The sweetness in this sojourn into the Land of Nod occasionally errs on the sticky side, but that's a small flaw in a stand-out work by a notable group of artists, each with a singular style: Mary Jane Alm, Lee Blaske, Pat Frederick, Tab Laven, Kathy Mueller, Mark Mueller and Scott "Scooter" Nelson. "Wonderful Land of Dreams," by Kathy Mueller, is a stunning highlight. "Lost in a Dream," is a transporting fantasy by Laven: a child, "lying under the branch of the old willow tree," imagines soaring into the sky, becoming the wind: "I'd make my home the top of the trees; I'd whistle down the mountains, make white caps on the seas..." Laven also performs "Ship of Dreams", a tropical, instrumental sway, in which children can go to sea and "catch a breeze on a sleepy ocean, where dreams and imagination fill your sails." "Lullaby Love", by C. Decker Velie, Nelson and Mark Mueller, is a symphony of pop harmonies interwoven with "Brahm's Lullaby". "Beautiful Baby," by Nelson and Steven C. Anderson, tends toward the sugary side of pop. Blaske's instrumental versions of traditional tunes-"Hey Diddle Diddle," "Goodnight Ladies," and "Day is Done"--are luminous. Parents' Choice Gold Award. (Lynne Heffley, Parents' Choice, 1998)