Dream Animals: A Bedtime Journey [Hardcover]

From theNew York Timesbestseller ofThe Wonderful Things You Will Beis Emily Winfield Martin's first book for little dreamers.

Ideal for bed time reading,Dream Animals convinces children to close their eyes and discover who their dream animal might be—a fox? a bear? a narwhal?—and what dream it might take them to. With a perfect nighttime rhyme and gorgeous illustrations, this book is irresistible.Silver Winner from NAPPA (National Parenting Publication Awards)

The New York Times, November 27, 2013:
A rare, enchanting mixture of graceful rhyming verse and adorable, Hummel-sweet illustrations... Martin’s paintings, in rich, creamy opaque colors, have a retro look that recalls early Golden Books, but with more brush-stroke texture. They’re so nursery-worthy you may be tempted to snip a few out and frame them.

Parents Magazine, November 2013:
Enchanting...Little ones won't mind curling up, thanks to the lovely whimsical illustrations.

The Atlantic Wire, August 29, 2013:
Tender and dark, this brings to mind the dark and wooded world of classic fairy tales — but with a refreshingly quirky twist.

Kirkus Reviews, August 15, 2013:
These stunning, full-color illustrations rely on polished brush strokes, midnight blue backgrounds and ethereal light to produce an almost surreal atmosphere in which children quietly ride their dream animals to fantastical venues, silently suggesting the infinite possibility of dreams. A visually elegant and textually cadenced bedtime treat.

Publishers Weekly, August 12, 2013:
The minimalist ink-sketched bedrooms of each dreamer give way to luxuriant fairy-tale images rendered in dense, subtly radiant colors, which are reminiscent of classic European illustration...Will take firm grip of readerl“'