A Starlit Trip to the Library
October 2022
Book description
Sail to the library under the stars in this twinkling sequel to How to Catch a Bear Who Loves to Read.
One gentle summer evening, Julia is camping out in the forest with her animal friends. Everyone gathers for the night’s most eagerly awaited event: story time by the campfire. But when Julia digs through her bag, she discovers . . . that she has forgotten to bring her book!
Will Julia and her friends have to go to bed without a story? Or will they bravely join Bertrand, the bear who loves to read, in navigating to his favorite book scavenging spot?
An ode to libraries and librarians, this scintillating new adventure will captivate readers of all ages with its vivid, enchanting illustrations. As the poet Emily Dickinson once wrote, there is no boat like a book to bear us lands away.
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Julia’s song
As a special bonus, A Starlit Trip to the Library includes the lyrics to “Julia’s Song”–– an original lullaby written and composed by Andrew Katz and performed by Taes Leavitt, aka Boots from the two-time JUNO Award-winning children’s music duo SPLASH’N BOOTS.
A QR code to the song video is included at the back of the book, and the song is also available on music streaming services. To find the song on Spotify or iTunes, simply type in “A Starlit Trip to the Library”.
Authors set sail!
To get ready for their book’s launch, the co-authors, Andrew Katz and Juliana Léveillé-Trudel, made an actual starlit trip to the library! Check out their adventure in the 3 videos below.
Educational back matter
Two additional pages at the back of the book explain about constellations—especially constellations in the shape of animals!—and present the lyrics for Julia’s Song.
For teachers
Click on the Teacher’s Guide below for pedagogical activities you can do with your students as an accompaniment to the book.
