Ada and the Galaxies    by Alan Lightman, Olga Pastuchiv & Susanna Chapman Order:  USA  Can Candlewick, 2021 (2021) Hardcover, e-Book      Reviewed by Hilary Williamson Ada and the Galaxies (aimed at ages 4-8) is written by renowned physicist Alan Lightman in collaboration with Olga Pastuchiv, and brightly illustrated by Susanna Chapman (with help from the Hubble telescope). Young Ada loves the stars but lives in New York, where it's hard to see them. So she can't wait for a summer visit to her grandparents on an island in Maine, 'where the night sky is very dark and Ada can see lots of stars.' In the daytime, they wander the island, kayak, and build a shell and moss fairy house, but Ada is impatient for darkness to fall. She's disappointed when fog stops stargazing until her Poobah shares photos of galaxies. That fills the evening until bedtime - when the fog breaks and Ada sees - and calls out to - countless stars. This is the perfect picture book to introduce a young reader (and stargazer) to the universe we all live in. Note: Opinions expressed in reviews and articles on this site are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of BookLoons. Find more Kids books on our Shelves or in our book Reviews