This is a wonderful collection of poetry. Our children, ages 2 and 4, look forward to hearing selections from this book every night. It strikes a balance between poetry written for children and poetry written for adults without getting into anything too dark for young children. I highly recommend it.

This is a marvelous anthology! Something for everyone! I'm so glad to see it available again!

I absolutely and completly am in love with this book.
There has never been a greater collection of poems,
on the topic of dreams, and by such fabulous authors,
as in Nancy's book. I give it two thumbs way up, and
I strongly suggest that, anyone who loves poetry and
dreams, read this book. Truly a work of genius. The
poetic flow of this book will be a delight for children
of all ages.

I used this book extensively when my children were young. We would take it to the library every week and refer to it constantly. As a teacher, though it is out of date, I use it during parent conferences to guide parents to good literature for their children, as well as determining whether a book will fit my classroom needs.

I treasured this book as a child. My allowance was usually spent on books, stuffed animals or candy. I don't really have anything left from my childhood spending sprees except a worn, fragile copy of Piping Down the Valleys Wild that I spent 95 cents for in the early 70s. This is the most wonderful collection of children's poems that I have ever come across. Both adults and children are brought to laughter at the antics of "Eat it Alll Elaine", "Catherine"s sharing of her mud cake, or the little boy in "Missing" asking Aunt Rose if she's seen his mouse. The poems are wonderfully visual and instilled in me a love of poetry that I still have today. This remains my all time favorite book of poetry and I'm glad it was re-issued so that I might share this gift with my son and give him his own copy to take with him.