Big Dreams, the first in Eric Hallam’s series of Dream Seed Books is full of imagination, rhythm, imagery, and excitement. The idea behind Big Dreams is to get the child’s creativity working and plant “dream seeds” to inspire venturesome dreams.

The soothing rhythmic verse in the pages of this bedtime story create an atmosphere where one wants to fall asleep in order to experience all the adventures imaginable. Some of the scenarios presented for a dreamer’s possibilities for the night include being: a scuba diver, a noble knight, a captain of a pirate ship, a Super Bowl quarterback, a pitcher for the World Series, and a jungle explorer to name a few. Each page follows a similar pattern of a child getting ready for bed and what they might dream about that night. Here is a quote from one page:

“I would like to go to sleep; underneath the bright stars. I am an astronaut headed for Mars.”

The author’s website www.dreamseedbooks.com offers a link to YouTube where the entire book can be viewed before purchase. There is also an eLive version of this book which means the printed copy includes a code redeemable for the downloadable audio version of the book online.

Big Dreams lives up to its name by delivering a lyrical, magical text with beautiful illustrations that inspires creative dreaming! Children and adults will both be drawn to the inspirational theme presented by Big Dreams. We, at Reading Jungle, highly recommend this story to all those who are big dreamers!