A Boat of Stars

Modern Australian poems to inspire and enchant

By: Natalie Jane Prior (Editor), Margaret Connolly (Editor)

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Paperback | 30 April 2025

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Paperback
128 Pages

Age
3+

Dimensions(cm)
23.5 x 15.4 x 1.0

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'A MUST HAVE BOOK FOR THE HOME AND SCHOOL LIBRARY'
- Megan Daley, Children's Books Daily
A boat of stars came down tonight
and sailed around my bed -
it sprinkled stardust on my eyes,
put dreams inside my head

Open worlds of imagination and explore themagic of everyday life with this enchanting new collection of poetry from some of Australia's most-loved writers and illustrators.

Perfect for the classroom and the home, A Boat of Stars will bring a love of language, rhythm and rhyme to every child.

Industry Reviews

'Highly recommended for children from preschool to upper primary' - Margaret Hamilton AM, Books+Publishing

'Poetry helps kids to love language ... A gorgeous poetry collection for any bookshelf' - Kids' Book Review

' It is a book to go through slowly, over many days, savouring each aspect ... Recommended for three to fifty-three years old.' - Reading Time

'... a wonderful collection of poems and drawings by Australian writers and illustrators who agree that "children love poetry ... they adore rhyme, rhythm and words that can be memorised and chanted ... This book should be in every primary school library" - Stephen Romei, Literary Editor, The Australian

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