The Dream
Published on 9. April 2026
Book
Hardback
88 pages
978-0-06-335799-0 (ISBN)
Description
The Transformers meets The Lorax in this epic, wordless fantasy with timely environmental takeaways about how to make our world better for all those who live in it-including those who are furred, feathered, and finned. Perfect for Earth Day and every day!
What happens when one girl, disheartened by the way we treat the earth, crosses paths with a mysterious wolf in the woods-who feels just as she does?
With the help of countless beasts from land, sky, and sea, can they protect our planet and its inhabitants?
Here's a story for all the doers who believe that working together can make that dream come true.
What happens when one girl, disheartened by the way we treat the earth, crosses paths with a mysterious wolf in the woods-who feels just as she does?
With the help of countless beasts from land, sky, and sea, can they protect our planet and its inhabitants?
Here's a story for all the doers who believe that working together can make that dream come true.
Reviews / Votes
? "Both introspective and urgent, it's a story pulsing with empowerment that celebrates collective strength." - Publisher's Weekly (starred review)? "A rallying cry for young people to demand environmental protection with -detailed magical illustrations through which the message is powerfully embedded." - School Library Journal (starred review)
"A simple message of environmental protection, skillfully conveyed." - Kirkus Reviews
"A wondrous, wordless picture book about protecting the natural world." - Booklist
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: Preschool, Interest Age: From 4 to 8 years
Dimensions
Height: 284 mm
Width: 232 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
642 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-06-335799-0 (9780063357990)
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Persons
Gideon Sterer is a New York Times bestselling author who grew up in the woods of upstate New York. Not too far away, his parents owned a wildlife discovery center where he would run around after hours and let the animals out. His books include If You Make a Call on a Banana Phone, The Midnight Fair, I Will Read to You, and Treehouse Town.
Nik Henderson was raised in Strafford, Missouri, on a small hobby farm surrounded by chickens, goats, ducks, and horses. Inspired by the hillside of the Ozarks, he began drawing and painting at a young age. He studied illustration at the Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Georgia. The artist still lives in Strafford.
Nik Henderson was raised in Strafford, Missouri, on a small hobby farm surrounded by chickens, goats, ducks, and horses. Inspired by the hillside of the Ozarks, he began drawing and painting at a young age. He studied illustration at the Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Georgia. The artist still lives in Strafford.