Books like Imagine a Day
By Sarah L. Thomson
For the kid who stares out the car window making up worlds, this book hands them a whole gallery of them. Dreamy, quiet, wonder-filled — more hushed awe than laugh-out-loud fun.
A boy falls asleep holding a book and drifts into a wordless dream world where chess pieces come alive, a dragon appears, and landscapes shift from canyons into cities before his eyes.
A science-minded boy examining flotsam on the beach finds a barnacle-crusted underwater camera, and the developed photos reveal astonishing secrets from the deep.
A young boy sets off on a moonlit walk armed with only an oversize purple crayon, drawing his own path through woods, seas, and dragons before finding his way safely back to bed.
A drowsy kitten chases a mouse right through a framed poster on the wall, tumbling into a chase across famous artworks and through history — and then must find his way back home.
A little girl who wants a pony more than anything draws a dappled mare she names Silver, then imagines riding her through a magical countryside and even among the stars.
A young man buys a violin for one silver piece, and the moment he plays it, fish take to the air, cows start dancing, and apple trees sprout cake and ice cream.
Three children find a bag of chalk at a rainy playground and discover that whatever they draw with it springs to life right off the pavement.
A boy longs to catch the rainbow he spots outside his window, and imagines all the wonderful ways he could play with one of his own.
A collection of poems imagines a curious inn run by poet William Blake, where dragons, angels, and a Man in the Moon all check in for the night.
