Book Review: I Dreamed You

I Dreamed You, by Justine Avery (Suteki Creative, 2020, 36 pp, $14.95, ages: up to 8 years)

Many Layered

Every child starts out as a dream, for many years, then for nine months. This lovely book is penned on light sepia pages with a fun secret revealed at the end of this review.

A baby, a child, changes everything, and for a lifetime. Everything is new once the child comes home.

We posit I Dreamed You was meant to be read to youngsters from about 3 to about 8 years of age. It is a love poem from a probably single mom to her newborn with forever wishes. Each page has lovely water colored illustrations and unforgettable couplets:
"Once, I dreamed you. Then, you came true.
"From my wishes, you grew.
"You were waiting there somewhere, For the perfect time to be.
"Something was missing. It was you, waiting to be mine.
"And you. . . are home."

Although this is a children's book, it is also, perhaps more so, for moms.
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And the secret is. . . every page has a heart that grows larger and more complete with each additional page as you read the book - full of the flowers of life.
Did you notice that secret as you read along?