“To the Star” (Korean Picture Book by Annyeong Dal) A Beautiful Shade and heartfelt drama

and heartfelt drama

Winner of the 2020 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award

first published by Munhakdongne in 2004

Won-jun blurts out his feelings before abruptly leaving

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“To the Star” (Korean Picture Book by Annyeong Dal) A Beautiful Shade and heartfelt dramaOne evening, a little girl brings home a tiny star she found on her way back from school. It needs moonlight to grow, her mother says. So every night, the girl takes her star out for a walk under the soft glow of the moon. The star grows brighter, rounder, and more beautiful until the day comes when it must return to the sky. To the Star is a breathtaking new picture book by beloved Korean author Annyeong Dal, whose works (Because, The Watermelon