We Are All Made From Stars: A Picture Book About Life, Change, and Renewal - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3967047849 ISBN 13: 9783967047844

Publisher: Die Gestalten Verlag, 2026

Synopsis

We’re All Made From Stars invites children into the wonder of life’s cycle, where atoms and energy never disappear but transform into something new. With poetic words and sweeping illustrations by Marc Majewski, the book explains how life and death are connected without leaning on religion, offering instead a universal story of belonging, change, and renewal. Both scientific and spiritual in tone, it gently shows that endings are also beginnings, and that we are, quite literally, made from the same stardust that fills the universe.

About this title

About the Authors

Benedikt Lehnert is an author and designer originally from Germany who lives in Princeton, New Jersey. He focuses his energy on creating useful products that people love and leads the world-class teams that make them. He mentors and teaches to equip the next generation of leaders with the optimism and creative courage they need to navigate the paradigm shifts ahead. Benedikt Lehnert loves pour-over coffee, handmade things, the sound of water and black and white photography. In my free time, I enjoy spending time with my family, reading and practicing yoga.

Marc Majewski Marc Majewski is an award-winning illustrator and picture book maker. He has written and illustrated several books, one of which is Butterfly Child, published in 2022 and translated into more than ten languages. Using mostly paint or ink to create his illustrations, Marc's style is characterized by sweeping strokes and bright colors. His work has been displayed in many exhibitions around the world, including the Bologna Children's Book Fair Illustrators Exhibition and the Society of Illustrators The Original Art, as well as in magazines such as Internazionale, Süddeutsche Zeitung, and The Telegraph. Marc spent his childhood in the Alps, surrounded by lakes and forests, which deeply influenced his work. Nature plays a significant role in his books. It is often depicted as vast, rich, and colorful, always serving as a source of wonder or a refuge. Today, Marc Majewski lives and works in Berlin.

From the Back Cover

We Are All Made From Stars is een prachtig geïllustreerd prentenboek dat kinderen op een liefdevolle en toegankelijke manier laat kennismaken met de kringloop van het leven. Met poëtische teksten en betoverende illustraties vertelt het boek hoe alles in de natuur voortdurend verandert en hoe ieder einde tegelijkertijd een nieuw begin kan zijn. Van de sterren aan de hemel tot de kleinste atomen waaruit alles bestaat: dit bijzondere kinderboek laat zien dat alles in het universum met elkaar verbonden is. Op een begrijpelijke manier ontdekken kinderen hoe energie en materie steeds opnieuw een nieuwe vorm aannemen. Zonder uit te gaan van een religieuze overtuiging biedt het verhaal een universele en troostrijke kijk op thema's als leven, dood, verandering en vernieuwing.

Edition details

• Publisher: Die Gestalten Verlag
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3967047849
• ISBN 13: 9783967047844
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 40
• Editor: Little Gestalten