When You Dream Big!
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- $16.99
Publisher Description
From creative visionary of The Word Collector, Happy Dreamer, and Be You, #1 New York Times bestseller Peter H. Reynolds, comes an uplifting story about learning to follow your heart and your toes!
She glanced down... her ten toes reminded her to keep moving in the right direction: forward. Always forward.
It's Dream Big Week at school! Everyone is excited to share their dreams for the future -- except Charley. She has no idea what she wants for her future. But on her walk home, Charley learns that even if she doesn't know exactly what she wants to be when she grows up, she knows what KIND of person she wants to be.
From our most celebrated, bestselling creator Peter H. Reynolds, this inspirational tale serves as a reminder to readers of all ages that while we might not have all the answers to life's biggest questions, the important thing is to trust yourself and keep moving with an open heart and open mind -- always forward.
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Via heartfelt signature-style cartoons, Reynolds emphasizes mindfully moving forward over knowing exactly what's next. During a classroom craft for "Dream Big" week at school, Charley struggles to answer the prompt "Where will your wings take you?" When other students share ambitious career-oriented goals, Charley balks, and despair sets in on the walk home until Charley's feet provoke a revelation ("Ten toes—all pointing in the right direction"). The next day in class, wiggling her toes reminds her to be brave as she shares "I don't exactly know WHAT I want to be when I grow up... but I do know what KIND of person I want to be." Following suit, peers begin to offer their own character-trait-based hopes, modeling an easily emulated approach. Loose, thick-lined-outlining spotlights the protagonist and her classmates, portrayed with various abilities and skin tones; white backdrops with muted shading aptly melt into sunnier coloring to signal Charley's emergent confidence. Ages 4–8.
