The Star Maker

The Star Maker

by Catherine Doyle and Paddy Donnelly
Publication Date: 22/10/2026

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A magical and uplifting story from a prize-winning author-illustrator duo, celebrating the importance of intergenerational friendships and the beauty in passing on treasured traditions


In the little town of Gloam, every child receives their own special star from the Starmaker when they are born. Stella's star is her best friend, with a knack for adventure and a sixth sense for danger. Together they learn to ride a bike, build a fort and make the best ooey-gooey chocolate cake. And if Stella ever feels sad, her star sits very close to her heart to comfort her.


When Stella's tiny baby brother Leo won't stop crying and no-one can work out why, it's her star that nudges Stella to try and solve the mystery. Together they go on a journey into the deepest corners of Gloam to find a person who not only knows how to help baby Leo, but who also holds the key to Stella's special, starry destiny...

ISBN:
9781526653123
9781526653123
Category:
Fantasy & magical realism (Children's / Teenage)
Publication Date:
22-10-2026
Language:
English
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing
Catherine Doyle

Catherine Doyle was born in the West of Ireland in 1990. She holds a BA in Psychology and an MA in English.

As a child she was an annoying smarty-pants with an overactive imagination. She feels lucky to have now found a healthy outlet for her tendency to make up stories.

Her debut YA novel, Vendetta, is the first in a trilogy. The novel takes place in modern-day Chicago, where Catherine’s mother grew up.

Paddy Donnelly

Paddy Donnelly is an Irish illustrator with a background in graphic design and app development who is thrilled to be making a living drawing dinosaurs – his 5 year old self is very happy about this.

Paddy's books have won the Sainsbury's Children's Book Award, the White Ravens Book Award, the Judge’s Special Award at the Children’s Books Ireland Book Awards and the KPMG Children's Books Ireland Award, and his work has also been longlisted for a YOTO Carnegie Medal for Illustration. Paddy lives in Belgium with his family.

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