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Twinkle, Twinkle, Nighttime Sky

by Elizabeth Everett (text) & illus. by Beatriz Castro
Platypus Media LLC. (Skytime: Bk. 2). Feb. 2024. 24p. Board. $11.96 ISBN 9781958629376.
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K-Gr 1–This entry in the “Skytime” series offers an interstellar tour for the smallest lapsitter. Everett set her solid facts to the tune of “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star,” but failed to nail the rhyme scan: “Twinkle, twinkle, nighttime sky./ What secrets do you hide so high?” Three children roast marshmallows as they sing: a boy with black hair and tan skin, a child using glasses, with brown hair and light skin, and a Black girl in overalls with dark hair with reddish tints. Use the book as a simple guide to the sky and don’t attempt to make this rhythmically flow: “You seem to go on for forever and more./ We invented the telescope to help us explore.”
VERDICT This may connect kindergartners to their future selves, and certainly makes sky exploration seem within reach.
Reviewed by Kimberly Olson Fakih , Jul 01, 2024

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