You're Snug with Me, I knew I had found a new favorite illustrator and quickly tracked down all her books in my library district. The sun takes pity on the girl and throws a golden ray of light down to earth, where it shatters into a million glittering pieces.We will be happy to offer you a full refund, replacement or exchange on any items excluding custom prints, Goldfinger + Tate furniture, face coverings and pierced earrings.

A mischievous monkey steals the stars, and in the ensuing struggle all the stars fly up into the sky.However, a monkey steals her bag of glittering pieces at one point, and when the two of them fight over the bag, the rest of the shards spill into the sky, ruining her patterns but lighting the way for her father. One night the sun finds her sobbing and so he takes one of his rays and smashes it onto the ground, creating the stars and gives the girl the task of putting them into the dark night sky.