A special book about the loss of a mother due to a long illness. One day, when Val came home from school, Mom was very tired. Val and his father accompanied her to the hospital. Mom never came home. Val was inconsolable. Over time Val grew up and became a boy. Whenever he was sad and missed his mother very much, he looked up into the sky and looked for the brightest star. Then he knew that she was next to him, even if he could not see her.