The Boy Whose Head Was Filled with Stars [Edwin Hubble]

Ages 7 to 10, Grades 1 to 5

A beautiful picture book about the astronomer Edwin Hubble that invites children to ponder How many stars are in the sky? How did the universe begin? Where diid it come from?

This is the story of Edwin Hubble, a boy fascinated by the stars who surmounted many hurdles to follow his dreams of becoming an astronomer. Using the insights of great mathematicians and endlessly observing the sky, he succeeded in confirming two things that altered human life forever: that there are more galaxies than our own, and that the universe is always expanding. Hubble’s message to us is to find peace in the vastness of the mystery surrounding us, and to be curious. “We do now know why we are born into the world,” he said, “but we can try to find out what sort of world it is.”

About the Author

Deborah is an artist and author. Her favorite mediums are ink (with brush and pen), pencil (HB), watercolor, gouache, colored pencil, charcoal and digital. She lives, draws and writes in Duluth, Minnesota, when she isn't in Vermont, where she is currently on the faculty at the Vermont College of Fine Arts MFA program in Writing for Children and Young Adults. Her most recent book "In A Jar" (Putnam, 2020) has received multiple starred review, is a #1 Indie Bestseller, and a Junior Library Guild Selection. Deborah has always loved photographing starry night skies, but by painting the stars through the discoveries of Edwin Hubble, the universe became much more vast than it was before for her too. You can find more of Deborah's books and drawings at deborahmarcero.com or follow her on Twitter or Instagram @deborahmarcero.

When I was 9 years old, my parents gave me a red typewriter for my birthday. I began typing away, crafting stories in German and in Luxembourgish, my native language. I also published my first magazine, sold to family, friends and to a very exclusive group of international subscribers--three, to be precise. Growing up, "writer" seemed like a non-existent job description. I studied law in France and in the US and got a "proper" job. But I secretly continued to write in the evenings and on weekends. After my first son was born, I returned to my lifelong passion--writing, and for the first time, I thought about it as a job. I speak four languages fluently but for a reason that defies me, English is my preferred language for prose. I write across genres…picture books, screenplays and middle grade novels. A member of the SCBWI, I was a 2017/18 Children's Literature Fellow at Stony Brook University in Southampton, NY. I am a graduate of Cornell Law School and I live in Luxembourg, Europe with my husband, two sons and a cat.