When the World Is Dreaming
“What does Little Rabbit dream / at the end of the day? / After the hopping, / the nibbling, the play. / Beneath a shrub in a hidden nest, / head to toe with all the rest, / what does Little Rabbit dream?” The dreams of Little Rabbit, Little Snake, Little Deer, Little Newt, Little Mouse, Little Turtle, and a small human dreamer are imagined in a lyrical patterned rhyming text set against soft watercolor and digital media illustrations. Their dreams range from the realistic (Little Rabbit dreams of “peas and carrots”) to the fanciful (Little Rabbit also dreams of cabbage leaves that make perfect wings for flying) in a gentle, inspired picture book that ends each musing with a soothing refrain: “Sleep, Little Rabbit, safe and warm, Dream until the light of morn.” ©2016 Cooperative Children's Book Center
Illustrated by Kenard Pak
CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 2-5
Age Range:
Babies/Toddlers (birth – 3)
PreK-Early Elementary (Ages 4-7)
Format:
Picture book
Subjects:
Animals (Fiction)
Dreams
Stories in Rhyme
Publisher:
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publish Year: 2016
Pages: 32
ISBN: 9780544582620
CCBC Location: Picture Book, Gray