An expanded version of the nineteenth-century poem in which a small girl accompanies a star on a journey through the night sky, examining both heavenly bodies and the earth below.
Set against the backdrop of well-known works by the artist Pablo Picasso, rhyming text explores the expressions and activities of various people, from a young girl catching a dove to a serious boy steering a donkey.
Each animal arriving from the zoo as a possible pet fails to suit its prospective owner, until just the right one is found. Movable flaps reveal the contents of each package.
