In Our Dreaming Place book series, as part of the nighttime routine, the child picks a special place they would like to visit. Both caregiver and child agree to try to dream about meeting each other in that place and having a picnic. Once the location is chosen, the caretaker talks about the animals native to that area and then the child and caretaker playfully imagine what food will be brought to the picnic.
In hopes for any child to imagine themselves in the story, the book purposely does not identify the gender of the child.
OUR DREAMING PLACE sparks imagination, creativity, education and eases the fear of falling asleep alone.
Children will love this story because of their own involvement in imagining what food the animals will bring to the picnic.
The author started telling her own children this story to help them learn about other parts of our world and the animals that live there. She also wanted to spark their creativity, build creative confidence, and ease their fear of going to bed on their own. The storytelling process creates a comforting routine that helps children relax and practice self-calming. This story encourages curiosity and creative independent thinking. When we are free to practice creative independent thinking, we become more confident in our own ideas. Confidence organically produces many benefits including the ability to soothe oneself to sleep.
Many additional books are in the works with different locations to educate children about animals and landscapes native to an area in our world.
The caretaker character will vary in each book.
A family can be in many different forms and is not always defined by a mom and a dad as the primary caretaker.
It is the people who love and nurture you that make a family.
Children between ages 4- 8 have commented on OUR DREAMING PLACE - THE ARCTIC:
“It’s fun to come up with the food and makes me feel better to think about dreaming about it and seeing you.”
“Seeing the red flowers in the cold Arctic is noticing the beautiful things in life.”
"I love the story and pictures!"
Amazon and Barnes & Noble Reviews:
“Beautiful illustrations set the stage for the child’s imagination to run wild while also learning valuable information about a new place.”
" My daughter and I read this tonight as our bedtime story. The writing was soothing, took us to the Arctic, and taught us a few new and interesting things. For example, I didn’t know about the red flowers growing up there.
The art is also beautiful. I like the vision for the series, and I look forward to seeing it develop. "
" The mission of the book to foster imagination and emotional well-being for children alongside beautiful illustrations makes this book a valuable pick! "
"This book is a great way to spark a child’s imagination which is something that is needed in every child’s life. Can’t wait for the next book in this series. The illustrations are top-notch."
" My kids and I loved this book - so fun and imaginative. I hope she writes a few more that we can add to our collection of bedtime reads. "
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