The Story
Every day is a new adventure for Stella and Sam in this new board book! Join them in Angel-making in the snow, Bathing with ducks, Catch-playing and Dog-walking all the way home. Every letter of the alphabet is celebrated with acclaimed picture-book creator Marie-Louise Gay's signature wit and whimsy.
Stella Star of the Sea was published nearly thirty years ago, launching the delightfully imaginative Stella and her endlessly questioning younger brother, Sam, to international acclaim with translations in fifteen languages, a bestselling series of picture books, and an award-winning animated television show.
Now the youngest of readers can join these irrepressible siblings as they journey through the alphabet and into the hearts of a new generation.
Key Text Features
illustrations
Author: Marie-Louise Gay
Publisher: Groundwood Books
Published: 05/05/2026
Pages: 34
Binding Type: Board Book
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 7.00h x 7.00w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781779460677
Audience: Baby-Preschool
Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 05/01/2026 pg. 56
About the Author
Gay, Marie-Louise: -
MARIE-LOUISE GAY is an internationally acclaimed children's book creator whose work has been translated into more than twenty languages. She has won many awards including two Governor General's Literary Awards, the Vicky Metcalf Award for Children's Literature, the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award and the Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Picture Book Award. She has also been nominated for the prestigious Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award and the Hans Christian Andersen Award. She lives in Montreal, Quebec.
Description
Every day is a new adventure for Stella and Sam in this new board book! Join them in Angel-making in the snow, Bathing with ducks, Catch-playing and Dog-walking all the way home. Every letter of the alphabet is celebrated with acclaimed picture-book creator Marie-Louise Gay's signature wit and whimsy.
Stella Star of the Sea was published nearly thirty years ago, launching the delightfully imaginative Stella and her endlessly questioning younger brother, Sam, to international acclaim with translations in fifteen languages, a bestselling series of picture books, and an award-winning animated television show.
Now the youngest of readers can join these irrepressible siblings as they journey through the alphabet and into the hearts of a new generation.
Key Text Features
illustrations
Author: Marie-Louise Gay
Publisher: Groundwood Books
Published: 05/05/2026
Pages: 34
Binding Type: Board Book
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 7.00h x 7.00w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781779460677
Audience: Baby-Preschool
Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 05/01/2026 pg. 56
About the Author
Gay, Marie-Louise: -
MARIE-LOUISE GAY is an internationally acclaimed children's book creator whose work has been translated into more than twenty languages. She has won many awards including two Governor General's Literary Awards, the Vicky Metcalf Award for Children's Literature, the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award and the Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Picture Book Award. She has also been nominated for the prestigious Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award and the Hans Christian Andersen Award. She lives in Montreal, Quebec.
