![]() Around here, though, the sky is never wide. Reproduced by permission of the publisher, Candlewick Press, Somerville, MAĪ while back, walking through my neighborhood my kids and I found a hill a bit beyond the streetlights, darker than most streets-so we could see more stars there. Illustrations copyright © 2020 by Christine Davenier. When I connected the concept to character, the first line “Mabel loved the stars” became the words the story hung on. But then, telling this story led me down a more realistic place than that or than I usually go. I imagined stars under a girl’s feet and how she might connect with them. ![]() SS: I am really a word and language person when it comes to inspiration. ![]() Can you tell us a bit about what inspired it and its journey to publication? LA: This story weaves together stargazing and light pollution (without ever using that term), the values of community and persistence, and the intergenerational bond between a young girl and her grandfather. ![]()
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