Star Maker's Apprentice

A joyful and fun-filled celebration of creativity, imagination and daring to be different – from the bestselling author of Star in the Jar Finn's father makes and mends stars. Finn is not allowed to help. His father likes things to be done a certain way and so, he insists, do the people down on the ground who look up at the stars every night. Finn's ideas are … different. But when his father falls ill, Finn decides to step in and help. Firing up the star-making machine, he gets to work, filling the sky with glittering stars of every colour – an extraordinary array that stuns – and delights – the stargazers below… But what will Finn's father say when he finds out?! A joyful and fun-filled celebration of creativity, imagination and daring to be different – inspired by the classic tale The Sorcerer's Apprentice. Perfect for fans of The Girl and the Dinosaur, The Moonlight Zoo and My Pet Star.

SamHay grew up in Scotland in a family of bookworms. She always wanted to be a writer and filled endless notebooks with stories and poems. She worked for the BBC before deciding to write her first children’s book. Since then she has written more than 30 children's books, including Star in the Jar, Dinosaurs United and the Cowardly Custard Pirates for Farshore. Xin Li was born and raised in China, and now lives in Oslo, Norway. Before becoming an illustrator, she worked as an interaction designer for clients including Unicef Uganda. 'Everyday magic' is a key theme in her artwork – she aims to reflect the world as it feels to young children. Xin works in traditional and digital media.