A lyrical, soothing book for children ages 3-7 to share before bedtime.
As night falls and bedtime beckons, young readers can get ready for a gentle journey into dreamland. They will explore wild meadows, dive into pools of words, and sing into the wind. They'll travel to the highest mountain and swim in the deepest ocean before spending some quiet, carefree time in a fragrant meadow. Lyrical, rhyming text and magical illustrations will soothe little ones and help them drift off to sleep.
A “magic dreamscape” beckons with sensorial experiences of the natural world in this slumbrous rhyming picture book. From oceans and “deepest forests” to “mighty mountains” and meadows, a caregiver and child, both portrayed with brown skin, anticipate the peaceful pleasures and natural beauty that will infuse their dreams: “We’ll race through/ wild, sweet meadows,/ trail fingers/ in the grass,// then rest among the flowers/ as hours tiptoe past.” Adani’s gentle full-bleed renderings layer cool-toned swatches of color with a soft-edged airbrush effect. While the caregiver and child feature in each setting, calming vistas of illuminated landscapes predominate, offering an ideal frame for Otter’s easygoing verse, which undulates across each spread. After a journey that sees the loving pair imaginatively dive into word pools and taste falling raindrops, a starry cityscape sets the scene for a final caring enjoinder: “Close your eyes,/ my little one,/ and sleep/ in peace tonight.” Ages 3–7. (July) --Publishers Weekly
Isabel Otter is a children's book editor and writer. She grew up in rural Herefordshire, England, and spent much of her childhood in trees. Isabel loves weaving stories and writing about the world around her. She currently lives in London.
Nabila Adani lives in Jakarta, Indonesia, and enjoys illustrating different cultures around the world. She originally studied industrial product design at the Bandung Institute of Technology, earning her degree in 2013, yet found her way into illustration later in life. Nabila briefly worked as a product designer in Japan and Indonesia before moving to the United States to study children’s book illustration. Now, living back in Jakarta, she enjoys illustrating and telling stories for children worldwide.
A lyrical, soothing book for children ages 3-7 to share before bedtime.
As night falls and bedtime beckons, young readers can get ready for a gentle journey into dreamland. They will explore wild meadows, dive into pools of words, and sing into the wind. They'll travel to the highest mountain and swim in the deepest ocean before spending some quiet, carefree time in a fragrant meadow. Lyrical, rhyming text and magical illustrations will soothe little ones and help them drift off to sleep.
Praise
A “magic dreamscape” beckons with sensorial experiences of the natural world in this slumbrous rhyming picture book. From oceans and “deepest forests” to “mighty mountains” and meadows, a caregiver and child, both portrayed with brown skin, anticipate the peaceful pleasures and natural beauty that will infuse their dreams: “We’ll race through/ wild, sweet meadows,/ trail fingers/ in the grass,// then rest among the flowers/ as hours tiptoe past.” Adani’s gentle full-bleed renderings layer cool-toned swatches of color with a soft-edged airbrush effect. While the caregiver and child feature in each setting, calming vistas of illuminated landscapes predominate, offering an ideal frame for Otter’s easygoing verse, which undulates across each spread. After a journey that sees the loving pair imaginatively dive into word pools and taste falling raindrops, a starry cityscape sets the scene for a final caring enjoinder: “Close your eyes,/ my little one,/ and sleep/ in peace tonight.” Ages 3–7. (July) --Publishers Weekly
Author
Isabel Otter is a children's book editor and writer. She grew up in rural Herefordshire, England, and spent much of her childhood in trees. Isabel loves weaving stories and writing about the world around her. She currently lives in London.
Nabila Adani lives in Jakarta, Indonesia, and enjoys illustrating different cultures around the world. She originally studied industrial product design at the Bandung Institute of Technology, earning her degree in 2013, yet found her way into illustration later in life. Nabila briefly worked as a product designer in Japan and Indonesia before moving to the United States to study children’s book illustration. Now, living back in Jakarta, she enjoys illustrating and telling stories for children worldwide.
