
By Jennifer Harris, Dorothy Leung (Illustrator)
A boy's nightly comet ride reveals a secret starry world.
Every night, Milo escapes to a celestial realm, helping the Keeper of Stars tidy the sky. As they polish ticklish stars and gather stray balloons, Milo finds solace in this magical escape. Will his secret journey help him cope with missing his dad?
A timeless and magical story about the power of love and imagination Every night Milo’s mom tucks him in and reads him three bedtime stories, and Milo taps his dad’s picture three times. Mom always falls asleep first, so Milo sneaks out the window, catches a ride on a comet, and travels far above the clouds to help the Keeper of Stars. After a long day, the sky is a bit of a mess. Together, Milo and the Keeper of Stars gather up stray balloons and feathers, rinse and polish the stars (which would be easier if they weren’t so ticklish!), and sometimes, the Keeper of Stars lets Milo play games with the baby stars. When everything is tidy, the two hard workers enjoy a cup of cocoa together and admire the millions of bright twinkles in the night sky before Milo heads back to his room and slides into bed, careful not to wake his mom. Spare text twinkles with warmth, imagination, and humor as a child finds his own way to cope with separation from a parent and whimsical, eye-catching illustrations bring this charming bedtime adventure to life.
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