The Star reflects the contemporary phenomenon of fame without substance, a part of our celebrity soaked culture. Marion, a wooden doll, her friend Harley and their dog Polka, enter the imaginary World of Fame where Marion becomes a glamorous Star. But she learns painfully that stardom has a use-by-date. Her experience changes her forever but her true friends still love her. The story explores the superficiality of stardom and the value of true friendship.
Felicity Marshall is an Australian author/illustrator with an honours degree in Fine Arts who has exhibited in Australia, UK and France. She has worked in film production for 17 years. Her published books are You and Me Murrawee (short-listed Crichton Award for Illustration) and Sages Ark (short-listed Premiers Book Awards).