GROWING UP DREAMS REVIEW

Growing Up Dreams

By Susan J. Berger

 

“Growing Up Dreams,” by Susan J. Berger, illustrated by Samantha Bell, is a delightful, rhyming picture book about a little girl’s big, wonderful, and wild daydreams about what she’ll do when she grows up. She shares her growing up dreams with her two cats, Quentin and Quigley. Her dreams are little girl dreams of living in a tree house, eating ice cream for breakfast, staying up late, having her own store, and her own zoo.

She tells her cats she’ll wear what she wants when she wants, and she’ll do what she wants. She’ll live in a magical world, with flying and dancing, no rules, and no homework. My favorite part is the end where she says she’ll use all her power to make people happy, give them good things, and she’ll share all of her dreams with her Mommy and Daddy.

Artist Samantha Bell has captured the magic of this little girl’s dreams in her colorful and playful artwork. Ms. Bell brings this sweet story to life with images that will entertain and touch both children and parents. The values of caring, helping, and sharing are beautifully presented in word and image. This is a great book for bedtime stories and read alouds. I highly recommend it for children ages 4 through 7.

Information on author and actress Susan J. Berger is at http://susanbjames.blogspot.com/p/childrens-books.html

Information on artist and author Samantha Bell is at https://www.samanthasbell.com/

Reviewed by:

Penelope Anne Cole

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