Dream Collector, The
- Publisher
- Kids Can Press
- Initial publish date
- Feb 2001
- Category
- General
- Recommended Age
- 5 to 8
- Recommended Grade
- k to 3
-
Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781550749151
- Publish Date
- Feb 2001
- List Price
- $5.95
-
Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781550744378
- Publish Date
- Feb 1999
- List Price
- $15.95
Classroom Resources
Where to buy it
Out of print
This edition is not currently available in bookstores. Check your local library or search for used copies at Abebooks.
Description
It's just before dawn. The Dream Collector's truck has broken down and the neighborhood is overrun with dreams. Zachary must help round them up — or else they will become real.
The Dream Collector
is a captivating, beautifully illustrated tale of a boy's dream-tinged adventure — and proof that dreams really can come true!
About the authors
Troon Harrison's many picture books, stories for juniors, and teen/YA novels, are published in seven languages and in Braille, and appear in animated TV shows. She teaches creative writing, and edits for writers full-time from her office with a view of river and hills while her dog snores! When not writing, she loves to learn about local history, and to visit her horse. Among her many books, Courage to Fly was published by Red Deer Press in 2002.
Alan Daniel is a painter and illustrator whose work is characterized by its energy and fine draftsmanship. His skills were honed in the studio of J. Merle Smith who, along with master watercolorist Kalman Banitz, provided a rigorous art education. A Kitchener resident for many years, Alan draws inspiration from the city, from the colours and contours of the landscape surrounding it and from rocky Muskoka where he summers. Well-known for his paintings of water, ranging from a springtime river to fierce ocean storms, he was commissioned to create several paintings for The Sea is At Our Gates, a movie created to celebrate the Canadian Navy. The human face and figure as well as birds and animals are also frequent subjects. Alan's work has been exhibited at the National Library of Canada; the Gallery/Stratford; York University, Toronto; Mable's Fables, Toronto; Homer Watson Gallery; Kitchener Public Art Gallery; Kitchener Public Library; Aaron Gallery, Waterloo; Hunsberger Gallery, St. Jacobs; Staircase Gallery, New York City; KOR Gallery, Kitchener; Canada at Bologna exhibit; in Paris at an exhibit to celebrate Quebec City's designation as a World Heritage Site. Alan's work space is located in Globe Studios Artists Co-op where he paints and teaches. He is an award-winning illustrator of many books for children.
Lea Daniel has collaborated with her partner Alan Daniel on 23 books in the Songbox Series as well as My Home Bay, The Best Figure Skater in the Whole World and Sody Salleratus, which earned them the MR. CHRISTIE BOOK AWARD. Lea is the author of Drummer and Finnger's War and has two short plays produced.
Awards
- Short-listed, Independent Publisher Book Award
- Winner, Our Choice, Canadian Children’s Book Centre
Editorial Reviews
It is hard not to be charmed by the illustrations.
Kirkus Reviews
Other titles by
Other titles by
Munsch More! (Combined volume)
A Robert Munsch Collection
Le monde de Munsch
The Story of Canada
Fireside Al's Treasury Of Christmas Stories
With CD
L' univers de Munsch
Much More Munsch! (Combined volume)
A Robert Munsch Collection
Round-up at the Palace
Roundup at the Palace
Aaron's Hair (Tell Me A Story!)
Book and CD
Scholastic Canada Biographies: Canadian Leaders
Other titles by
Munsch More! (Combined volume)
A Robert Munsch Collection
Le monde de Munsch
L' univers de Munsch
Much More Munsch! (Combined volume)
A Robert Munsch Collection
Round-up at the Palace
Roundup at the Palace
Aaron's Hair (Tell Me A Story!)
Book and CD
Scholastic Canada Biographies: Canadian Leaders
Scholastic Canada Biographies: Canadian Pioneers
