Shooting Star Children's Book

I wrote this children's book for my sons, and for all of us who ever questioned our value because of someone else's opinions. May each of us know the deep value we have, and realize that we have purpose in life that comes from God!

My desire is to self-publish this digital book and to pay my talented illustrator the money needed to finish the gorgeous artwork so I can provide this inspiring and hopeful message to families! The money raised will cover the illustration fees and the fees involved with formatting the book to be self-published. 

                             Shooting Star

A little star was burning so bright
Doing his job to light up the night
He did his best to scatter the dark
To make his location a little less stark.

He felt happy and warm in his spot in the sky
Until he heard the others snicker nearby.
They whispered and grinned with winks in their eyes
He caught what they said, his friends spreading lies. 

"He can barely ignite with his small smoldering light,
Compared to us he is quite a sore sight."
And though once he believed that he was a wonder
He now thought that maybe he was only a blunder. 

And so he looked down towards the earth with a tear
And thought maybe it best to give up and steer clear
Of the stars in the night he grew up around
And he considered a journey away, towards the ground. 

"There must be no purpose for me in this place,
I must be no good" so he readied in haste. 
A glorious arc he fell through the night
And when he descended he saw quite a sight. 

For far beneath him stood a telescope
And two children beamed, eyes full of hope
When they saw him shooting across the sky
He caught the spark and the wish in thier eye. 

His purpose he discovered was being fulfilled
For the star-gazers who saw him were obviously thrilled.
His beauty and brilliance were easy to spot,
He never again doubted-he was worth quite a lot!

By Amber Lia