Fully Funded!- Kickstarter Campaign for “Little Sky Bear and the Dragon”
Thanks to our Kickstarter supporters, our Kickstarter Campaign for Little Sky Bear and the Dragon was fully funded! You can now purchase your copy of the book! Star finder coming soon! We are so very excited to partner with Stoney Creek Publishing to publish this second story in hardcover.
Little Sky Bear and the Dragon is a reinvented star story about four constellations in our Northern Hemisphere night sky. The story tells of a mighty dragon, lost and alone in an unknown land. The dragon finds an unlikely friendship with a bear after rescuing him from a hunter’s trap. Realizing they are more alike than they originally thought, a friendship ignites. When the bear is pursued by the relentless hunter again, the bravery of the dragon shines forth once more for one last battle.
Amy and Donna both think you will agree that this beautifully illustrated story truly inspires our youngest generation to go outside at night, look up at the stars and wonder!
Little Sky Bear and the Dragon is Amy and Donna’s second illustrated children’s book about the night sky. Read below to learn about the first story, “Cassandra and the Night Sky”.
Cassandra and the Night Sky
The story Cassandra and the Night Sky is about a brave girl who grows up in a land without stars. She stumbles upon the night sky, thought to be stolen by an evil king and courageously brings it back for all to enjoy.
Being an astronomy educator, I tell star stories quite often. My favorite stories aren’t the Greek and Roman stories you often hear. I get inspired by star stories from different cultures. In one of my classes, I gave the students a blank star field and asked them to make their own constellations and star stories.
It was such a hit that I decided to create my own and asked my mother, a wonderful artist, to illustrate it. Published originally by Bright Sky Press and now republished by Stoney Creek Publishing, “Cassandra and the Night Sky” inspires others to make up their own star stories to tell, but most importantly, to look up at the night sky and wonder.
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On the shelves at: The Austin Public Library, Buda Public Library and more! Also sold on Amazon and locally in Austin, TX at Book People, Barnes and Noble, and The Juniper Tree.
Download the Constellation Scope Activity that goes along with “Cassandra and the Night Sky” here: Constellation Scope Activity