Like a Diamond in the Sky: Jane Taylor’s Beloved Poem of Wonder and the Stars

This book tells the story behind Jane Taylor’s well-known poem, later associated with the song “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.” It follows Taylor’s persistence as she wrote in an era when women faced the shadow of male writers, eventually becoming one of England’s prominent poets for children. Realistic artwork evokes the Romantic period, and extensive back matter adds context to her life and work.