Anna Desnitskaya’s Author’s Note gives a context for A STAR SHINES THROUGH’s inception. While on vacation they learned of Russian’s invasion of Ukraine and knew “we would not be going home.” So begins their difficult journey to find a home, invoked metaphorically by the simply written, poignantly illustrated story of a small girl who is driven from her home because of war and finds comfort in recreating a star that shines through their window as it once did in her original home.There’s more information about this book in the purchase link below.