Reviews
Praise for The Dreamer A Pura Belpré Author Award Winner A Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor Book An IRA Notable Children's Book for a Global Society Carla Cohen Free Speech Award *"Rich, resonant, and enchanting." - Kirkus Reviews , starred review *"The perfect marriage of text and art." - School Library Journal , starred review *"Immaculately crafted and inspiring." - Publishers Weekly , starred review *"All the feel of a classic." - Booklist , starred review, Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Pura Belpre Award winner Booklist Editors' Choices NYPL 100 Best Children's Book A Kirkus Best Children's Book *"This book has all the feel of a classic, elegant and measured, but deeply rewarding and eminently readable."--Booklist, starred review *"...rich, resonant and enchanting."--Kirkus, starred review *"[A] masterful tribute."--Horn Book, starred review *"An immaculately crafted and inspiring piece of magical realism."--Publishers Weekly, starred review *"Absorbing...the perfect marriage of text and art."--School Library Journal, starred review "Ryan's hypnotic text, inspired by the childhood of Pablo Neruda, is brought to life by the extraordinary art of Peter Sis."--New York Times Book Review "A phantasmagorical rumination on the childhood of the great Chilean poet Pablo Neruda is rooted in a belief that words possess the power to mend the spirit and change the world."--Smithsonian Notable List, Awards and Praise for The Dreamer : Pura Belpré Award winner Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Booklist Editors' Choice NYPL 100 Best Children's Book ALA Notable Children's Book IRA Notable Children's Books for a Global Society Kirkus Best Children's Book Pen Center USA Literary Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature *"An immaculately crafter and inspiring piece of text and art." -- Publishers Weekly , starred review *". . . rich, resonant and enchanting." -- Kirkus , starred review *"The perfect marriages of text and art." -- School Library Journal , starred review *" This book has all the feel of a classic, elegant and measured, but deeply rewarding and eminently readable." -- Booklist , starred review *"[A] masterful tribute."- Horn Book , starred review "Ryan's hypnotic text, inspired by the childhood of Pablo Neruda, is brought to life by the extraordinary art of Peter Sis."- New York Times Book Review "A phantasmagorical rumination on the childhood of the great Chilean poet Pablo Neruda is rooted in a belief that words possess the power to mend the spirit and change the world."--Smithsonian Notable List, Awards and Praise for The Dreamer: Pura Belpré Award winner Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Booklist Editors' Choice NYPL 100 Best Children's Book ALA Notable Children's Book IRA Notable Children's Books for a Global Society Kirkus Best Children's Book Pen Center USA Literary Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature *"An immaculately crafter and inspiring piece of text and art." -- Publishers Weekly , starred review *". . . rich, resonant and enchanting." -- Kirkus , starred review *"The perfect marriages of text and art." -- School Library Journal , starred review *" This book has all the feel of a classic, elegant and measured, but deeply rewarding and eminently readable." -- Booklist , starred review *"[A] masterful tribute."- Horn Book , starred review "Ryan's hypnotic text, inspired by the childhood of Pablo Neruda, is brought to life by the extraordinary art of Peter Sis."- New York Times Book Review "A phantasmagorical rumination on the childhood of the great Chilean poet Pablo Neruda is rooted in a belief that words possess the power to mend the spirit and change the world."--Smithsonian Notable List, Praise for The Dreamer A Pura Belpr Author Award Winner A Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor Book An IRA Notable Children's Book for a Global Society Carla Cohen Free Speech Award *"Rich, resonant, and enchanting." -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review *"The perfect marriage of text and art." -- School Library Journal , starred review *"Immaculately crafted and inspiring." -- Publishers Weekly , starred review *"All the feel of a classic." -- Booklist , starred review, Awards and Praise for The Dreamer :Pura Belpré Award winner Boston Globe-Horn Book HonorBooklist Editors' Choice NYPL 100 Best Children's Book ALA Notable Children's BookIRA Notable Children's Books for a Global SocietyKirkus Best Children's Book Pen Center USA Literary Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature *"An immaculately crafter and inspiring piece of text and art." -- Publishers Weekly , starred review*". . . rich, resonant and enchanting." -- Kirkus , starred review*"The perfect marriages of text and art." -- School Library Journal , starred review*" This book has all the feel of a classic, elegant and measured, but deeply rewarding and eminently readable." -- Booklist , starred review*"[A] masterful tribute."- Horn Book , starred review"Ryan's hypnotic text, inspired by the childhood of Pablo Neruda, is brought to life by the extraordinary art of Peter Sis."- New York Times Book Review "A phantasmagorical rumination on the childhood of the great Chilean poet Pablo Neruda is rooted in a belief that words possess the power to mend the spirit and change the world."--Smithsonian Notable List, Awards and Praise for The Dreamer : Pura Belpr Award winner Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Booklist Editors' Choice NYPL 100 Best Children's Book ALA Notable Children's Book IRA Notable Children's Books for a Global Society Kirkus Best Children's Book Pen Center USA Literary Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature *"An immaculately crafter and inspiring piece of text and art." -- Publishers Weekly , starred review *". . . rich, resonant and enchanting." -- Kirkus , starred review *"The perfect marriages of text and art." -- School Library Journal , starred review *" This book has all the feel of a classic, elegant and measured, but deeply rewarding and eminently readable." -- Booklist , starred review *"[A] masterful tribute."- Horn Book , starred review "Ryan's hypnotic text, inspired by the childhood of Pablo Neruda, is brought to life by the extraordinary art of Peter Sis."- New York Times Book Review "A phantasmagorical rumination on the childhood of the great Chilean poet Pablo Neruda is rooted in a belief that words possess the power to mend the spirit and change the world."--Smithsonian Notable List, Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Pura Belpre Award winner Booklist Editors' Choices NYPL 100 Best Children's Book A Kirkus Best Children's Book *This book has all the feel of a classic, elegant and measured, but deeply rewarding and eminently readable."—Booklist, starred review *…rich, resonant and enchanting."—Kirkus, starred review *[A] masterful tribute."—Horn Book, starred review *An immaculately crafted and inspiring piece of magical realism."—Publishers Weekly, starred review *Absorbing…the perfect marriage of text and art."—School Library Journal, starred review Ryan's hypnotic text, inspired by the childhood of Pablo Neruda, is brought to life by the extraordinary art of Peter Sis."—New York Times Book Review A phantasmagorical rumination on the childhood of the great Chilean poet Pablo Neruda is rooted in a belief that words possess the power to mend the spirit and change the world."—Smithsonian Notable List