The Wish Gatherers

By Karin Celestine, Tamsin Rosewell (illustrator),

Book cover of The Wish Gatherers

Book description

The year turns, harvest approaches, and the longer night skies fill with stars. And sometimes, just sometimes, maybe once in a thousand lifetimes, the star you see when you look up is a Wishing Star, one that can hear a wish and make a dream come true. But once its…

Shepherd is reader supported. When you buy books, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Why read it?

1 author picked The Wish Gatherers as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

The night-time theme of wishing upon a star is dreamily presented in The Wish Gatherers, written by Karin Celestine, who also made and photographed the creature characters. A wishing star makes someone’s dream come true and is eventually collected by the Star Gatherer, then flown back up to the heavens by the beautiful Celestial Moths. Tamsin Rosewell painted the stunning backdrops of moonlight and starlight, and Joana Rodrigues created the combined images. Children will love the endearing creatures and adults will fall for this sumptuous picture book.

Want books like The Wish Gatherers?

Our community of 10,000+ authors has personally recommended 63 books like The Wish Gatherers.

Browse books like The Wish Gatherers

5 book lists we think you will like!

Interested in dragons, folklore, and stars?

10,000+ authors have recommended their favorite books and what they love about them. Browse their picks for the best books about dragons, folklore, and stars.

Dragons Explore 174 books about dragons
Folklore Explore 341 books about folklore
Stars Explore 14 books about stars