Little Owl and the Star: A Christmas Story

Mary Murphy, Murphy. Candlewick Press (MA), $12.99 (32pp) ISBN 978-0-7636-2268-8

A gold-foil star adorns the cover (and final spread) of Mary Murphy's unjacketed picture book Little Owl and the Star: A Christmas Story. An adorably drawn owlet follows a star to witness the Nativity: ""What a happy, happy baby!"" he says.

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