The Dreamer is not a new book, released in 2010, but one I've always wanted to read by the author of the wonderful book Esperanza Rising that many of you may already know. Dreamer is the fictionalized story of poet Pablo Neruda, perhaps one of the best-known poets in the world. According to this story, Naruda was quite the dreamer his entire life, often causing him fear and uncertainty at the hands of his father. Ryan eloquently puts his creative ideas and thoughts into everyday events, describing how his brain worked with all that he saw and imagined around him and the impacts that had on his young life. What that looked like for the adult Naruda is now history. The book is given even more magic and life through the art that Sis provides throughout.
This award-winning book isn't difficult to read, nor will it likely take long to finish. But the art and writing are wonderful, to learn about the life of one of our greatest poets is a gift, and I feel that this is a book everyone should read. After finishing it, I asked my owner (your librarian) to add a biography of Naruda to the library collection, as well as the book of poems mentioned in The Dreamer, "The Book of Questions". Look for them next fall when we all return to our regular school and library! 4 paws!
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