My Little Star by Mark Sperring and Nicola O'Byrne (Children's, Picture book, 10E/10E, short 'n' sweet review)

  October 2014, Bloomsbury Children's,

Summary from Bloomsbury

When the day is done and sleep draws near,
When the moon's aglow and stars appear.
I'll whisper something crystal clear -
Words meant just for you to hear.

As nighttime falls and the moon starts to shine, parents and children across the world snuggle up together. So cuddle close, because it's time for a bedtime story.

When the day is done and sleep draws near,
When the moon's aglow and stars appear.
I'll whisper something crystal clear -
Words meant just for you to hear.
As nighttime falls and the moon starts to shine, parents and children across the world snuggle up together. So cuddle close, because it's time for a bedtime story. - See more at: http://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/my-little-star-9781408849613/#sthash.vF1JQaxz.dpuf

Nayu's thoughts

This book is filled with lion love and heartwarming moments between parent and child. Even the colours of the illustrations are perfect for bedtime, vibrant, but not so bright they encourage getting hyped up when they are supposed to be winding down, and with the focus on the main characters the savannah backgrounds makes it feel like it's just those two in the book. Make that three. There is a super cute bird [on this page] which looks extremely similar to my zebra finch, Zack!

the bird in the book

Flower & Zack, who doesn't have red cheeks

I did enjoy the main story, but as soon as I saw my Zack, he became the main character in my head. He's quite safe and doesn't get eaten, which was a relief. Although lions don't really eat small birds...at least I don't think they do!