Here is the story of a stargazing young girl, Eridani, and the earth-gazing young boy, Acamar,(a constellation) who hold nightly conversations with each other until they both wish to be in each others’ place.

They are opposites: one is a girl while one is a boy, one is of day while one is of night, one is of earth while one is of space, and one wants the stars while one wants the sand.

Their wish comes true in the ironic way of tales. Eridani becomes a constellation and Acamar becomes a real boy and though they are still apart from each other, they are both happy to be in their new homes.

Gorgeous 10″ X 10″ illustrations of the night with the two characters one on earth and one in the sky. The white lines highlighting the constellation are amazing, especially because there are stars within the constellation that are not part of the lines. They might be freckles on the face or definition of the hair, but whatever those points of light are, the illustrator got it just right.

The Author’s Note tells of the constellation Eridanus and its brightest star Acamar.