Dreaming of You - Hardcover

Ludwig Vanderwater, Amy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1629792128 ISBN 13: 9781629792125

Publisher: Astra Young Readers, 2018

Synopsis

This lyrical and beautifully illustrated lullaby picture book prepares children ages 3-6 for bedtime by imagining what animals dream.

This soothing bedtime story explores the question, When animals sleep, what do they see in their dreams? The lyrical text tells readers that chipmunks dream of digging deep burrows, puppies dream of long, waggy walks, and horses dream of wild, windy rides. But most of all, the animals dream of all the fun and adventure the next day will bring. The gentle rhymes and gorgeous, serene illustrations combine to create a comforting story perfect for transitioning from a busy day to being tucked in peacefully at night.

About this title

Review:

★"Sweetly imaginative, linguistically rich, and featuring enlivening vocabulary with lots of active verbs and new and interesting nouns and adjectives, this offers a fresh entry in the familiar canon of bedtime reads. Children will be delighted by the various animals' activities and the notion that feathered, furred, and scaly sleepers like themselves enjoy nothing better than dreaming of kids. A delightful answer to the oft-asked question, do animals dream?" -Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"VanDerwater's lullaby of a picture book... (has) well-crafted, undulating rhymes... a lovely bedtime sendoff for animal-loving children that will leave them with ample imaginative fodder for their own dreams. - Publishers Weekly

"Footie pajamas, a stuffy, and a bed begin this bedtime tale... (that) invites readers to imagine what animals see in their dreams. This picture book, filled with vibrant colors, is a bedtime story that will delight young animal lovers. A soothing addition." - School Library Journal

About the Author:

Amy Ludwig VanDerwater is the author of children's books including Forest Has A Song, Every Day Birds, Read! Read! Read!, Dreaming Of You, and With My Hands: Poems About Making Things as well as professional book Poems Are Teachers: How Studying Poetry Strengthens Writing in All Genres. A former fifth grade teacher, Amy has taught writing for nineteen years and blogs for teachers and students at The Poem Farm and Sharing Our Notebooks. Visit amyludwigvanderwater.com

Aaron DeWitt graduated from Ringling College of Art and Design in 2005. He previously illustrated All the Ways I Love You by Theresa Trinder and At Christmastime and Always, I Love You by Renee Daniels. Aaron Dewitt lives in Kansas City, Missouri. Visit aarondewittillustration.com.

About this edition

• Publisher: Astra Young Readers
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1629792128
• ISBN 13: 9781629792125
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: DeWitt Aaron