Day Dreamers: A Journey of Imagination

I love this little book. So positive and fun. Great for the adventurous and imaginative child

After completely falling in love with Dream Animals, I knew I HAD to buy Day Dreamers. Emily Winfield Martin's poetry and illustrations are exactly what I look for in a children's book. (I'm a fan of hers. You probably can't tell.) Gentle but striking illustration, whimsical and original idea, and great word flow. This has it all. My daughter and I can sit and stare at the illustrations for a long period of time, just noticing little details and talking about what's going on. She notices something new each time we look at it. Each illustration is lovingly and carefully thought out. Each page is a work of art that is truly worthy of being framed. Exactly what I'm looking for to awaken my daughter's creativity.The style of illustration reminds me of Little Golden Books, but with elements that a Harry Potter and art history lover would pick up on. The pictures are gentle and easy on the eye, but are full of life and color and depict amazing and even humourous things like griffins, jackalopes, and even the Loch Ness Monster! Children of different genders and nationalities are depicted (Lots of girls are shown but there are boys shown too. The book is dedicated to a boy!) which is a huge plus for me.This appeals to me as a parent who loves reading to her child. I look forward all day long to my little girl sitting in my lap and enjoying a book with me. She is so little that it's sometimes difficult for us to bond and understand each other. But when we are giggling and discussing books together we are forming a strong connection. I look for books we will both love and cherish and this is definitely one of those.I personally cannot wait until we can read Oddfellow's Orphanage together and she's old enough for the Paper Doll Primer. After Dream Animals and Day Dreamers, I don't think I can go wrong with anything by EWM.I recently purchased Dream Animals for a friend of mine and her new baby. You can bet your sweet bippy I'll be sending her this one for the next special occasion. She's an art lover too and she was very happy with her copy of Dream Animals and I know she will love this one too.

Purchased this book after a friend gave us Dream Animals by the same author. I absolutely adore these books and have been reading them to my baby every day since he was only a few months old. The artwork is beautiful and the text is cute and clever. I like Dream Animals a little better, but they are both wonderful books with a whimsical theme. These books have the most text and pages of all the baby books we have, but my baby doesn't seem to mind as he loves looking at the pictures and flipping through the large pages. I highly recommend these books as they make a great addition to the nap/bedtime routine.

My granddaughter loves this book (along with her mom and dad)

Emily Martin does it again. With the companion to her Dream Animals, Martin takes readers on a whimsical adventure to the land of wonder and dreams with Day Dreamers. There's nothing more magical than a picture book that brings to life an enchanting world of imagination. With creatures you wish you could fly through the clouds on, Martin's lovely illustrations and beautiful words create a book that readers of all ages will enjoy.I have been an Emily Martin fan since I first discovered her Etsy shop, The Black Apple years ago. I absolutely love that her whimsical illustrations now graces the pages of children's books. I have a few of her framed artwork in my library and office, and I love that now I'm able to purchase her artwork in the form of children's pictures books.I highly recommend picking up Day Dreamers and it's companion, Dream Animals.

Thick pages make it easy for my 17 month old to turn the pages herself. The illustrations are pretty and the story is sweet. Perfect for bedtime.

By far one of our favorite books. The illustrations and book are just beautiful. It’s a must for any kiddos bookshelf.

Our 10 month old son loves the illustrations, they keep his attention and we enjoy the cute story that goes along with them.

My 18 month old absolutely loves this book. We read him books every night and he always saves this until the end as it’s his favourite. The drawings and sentiment is so lovely and it must get children’s imagination going. Great book, we have since bought another book from this author.

I initially hesitated when purchasing this book due to the price (it being notably more than its nighttime counterpart); however, I am glad I made the decision to buy it. The story is well written and is accompanied by beautiful imagery.

Beautiful rhymes&pictures, coherent substories, a joy to read it to a 3yo!

Amazing illustration, you are suddenly a kid again!

Board book quality is great but have to say the story itself is not as good as the Bedtime Journey one.... doesnt read aloud as well...was slightly disappointed. My daughter is obsessed with the bedtime one which flows great when reading aloud and has to have it almost every night but she wouldn't even stay still for more than a few pages of this one ... ah well will try again another time and see if she likes it. I think the story to get the concepts is for an audience a little older than the bedtime journey one to be honest.