by Effie Lada (Author) Effie Lada (Illustrator)
An ode to our dreams, imagination and what makes us unique in our way.
We all have different dreams...some of them take us on magical adventures across new geographies and landscapes and some other times they take us soaring up to the sky. And you, what do you dream about? Through poetic language and striking illustrations, In My Dreams will take you on a sensory journey full of beauty and tranquility. As these dreams give way to light, we will realize the most magical state is that of being ourselves. A poetic book about dreaming, waking up, and . . . daring to be yourself. For daydreamers ages 6 years and up.
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A child reflects on dreaming via enigmatic first-person musings in this artfully produced volume translated from the Dutch. Opening lines offer a questioning framing as a pale-skinned, long-haired child laments drifting off before they can see where dreams come from. The following pages describe otherworldly visions, which are amplified by Lada's intricately wrought b&w sketches, spot colored via vellum overlays. On one page, a snail atop a human face emerges from the child's comforter, which is adorned, via a transparent page, with blue flowers and vines. On another, a cloaked stag looks on as the child luxuriates in verdant green clothes whose layers "shine like the shell of a beetle." A labyrinth dotted with objects from these meanderings marks the transition to waking, and as the child proceeds to "turn over the sheet of darkness, / and let in the light of the world," color and sunshine distinguish the concluding pages. It's a ruminative telling that aptly captures the strangeness of dreaming and awakening. Ages 6-10. (Apr.)
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