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Shimmeree (reissue) (Serendipity Books)

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Shimmeree, a crystal dragon living in a crystal world, is out frollicking when the young dragon finds a strange seed. What follows is a tale of beauty, and the newfound understanding of the color of a rose -- and how that color can spread across an entire world bringing light and life.

I like all the Stephen Cosgrove books, they have touching life learning stories that children can relate too. The illustrations are vivid. I read this story to my 8 month old Grandson, and when I showed him the pictures, he would reach up to touch them.

Years later seeing the cover to this book gave me goosebumps. I still remember this being the first book I ever read as a kid. The illustration from the Serendipity books are gorgeous, and the plot is so creative (which I won't give away, but it has a beautiful message). This is, what I think is missing from children today, this book is pure imagination!

Well, first off, Shimmeree is actually a winged mare, not a dragon. She lives inside a water droplet and her world is only ever silver, blue, and gold. That is until a speck of dust, brown, brings in a seed that blooms with other colours. An interesting work, but somewhat lacking in the beauty and psuedo-reality of the other books. A personal preference of mine, maybe, also the vivid colourings can be very distracting to young ones, especially at bedtime. To be fair I really do love almost all the other serendipity books.