Summary of the poem, "The Star" by Ann Taylor and Jane Taylor.

"The Star" by Ann Taylor and Jane Taylor is a children poem which is very popular among little boys and girls. The poets here use a little child as the protagonist of the poem who is surprisingly seeing the beautiful stars in the night sky. That little child expresses her amusement through the poem. 

When she sees that the stars are sparkling, she compares it with a diamond. She is looking at the stars in amusement. She says that when the hot and bright sun sets in the west in the evening time and does not show his light anymore, the stars come in the sky and share their beautiful 'little light'. 

She also says that when the travellers do not understand which way to go and become confused about the right path, the stars again through their tiny light show them the right way. Here the poets may talk about the Northern Star or Polestar which is particularly popular in the ancient time to show the way to the sailor.

The little child also expresses her pleasure in the poem. She says when everything is dark in the night, the stars peep through her curtains all throughout the night time. It remains in the sky till the next morning and when the sun again comes to the sky with his light, only then the stars go away. 

However, the whole poem is represented in a unique way. The poets draws a pen-picture of the night sky with a lucid and simple language. Rhyming words are used to make it more presentable to the children. This poem also works as lullaby for the very little children.