Dream animals

This story is so beautiful and fun. I know that when I was a child that I always pretended to be different animals. I always wanted to be a tiger. This is totally normal for children to dream of being animals. While they have this vivid imagination it is important to take advantage of it. Let them

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explore their imaginations. The illustrations in this story are absolutely beautiful.

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The illustrations in this book are lovely. It is a poetic flight of fancy about what one might dream about. It tries to connect the animal shapes to the constellations, but then veers into imagination. Sweet.

An elegantly illustrated bedtime story.

A wonderful tale of what happens to children when they sleep. The incredibly beautiful images highlight the story of dream animals who appear and take the child to a magical place far above the clouds. Each child is assigned a specific dream animal of their choosing. How I love this book. Beginning

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with a lovely cover that included spot UV lamination to make the images pop off the page, and draw the reader into the wonderful pages.

Rarely have I found a book this lush, this stunning!

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"There are animals from long ago / And twice as far away. / Their maps are made of starlight / And can't be seen by day. / These creatures are the reason / dreamers get where dreamers go. / Dreamland is too far to run / And sleepy feet, too slow." And so begins this lovely bedtime book, in which a

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series of dream animals help children on their way to their dreams, sharing in the pleasures of elfland, of a tea party with mermaids, and of a circus almost entirely run by animals. As the narrator concludes at the close of the book, "Whatever dream you visit / When night replaces day, / Your furred, or finned, or feathered friend / Will surely know the way."

I've been meaning to pick Dream Animals up since I first saw its lovely cover, and I am glad I finally have! The rhymed text offers a gentle, contemplative reading experience, while the gorgeous artwork captures the enchantment of dreams, in all their many forms. My favorite dream journey (naturally), involved the red fox escorting a young girl to her fairy dance. I understand that Emily Winfield Martin first gained notice selling her artwork on Etsy, and had built up a loyal following before publishing this, her first children's book. I wasn't familiar with her work before encountering this picture-book, but I will certainly be seeking out more of it. Recommended to anyone looking for good bedtime books for young fairy-tale lovers, and to anyone who enjoys beautiful picture-books.

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