The Dream Keepers

by April Hartmann

Overview

Dreams don’t come true all on their own! Set off on an adventure with the Dream Keepers–the guardians who help a wish take its place in the sky through positivity and perseverance.

The Land of Dreams is a fantastic place, where wishes are born as a tiny twinkle of light, rising up from Inspiration Lake. From there, a wish must take a long journey in order to become a gleaming star in the sky–and it will need help along the way! So, every wish has two guardians known as Dream Keepers: one in charge of Happy Thoughts, and one in charge of Hard Work.

When a very special wish needs to reach a home all the way at the top of Challenge Mountain, can the Dream Keepers complete the journey? Or will they give up?

The Dream Keepers is an uplifting story about facing challenges with determination, and overcoming obstacles on the way to achieving your goals.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781576879870
Publisher:	POW! Kids Books
Publication date:	08/17/2021
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	11.00(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

April Hartmann is an illustrator, graphic designer and writer, freelancing from her home-studio in Washington, Pennsylvania. Her illustration style is layered and textural, using the latest digital techniques to combine painterly patterns and decorative line work. She earned her BFA in Illustration (with honors) at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, and today has more than twenty years experience illustrating for books in publishing and educational markets. When not at the drawing table, she's usually involved in some other creative task like writing, decorating, or testing recipes to get her family to eat more vegetables.

Editorial Reviews

2021-06-16
In the Land of Dreams, Dream Keepers wait to help wishes and dreams do what they need to do to come true.

Wishes and dreams (used interchangeably) start in Inspiration Lake. When they come true, they end up in the sky as stars. Sometimes, wishes are easy to launch into the sky. But sometimes, reaching the sky requires traversing the rocky terrain of Challenge Mountain. For this reason, each dream (depicted as a smiling star) is assigned two Dream Keepers (depicted as blue beings in onesies) to help it successfully complete its journey. One Dream Keeper is in charge of Happy Thoughts, while the other is in charge of Hard Work. No matter how difficult the journey, dreams begin on the Path of Purpose and take things one step at a time. Dream Keepers help the dream move past distractions and to wade through the Swamp of Discovery, where all kinds of surprises await. Still, despite this care and attention, not every dream will make it: Many end up in the land of Lost Dreams instead of the sky. But no matter how far you get with your dream or your wish, the Dream Keepers make sure to celebrate your progress. This whimsically illustrated picture book is written in a colloquial voice that addresses readers with warmth and sincerity. While the complexity of the metaphor can be difficult to follow—and, at times, feels like it gets in the way of the story—the inspirational message shines through warmly.

An overworked metaphor may yet manage to inspire. (Picture book. 4-7)

Kirkus Reviews