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Day Dreamers

A Journey of Imagination
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Day Dreamers invites children to embrace their imagination through playful daydreams. From cloud-gazing to exploring museums and tide-pools, children encounter magical creatures like dragons, unicorns, griffins, and jackalopes. Emily Winfield Martin's whimsical rhymes and enchanting illustrations create a celebration of creativity and wonder.
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Ideal for young children and their families, especially those who enjoy imaginative stories and enchanting picture books.

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Martin's newest picture bookNthe companion to "Dream Animals"Nshows readers that letting their imaginations run free will lead them into fantastical day dreams. A whimsical rhyme accompanies the dream-worthy illustrations. Full color.

This companion to Dream Animals celebrates the imagination and will have children dreaming both day and night!

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This companion to Dream Animals celebrates the imagination and will have children dreaming both day and night!

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Wonderful Things You Will Be comes this companion to Dream Animals—a celebration of the imagination of children dreaming both day and night!

Emily Winfield Martin 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.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780385376709

Publisher: Random House USA Inc

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 26 August 2014

Country: United States

Imprint: Random House Books for Young Readers

Illustration: FULL COLOR

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 9.0mm

Width: 252.0mm

Height: 264.0mm

Weight: 415g

Pages: 32

About the Author

EMILY WINFIELD MARTIN sketches, paints, and stitches to create imaginary worlds and characters. She is the author/illustrator of The Black Apple's Paper Doll Primer. Her store, The Black Apple, has been featured in national publications and on TV shows, including the New York Times and The Martha Stewart Show. Emily lives among the giant fir trees of Portland, Oregon, with her fellow adventurer, Josiah, and their cat Miette. Visit her online at BlackApple.typepad.com or Etsy.com/shop/theblackapple.

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