As a child begins to fall asleep, she begins to wonder where wild animals sleep for the night and imagines a conversation with the wild creatures that gives her some answer. This, is the gentle premise of Sweet Dreams of the Wild, and original collection of poems by Rebecca Kai Dotlich that explores through richly detailed imagery how and where a variety of animals, birds, and insects like to sleep. The evocative colored-pencil illustrations by Katharine Dodge lend a warm, comforting glow to the book that will delight children as they engage in this imaginative exploration of the habitats of animals in their own backyards and beyond.
Rebecca Kai Dotlich is the author of Lemonade Sun, And Other Summer Poems. She lives in Carmel, Indiana.
Katharine Dodge's illustrations have appeared in many publications. She lives on a farm in northern Pennsylvania.
Overview
As a child begins to fall asleep, she begins to wonder where wild animals sleep for the night and imagines a conversation with the wild creatures that gives her some answer. This, is the gentle premise of Sweet Dreams of the Wild, and original collection of poems by Rebecca Kai Dotlich that explores through richly detailed imagery how and where a variety of animals, birds, and insects like to sleep. The evocative colored-pencil illustrations by Katharine Dodge lend a warm, ...