Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Stella's Starliner

Stella's Starliner is a children's picture book written by Rosemary Wells in 2014.  This story  is a science fiction text that tells the tale of a little girl named Stella who lives in a special house called the Starliner.  This house is different from others as it is made of silver and she lives with happily there with her mother and father.  The plot quickly switches as a few kids from the neighborhood tell Stella her family is poor and that she lives in a tin can and these comments cause Stella to reevaluate her happiness in her home.  This story is very marketable towards younger children as it teaches a lesson surrounding happiness and how the love that people have towards their families is what truly defines happiness rather than money itself.  Another interesting aspect of this story is that the illustrations were created using watercolors, gouache, pastel, ink, and colored pencils.  As a story target towards younger readers, the cartoon images associated with the story allows readers to truly comprehend the text. This story would serve as a great read aloud for teachers to use within the classroom as it teaches a larger lesson about life that all students should grow up hearing.

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