El soñador (The Dreamer)

This precious jewel of a book is marred only by not ending where it should have. Ryan and Peter Sis, who get equal billing on the jacket, have created an exquisite piece of art. Prose, poetry and picture are skillfully interwoven and seamlessly merged in the story of a sickly, dreamy boy who lives i......more

Pablo Neruda nın çocukluğuna odaklanan, ama bunu yaparken kafamızdaki Neruda imgelerini yıkmayan tam tersi destekleyen hoş bir tat bırakan güzel bir çocukluk anısı kitabı olarak da okunabilen eğlenceli bir kitap......more

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I like reading poetry but I don't often care about poets. In fact, the less I know about them, the better. Nor do I like touchy-feely, dreamy-creamy, nothing's-real-OR-IS-IT stuff, either. And, come on--do kids? Nah. Shelley's review had it right, that this was a mix of "magical realism, biography,......more

I absolutely loved reading this book, and ended up finishing it in one sitting. The Dreamer is the fictionalized telling of poet Pablo Neruda's childhood. Pam Munoz Ryan weaves in her own poetry within the pages of her book. This narrative details different challenges that Neruda faced as a young bo......more