DAYDREAMERS offers beautiful paintings and drawings paired with sweet memorable poetry ( )

“Daydreamers” is a wonderful book that shows the growth of children’s daydreams. The illustrations to go along with the words are perfect for the poem because the poem is so simplistic that the pictures have to be just as simple. If the pictures are to complex then they no longer match the author’s words. The author is in a way describing the process of daydreaming. On one of the pages the author states, “for this moment the bodies are still.” This is so true when it comes to the simple task of daydreaming, daydreams will lead to adulthood. The author does a wonderful job of capturing the inner feelings of children.

Age: Primary

This book is a good example of poetry. It is written in rhythmic verse, with each word chosen for a specific purpose. The words and illustrations in this book combine to speak a powerful message about the magic of daydreams and the children who partake in them.

“Daydreamers” written by Tom Feelings and Eloise Greenfield is an interesting and unique story, with a high use of action verbs. This story describes daydreamers and visually depicts what different daydreamers look like. The story states: “while their dreams hopscotch, doubledutch, dance, thoughts rollerskate, crisscross, bump into hopes and wishes;” the preceding sentence describe how active daydreamer’s imaginations can be. This story suggests that many great ideas are a result of daydreaming. This story is best suited for Kindergarten to third grade students.

I like it, but my nieces (6 and 4) don't. I suspect that it's too grown-up for them. Read it before you buy it. ( )