Day Dreamers: A Journey of Imagination
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- Author：Emily Winfield Martin
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Summary
This companion to Dream Animals celebrates the imagination and will have children dreaming both day and night！
Emily Winfield Martin's newest picture book shows readers that letting their imaginations run free will lead them into fantastical day dreams。 Whether cloud-gazing or wandering through a museum， reading a book or playing in a tide-pool， the children in this picture book find themselves in places inhabited by magical creatures such as dragons， unicorns， griffins， and jackalopes。 A whimsical rhyme accompanies the dream-worthy illustrations。
Emily Winfield Martin's newest picture book shows readers that letting their imaginations run free will lead them into fantastical day dreams。 Whether cloud-gazing or wandering through a museum， reading a book or playing in a tide-pool， the children in this picture book find themselves in places inhabited by magical creatures such as dragons， unicorns， griffins， and jackalopes。 A whimsical rhyme accompanies the dream-worthy illustrations。
Reviews
Sheila
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Such beautiful work of art！ I especially loved the rhyming texts。
Altea Bolger
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Awards: N/AGrade Level（s）: PreK-2nd Summary: This book is about children discover magical creatures through their imagination。 Review: This book is beautifully illustrated and would definitely be an exciting book for children as it questions whether the normal things， we encounter are actually mythical creatures， and how if we just use our imagination， we can encounter them。 In-classroom uses: This is a great book to use for class read aloud and could be used for a fun activity such as drawing a Awards: N/AGrade Level（s）: PreK-2nd Summary: This book is about children discover magical creatures through their imagination。 Review: This book is beautifully illustrated and would definitely be an exciting book for children as it questions whether the normal things， we encounter are actually mythical creatures， and how if we just use our imagination， we can encounter them。 In-classroom uses: This is a great book to use for class read aloud and could be used for a fun activity such as drawing and describing a mythical creature that each student will use their imagination to create。 。。。more
Jon
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I'd probably give it five stars。 Rowan would give it four。 In time， I suspect he might up it to five as well。 Lovely stuff。 He's way into the dragon and the clouds right now。 This is imaginative， fantastical fun， with illustrations evoking a different visual era closer to my own childhood than Rowan's。 So it reminded me of being a kid and getting lost in worlds of fantasy and wonder。 That's a special thing not easy to do。 Very special。 I'd probably give it five stars。 Rowan would give it four。 In time， I suspect he might up it to five as well。 Lovely stuff。 He's way into the dragon and the clouds right now。 This is imaginative， fantastical fun， with illustrations evoking a different visual era closer to my own childhood than Rowan's。 So it reminded me of being a kid and getting lost in worlds of fantasy and wonder。 That's a special thing not easy to do。 Very special。 。。。more
Tomatosandwiches
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Love the illustrations。
Lauren
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With charming illustrations with a vintage "Little Golden Book"-type feel， this book encourages readers to use their imaginations as much as possible。 I feel inspired！ With charming illustrations with a vintage "Little Golden Book"-type feel， this book encourages readers to use their imaginations as much as possible。 I feel inspired！ 。。。more
Casey Koester
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The words here are not the most successful， but the gorgeous illustrations more than compensate。 The text doesn't flow well and the words are long and hard to pronounce for kids。 But boy is this a gorgeous book。 The words here are not the most successful， but the gorgeous illustrations more than compensate。 The text doesn't flow well and the words are long and hard to pronounce for kids。 But boy is this a gorgeous book。 。。。more
Chris
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APH was acting like a banshee， but quickly settled down when we started reading this。 She was mesmerized！
Morgan
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A lovely whimsical book。
Kelly
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This book had an ethereal feel。 It's a lovely rhyming story of fantasy and imagination。 This book had an ethereal feel。 It's a lovely rhyming story of fantasy and imagination。 。。。more
Mia
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Loved reading this author to my son when he was an infant and toddler。
Peacegal
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Delightful。 Gorgeous， magical， fantasy art plays across the page in this celebration of the power of imagination。
CHARISSA MITCHELL
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Summary: This book has beautiful poetic language that takes the reader through many different ways that they can turn things that happen around them into imaginations， along with general ideas about imagination。 You can either simply imagine whatever you want， or things from the your imaginary world can be inspired from things in the real world。 You can imagine that the force that moves the clouds is really a dragon。 You can look into the sea and imagine that the sea creatures fly。 You can imagi Summary: This book has beautiful poetic language that takes the reader through many different ways that they can turn things that happen around them into imaginations， along with general ideas about imagination。 You can either simply imagine whatever you want， or things from the your imaginary world can be inspired from things in the real world。 You can imagine that the force that moves the clouds is really a dragon。 You can look into the sea and imagine that the sea creatures fly。 You can imagine that the bones and artifacts in a museum are the real creatures。 You can imagine that "Jock-a-loping paws may fall" in a rain shower。 You can imagine that the works in an art gallery are about two unicorns meeting two friends。 You can imagine that the noise pages make are the noise of a griffin's wings。 Most of all， the wonderful things about imagination are that you do not have to go through a secret passage to get into the world of imagination， and any characters you imagine will wait for you to return if you must leave temporarily to go into the real world。My Thoughts: This book was absolutely lovely with its beautiful illustrations， poetic language， and encouragement to the readers to use their imaginations。 Personally， I love this book because， as a child， I day-dreamed and imagined things all the time， and it was one of the most enjoyable and special experiences。 However， I do realize that the idea of letting your imaginations run wild has some balancing principles with it: such as making sure 1） that you are also living in the real world as needed， 2） that you are doing things， whether via imagination or physical work， to serve God rather than simply entertain yourself and others， and 3） that you are imagining clean， wholesome， meaningful， Christ-focused things。Connection to Teaching: One， when teaching reading， I can teach children to imagine what they are reading about in their heads， and I can invite them to even make up their own stories or theories or connections to their world from the stories。 Two， in general， I can encourage children to use their valuable gift of imagination and creativity， and to use it the right way to create Christ-like， God-honoring stories， works of art， plays， architectural structures， and more。 。。。more
Emma
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Sweet and charming ode to childlike imagination。 Beautiful rhyming text， and soft vintage-feeling illustrations。
Marcela
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This book is absolutely gorgeous。
Lauren Allen
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Fantastical。 ♥️
Abigail
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Noted Etsy artist and children's author Emily Winfield Martin， who made her picture-book debut with Dream Animals: A Bedtime Journey， returns in this companion volume， this time exploring daytime dreams， and the animals who escort young children to the realms of fantasy and enchantment。 As with the earlier volume， the text here is poetic - "They say there are no dragons left / And that's the way it seems。 / To find them you must visit / The land of waking dreams" - and the artwork fantastic。 Noted Etsy artist and children's author Emily Winfield Martin， who made her picture-book debut with Dream Animals: A Bedtime Journey， returns in this companion volume， this time exploring daytime dreams， and the animals who escort young children to the realms of fantasy and enchantment。 As with the earlier volume， the text here is poetic - "They say there are no dragons left / And that's the way it seems。 / To find them you must visit / The land of waking dreams" - and the artwork fantastic。 Dragons， phoenix， jackalopes， unicorns and griffins all appear， each one a steed for a lucky child embarking on a magical voyage of make-believe。。。As with its predecessor， I enjoyed Day Dreamers quite a bit， finding the gentle text engaging and the beautiful artwork immensely appealing。 Martin opens up a world of fairy-tale and fantasy for young children with her lovely illustrations。 I enjoy her depiction of magical creatures， and the connections she draws between real-life events such as visiting the museum， and the flights of fancy they can inspire in young children。 I was particularly taken with the scene in which two girls see an image of a unicorn - clearly inspired by the Unicorn Tapestries to be found in the Cloisters Museum， here in New York City - and then find themselves riding unicorns through a wood。 Recommended to young children who love fairy-tales and stories of magic， as well as to anyone who enjoyed Martin's first foray into the picture-book world。 。。。more
Tina
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Gorgeous， fanciful and dreamlike。
Ketutar Jensen
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Very cute little story。 The illustrations were beautiful but slightly unfinished。 （I have a little of the same problem with my illustrations。 I draw the central image and ignore the backgrounds， even though I adore artists who actually care about framing the central image and putting in small surprises in the background。 Also， there are a few artists who can get away with just the central image， but they play with the composition much more than Emily Winfield Martin and me。）
Demi Bradberry
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Day Dreamers if a fun， fantasy filled children’s book。 This book is about a young child who uses their imagination to travel to magical places。 I thought this is a very good book to read to a younger audience for them to explore the different mythical creatures other than dragons and unicorns。 A fun teaching idea that you could use this for this book in the classroom would be to do a read aloud and have the students make up their own mystical creature and have them write a couple of sentences ex Day Dreamers if a fun， fantasy filled children’s book。 This book is about a young child who uses their imagination to travel to magical places。 I thought this is a very good book to read to a younger audience for them to explore the different mythical creatures other than dragons and unicorns。 A fun teaching idea that you could use this for this book in the classroom would be to do a read aloud and have the students make up their own mystical creature and have them write a couple of sentences explaining what it is and what it does。 。。。more
Anna
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In this book， the characters are using their imagination to dream up various different settings and situations where they are surrounded by mythical creatures。 The illustrations in this book are very high quality and detailed， which will keep students intrigued。 I would use this book in a first-grade classroom to discuss magical characters vs。 realistic characters。 The students would really enjoy the magic elements of this book as well as the use of their own imagination。
Cheyenne Bryant
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The book "Day Dreamers: A Journey of Imagination" by Emily Winfield Martin is about children that allow their imaginations to take them on a journey in their day dreams。 The children play among magical creatures in engaging settings such as tide-pools， museums， and magical forests。 The illustrations of this books are very captivating for the reader， and help set the tone for this fantasy text。 I would use this book in a Kindergarten classroom while covering the following Georgia standard of exce The book "Day Dreamers: A Journey of Imagination" by Emily Winfield Martin is about children that allow their imaginations to take them on a journey in their day dreams。 The children play among magical creatures in engaging settings such as tide-pools， museums， and magical forests。 The illustrations of this books are very captivating for the reader， and help set the tone for this fantasy text。 I would use this book in a Kindergarten classroom while covering the following Georgia standard of excellence: ELAGSEKRI4: With prompting and support， ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text。 I would have the students identify the names of the magical creatures that might be unfamiliar to them （such as a phoenix， unicorn， and griffin） and use the illustrations to answer questions about these magical creatures。 。。。more
Taylor Brickley
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This story is about children that have a brilliant imagination。 They come up with many different fictional creatures， including a dragon that they ride on in the clouds。 I liked this story because the illustrations were great and it think it helps remove the limitations that children have on their imaginations。 I would use this book in my classroom to teach students that they can have imaginations and that having imaginations can make a writing much better。
Braelyn Carwile
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this book is a simple story that teaches readers about imagination。 it shows how you can find extraordinary things in ordinary life。 I thought the book was ok， it was nice and simple， but didn't really resonate with me the way I thought it was going to。 I think it would be fun to after reading this book， have my students come up with their own mythical creature。 they would draw it， and then write their own story on what it does。 this book is a simple story that teaches readers about imagination。 it shows how you can find extraordinary things in ordinary life。 I thought the book was ok， it was nice and simple， but didn't really resonate with me the way I thought it was going to。 I think it would be fun to after reading this book， have my students come up with their own mythical creature。 they would draw it， and then write their own story on what it does。 。。。more
Jordan Ramsey
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This book is about the world of a daydreamer and how a boring setting can turn into an awesome place based on your imagination。 I liked this book。 It is a simple story， but the message is really good。 I would use this in my class to encourage my students to use their imaginations。 I would have them finger paint to let them be creative。
Laura Aldridge
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Very cute。 A simple book with a great lean towards imagining。 Much better suited for younger kids。
Alyssa Haslam
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Beautiful book about using imagination and the power of imagining。 Gave me the chills。 The story is also told in a poetical format which is beautiful。 Definitely would recommend for young children。
BunTheDestroyer
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Very pretty but pointless
Trisha Parsons
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This book has a sweet narrative about engaging in your imagination， but it wasn't the most engaging read for Story Time。 This book has a sweet narrative about engaging in your imagination， but it wasn't the most engaging read for Story Time。 。。。more
Marianne
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2。5 stars， really。 I can't believe how hit or miss I am with this author。。。。 This one bothered me because the rhythm of the poetry didn't scan right （to my ear）， plus also I didn't like the paintings as much as I wanted to - there were only a couple out of the whole book that I found truly pleasing。 Humph hrumph。 2。5 stars， really。 I can't believe how hit or miss I am with this author。。。。 This one bothered me because the rhythm of the poetry didn't scan right （to my ear）， plus also I didn't like the paintings as much as I wanted to - there were only a couple out of the whole book that I found truly pleasing。 Humph hrumph。 。。。more
Awjtf
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