Dormouse Dreams written by Karma Wilson and published by Disney Hyperion
Sweet dreams
As Dormouse dreams -- and snores -- his way from winter to spring, he imagines going on fantastical adventures with his best dormouse friend. Whimsical illustrations feature other animals entertaining themselves with dart games, cross-country skiing, flying airplanes, and more while Dormouse hibernates. Readers can also follow the friend's journey to Dormouse's house, where she wakes him up for some real life pleasures, including daydreaming. This is the perfect bedtime book to snuggle up with when spring isn't coming fast enough.
From School Library Journal
Wilson's rhyming couplets have a comforting rhythm. Liwska's full spread pencil drawings, digitally layered with warm color, beg for a close reading; every animal's expression is worth a second look, and her method of building texture is interesting and can be easily imitated. A sweet and tender title for one-on-one sharing either at bedtime or while waiting in anticipation for the season to change.—Lisa Lehmuller, Paul Cuffee Maritime Charter School, Providence
Publisher’s Weekly
With tiny, densely worked pencil strokes and soft hues, Liwska (Waiting for Snow) depicts the winter adventures that unfold as the dormouse slumbers: wolves play, birds rescue a rabbit, skiers race. Wilson’s (Dormouse Dreams) evocative language and sonic punctuation make for a fine readaloud, and Liwska breathes life into the entire forest community, making readers feel as though each creature has its own distinctive character and temperament.
