The Dreamer

By Cynthia Rylant

The luminous, instantly recognizable paintings of Barry Moser illustrate a work that follows a painter as he dreams of earth, trees, sky, and animals and then awakens to create them. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0590473417
• ISBN13: 9780590473415
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Scholastic
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.8" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

hard to find but well worth it -- a look at the "creation myth" we may not think of as a myth

I never understood why we term these stories "creation myths" - since to those who believe, it's not a myth. And those who don't believe might be wrong! But, anyway, this would be a good story to add to a unit on tales of the creation of the world, since it deals with the Christian seven days of creation. The word God isn't mentioned until the final page, the action centers around a young artist and dreamer who is inspired to create the beautiful things he sees in his mind. He works slowly, and takes his time, finding joy in the beauty around him. At the end, he chooses to make some people he can share all his work with, someone he can really talk to. And they make children, and those children make more children, and so on. This is beautifully illustrated and a very quiet calm book which would inspire any child to feel loved.

A must for kids of ALL ages!

A soothing tale of creation from a perspective even a two year old can understand.

Breath-takingly beautiful book!

This was one of the first books I was "wowed" by when I began doing children's programming about five years ago. The story is a beautiful creation story, explaining how the world and all the wonders in it came to be. But the art work is spectacular! Moser's illustrations and Rylant's words make for an unbeatable combination. A definite addition to any Church library, but also for anyone who wishes to share the beauty of the Christian creation story with children.