![]() ![]() It would also work for launching conversations about fears, particularly those that are nature related, or as the impetus for children’s own imaginary stories of how they could be courageous and save the day. This is a perfect book for a quiet storytime on a rainy day. When he faces his fear in his dream, he becomes empowered by having conquered it. The boy knows he is safe, yet danger is near. Then, to his delight, when he awakens, he finds his dream of clear blue skies has come true.#Author and illustrator Akiko Miyakoshi uses spare text and black-and-white drawings to echo the tension and uncertainty a child feels when encountering severe weather. ![]() “I try not to be scared.” At bedtime, he thinks, “I wish I had a ship with big propellers that would spin stronger winds to drive the storm away.” While asleep, his wish becomes his dream, and he manages to blow away the dark clouds with his imaginary vessel. “All through dinner, the rain beats hard against the shutters. His mother and father close the shutters and bring the potted plants indoors. She hurriedly follows her fathers footprints in the snow and happens upon a large house she has never seen before. He watches as the sky grows darker through the afternoon. When a young girl named Kikko realizes her father has forgotten the pie he was supposed to bring to Grandmas house, she offers to try and catch him as he makes his way through the woods. But a bad storm is coming, and he has started to worry they won’t be able to go. As this evocative picture book begins, a little boy is excited about a trip to the beach with his parents planned for the following day. ![]()
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