Book recommendation: Appelmando’s Dreams

Buy it: Appelemando’s Dreams

Appelemando’s Dreams (By Patricia Polacco) – Appelemando lives in a drab village where there isn’t much to do. But his daydreams take him away to a colorful world. He has four good friends who can actually see his dreams drift right out of the top of his head in colorful swirls. But soon the boys discover that Appelemando’s dreams have stuck to all the houses, stores and walls of the village. The village elders are angry and think it’s a prank. As Appelemando and his friends are walking home, they get lost in a forest. But the boys are found when Appelemando’s colorful dreams float out over the trees and are spotted by the villagers. Appelemando’s village is no longer drab and he grows old there, still loving to daydream.

The book recommendations included on this website are books that my daughter Ally, now age 5, have read and enjoyed together. I recommend the books that stand out to me as excellent children’s books for writing, illustrations, originality, story and characters. Ally and I hope you enjoy them too!