This is such a simple story, but it’s heartfelt message will last forever.  It feels like your grandfather telling you of the time all the Christmas lights went out.  Which is what happens in this book.  And the grandfather remembers long ago Christmases without the lights, and with simple stars cut from gold paper.  Not only is this story beautiful, so are the illustrations.  They have an old world feeling, but they seem lit from behind the pages.  This was a wonderful story that should be passed on to new generations.