Internationally acclaimed singer and songwriter Mary Chapin Carpenter extends her many talents to this gentle children's lullaby. A good-night kiss sends a little girl sailing off to a magical world where children from around the world come to follow their dreams. Julia Noonan's softly captivating illustrations perfectly enhance that special place where dreams can come true. Full color.
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From Publishers Weekly
Carpenter's original lullaby (her contribution to 'Til Their Eyes Shine, a recent CD anthology of lullabies by a number of well-known performing artists) makes for pleasant enough bedtime fare, though it's a shame that the musical notation wasn't included?it's clear from the cadence that these verses were meant to be sung, not just read aloud. The words are geared for gently coaxing little ones to sleep: "Who knows where you'll fly away,/ winging past the light of day?/ The man in the moon and the Milky Way/ welcome you to dreamland." Catering to the same pearly taste, Noonan's (Emma & Mommy Talk to God) oil paintings have the retro flavor of tinted photographs of the '30s and '40s. A cherubic blonde girl drifts off to sleep, floating across a pastel night sky with multiracial companions who emerge from blossoming flowers and who snuggle with stuffed animals?it seems almost unnecessary to add that the stars and the moon all wear smiling faces. There's little middle ground here: readers will find this either saccharine or sweet as spun sugar. Ages 3-7.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From School Library Journal
PreSchool-In this well-intentioned but sticky-sweet effort, a child is kissed goodnight by her bearded daddy and then floats off to Dreamland, where "Every sleepy boy and girl,/in every bed around the world,/can hear the stars up in the sky/whispering a lullaby." The young girl meets smiling stars, big stuffed animals, the man in the moon, and a multicultural cast of children curled up in oversized flowers. The vague text and the cliched images are not the stuff of which dreams are made. The artwork is technically good, but unfortunately matches the lullaby's syrupy mood. The main character bears a striking resemblance to the Breck girl of the '50s. This title by a popular singer-songwriter will probably sell well in bookstores, but libraries can pass on it.
Lauralyn Persson, Wilmette Public Library, IL
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Lauralyn Persson, Wilmette Public Library, IL
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Syrupy sweet and wonderful!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Dreamland: A Lullaby (Hardcover)
Well, I am a California single mom and I loved this book. Maybe it's because I just went to a Mary Chapin Carpenter concert last night. Who knows! The book is very, very sweet but isn't that what makes for sweet dreams? I love to read to my daughter at bedtime and she likes to hear kind and gentle words before she goes to dreamland. She often says, "Mommy, I can't go to sleep without a lullaby." I look for books that have a loving and soothing message for bedtime. This is how I like to send my daugther off to sleep. This book is a definate winner to me.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A sweet sweet book that launches sweet sweet dreams,
By A Customer
This review is from: Dreamland: A Lullaby (Hardcover)
My daughter and I love this book and if it's too syrupy sweet, then so are we. The illustrations are wonderful and my daughter loves to talk about the babies who sleep in flowers. One word of caution -- the Daddy in the book has a beard. My daughter, unaccustomed to facial hair and therefore terrified of it, took a while to warm up to this bearded man. But now, she loves him and no longer screams and runs when she sees bearded men in public. So this Daddy is somewhat of a beard ambassador. We love this book. Buy it and read it till the pages fall out.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Dreamland: Nana's Review of a Favorite Book!,
By Nancy C. Waugh (Omaha, Nebraska) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Dreamland: A Lullaby (Hardcover)
I have purchased four copies of this book, one for myself and one for each of my children who have children. I was immediately drawn to the soft colors, peaceful pictures in gentle tones, and the rhythm of the words. The children (and their animal friends) pictured going off to dreamland are from different countries. Going to sleep is pictured and told as a gentle, peaceful, safe and enjoyable experience. The moon and milky way are wonderfully illustrated. I just want to go there! I hope this book comes back in print because I have more children with children and friends with children and it is a perfect gift. The text is in gentle words and wonderful rhythm. The illustrations almost bring tears to my eyes. My grandchildren never tire of having me read this book. I never tire of reading it to them.
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