One of our favorite things to do is to read together. Jaden just loves to read books, and it’s one of the most relaxing things I’ve found to do with my ever active toddler. 
It’s in those moments that I can get and keep his attention. Lately, we’ve found a new Christmas story.
There are so many Christmas stories out there, and there are a few that have such wonderful life lessons within. This is one of those. Little Star, by Anthony DeStefano (the same author who brought us This Little Prayer of Mine), is a Christmas story that tells a partly fictional account of that star that shone on the first Christmas night long ago. When it begins, a little boy is asking his daddy how he can find that star….is it still out there burning brightly?
The dad begins to tell the story of that star and that night long ago when the baby Jesus was born. The star that shone so brightly that night started out as a little star, whom noone had much respect for; all of the other stars pretty much ignored him because he was so small. He couldn’t even get dusted by the comets, so that he could be sparkling shiny on the night of the big event….when the King would come into the world. However, the story relates that it doesn’t matter if you’re big or little, popular or not, God can use you….for when Jesus was born, (and all the other stars gave up hope of a King because He was only a baby), the little star understood the meaning of His birth. He knew that Jesus could have come to earth in any way He chose….yet He chose to humble Himself and come to earth as a baby. That’s when the little star came alive….and, well, I don’t want to ruin the rest of the story for you.
The illustrations in this book are colorful and attractive. The meaning behind the story makes it one that we will continue to pull off our shelves every year at this time. You can purchase The Little Star for $9.35 on Amazon. I definitely recommend it.
(Disclosure: I received a copy of this book, free of charge, from Anthony DeStefano, for the purposes of this review.)
