Shooting Star Rider [Hardcover]

One warm summer night, a shower of shooting stars sweeps across the sky. Elinor looks out of her window and makes a wish: Make grandpa well. Elinor ???waits and waits for her wish to come true. Then, one morning, she receives a postcard???from a shooting star! Instead ofgranting her wish, however, the star tells her not to wait for miracles from shooting stars anymore. Outraged, Elinor sets out to changethe shooting stars??? minds, embarking on an adventure that leads her to the far reaches of outer space. Can she convince the starsthat granting wishes is their most important job of all?

This imaginative picture book from debut author Nayoung Jin reminds us just how important hopes and dreams can be.Nayoung Jin's debut picture book tells a lovely story about the importance of hope in our lives, and features beautiful artwork from award-winning illustrator Genevi??ve C??t??.Targeted National Print Media review mailing to children???s book review media, including Kirkus Review, The Horn Book, Publisher???s Weekly, Children???s Bookwatch, etc. Targeted National Print Media review mailing to library book review media, including School Library Journal, and Booklist. Outreach to blogs targeting librarian & children???s book reviewers, including A Fuse #8 Production, 100 Scope Notes, Out of the Box, Jen Robinson???s Book Page, etc. Outreach to blogs about illustration, including Brain Pickings, etc. Display at publisher booths at select industry conferences and international book fairs. Social Media promotion through Facebook (Simply Read Books), Twitter (@simplyreadbooks), and Pinterest (Simply Read Books). Readings and classroom presentations by Genevi??ve C??t?? in Montreal, QC, Canada.Originally from Jeju Island, Korea, Nayoung Jin now studies Creative Writing (BFA) at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, BC, Canada. She loves leading story times for toddlers at a nearby community center and wishes that she could ride shooting stars someday.Shoolƒ)