Dali and the Path of Dreams [Paperback]

Anna Obiolis (Author), Joan Subirana (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up

Little Salvi loves to run barefoot on the beach, rolling his hoop. One day as he plays along the shore, he spies a key gleaming in the water. Idly picking it up, he never dreams that the key opens the door to a strange and fantastical world where elephants have legs like giraffes, clocks melt like cheese left in the sun, and rowboats fly. Weaving Salvador Dali’s most famous motifs into an imaginative story, this charming picture book reflects the limitless possibilities of the Surrealist vision and serves as a great reminder that fine art needn’t be stuffy and boring.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 3-5–Little Salvi goes on a surreal adventure that begins with finding a key under the ocean. He then rides a long-legged elephant, comes across pizza-shaped clocks, sails through the air in a rowboat, and explores a strange tower. In one room, a piano plays as unusual objects and strange people emerge from the corners and eventually settle down to live in a drawer for a very long time. The book ends with an adult Salvador Dali reaching back to his childhood, and the drawer, for inspiration. Each page contains elements from Dali's life and his famous paintings. With their dreamlike quality, the pictures are a little like a visual trip down the rabbit hole; they are more entertaining and enlightening than the story, which is rather plodding. Students who are studying the surrealists might find it interesting to compare this book with Dali's art to see how Subirana wove symbols from his work into her illustrations. More of a novelty than a story, this is an additional purchase.–Elaine Lesh Morgan, Multnomah County Library, Portland, OR
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Review

This charming work takes Salvador Dali's most famous motifs, including melting clocks, long-legged elephants and magical chests of drawers, and weaves them into a story introducing the work of the artist to the youngest child. www.bettybookmark.co.uk

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books (July 23, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1845077776
• ISBN-13: 978-1845077778
• Product Dimensions: 11.8 x 8.4 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #38,149 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dali for Children, May 24, 2007

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A. Cooper "Book Buying Grandmother" (CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dali and the Path of Dreams (Hardcover)

Dali is appealing to children because they identify with fantasy, and this book is beautifully done, holding my grandchildren's interest over and over again. We're going to Spain and will see some of his original works, so with this preparation, I'm sure they will have a richer experience seeing the real thing. It's a great book!

5.0 out of 5 stars Art Teachers Will Love This, March 14, 2011

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This review is from: Dali and the Path of Dreams (Paperback)

What a great book to show the enormous imagination of Salvador Dali. My students love this book! It really helps them understand what Surrealism is all about!