{"id":20028,"date":"2020-09-15T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-15T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/readingtime.com.au\/?p=20028"},"modified":"2020-09-10T21:02:25","modified_gmt":"2020-09-10T11:02:25","slug":"the-puffin-book-of-big-dreams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/readingtime.com.au\/the-puffin-book-of-big-dreams\/","title":{"rendered":"The Puffin Book of Big Dreams"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Various,\u00a0The Puffin Book of Big Dreams<\/em>, Penguin Random House UK, September 2020, 256\u00a0pp.,\u00a0RRP\u00a0$32.99 (hbk), ISBN\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>9780241438206<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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To celebrate 80 years of publishing by Puffin, the treasured children\u2019s publishing house has artfully\u00a0gathered\u00a0a dreamy\u00a0collection of short stories and poetry into\u00a0The Puffin Book of Big Dreams: stories to spark your imagination<\/em>.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whimsically illustrated in black and white, the stories and poems are collected into dream themes. Within each theme is a mix of classics, extracts from longer novels, poetry, short pieces, and new wise and funny words from over one hundred authors and illustrators. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To give a sense of the scope of the stories in each section: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dream Wild… mystical foxes, magical libraries, enchanted paintings <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dream Bold… dogs with jobs, wild birds, ancient powers\u202f <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dream Far… big giants, new horizons, mysterious books, trolls, computer games\u202f <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dream Brave… action for the environment, caring for animals, being brave\u202f <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dream Kind… tales from Africa, India and valuing good deeds <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dream Forever… knights and ogres, real fairy godmothers, magical inventions <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aimed at middle to upper-primary school readers,\u00a0The Puffin Book of Big Dreams<\/a><\/em>\u00a0is an ideal read-aloud book for bedtime reading with younger readers.\u00a0For independent readers, the book is a standard hardback novel in physical size (222mm x 40mm x 162mm) also making it an easy one to curl up with.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Readers will find favourite authors like Eric Carle, Julia Donaldson, Roald Dahl, Susan Cooper, Beatrix Potter, and an opportunity to explore other authors they may not have had a chance to read yet. My nine-year old loved Ed Vere\u2019s funny story The Good Boy <\/em>about a dog who starts a new job. My wanderlust found a place to dream in the very special library that connects a young girl to her ancestors in Pakistan in The Ocean of Story<\/em>, written by Nazneen Ahmed and illustrated by Areeba Siddique.  I also enjoyed the bold adventure of a wild arctic tern in Keep Flying, Little Bird! <\/em>written by Ben Lerwill and illustrated by Chris Wormwell. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The anthology also includes snippets of stories and quotes from UK school children alongside leaders and public figures who also share their own big dreams. This becomes a lovely journey into the dreams of past, present, and emerging voices. As explained in the Introduction, in celebrating their 80th birthday with this anthology Puffin aimed to have a \u201cdream for everyone in this book: a dream for today and a dream for the future.<\/em>\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Puffin Book of Big Dreams: stories to spark your imagination<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>is a thoughtful and attractive anthology,\u00a0brimful\u00a0of\u00a0all the ingredients for\u00a0the sort of hearty dreams\u00a0that are often best\u00a0launched\u00a0by curling up in bed\u00a0when you are a bit sleepy, while cuddling\u00a0a\u00a0very good<\/em>\u00a0book of stories and poems.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reviewed by Angela Brown<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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