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Dreamers Hardcover – September 4, 2018

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We are resilience. We are hope. We are dreamers.

Yuyi Morales brought her hopes, her passion, her strength, and her stories with her, when she came to the United States in 1994 with her infant son. She left behind nearly everything she owned, but she didn't come empty-handed.

Dreamers is a celebration of making your home with the things you always carry: your resilience, your dreams, your hopes and history. It's the story of finding your way in a new place, of navigating an unfamiliar world and finding the best parts of it. In dark times, it's a promise that you can make better tomorrows.

This lovingly-illustrated picture book memoir looks at the myriad gifts migrantes bring with them when they leave their homes. It's a story about family. And it's a story to remind us that we are all dreamers, bringing our own strengths wherever we roam. Beautiful and powerful at any time but given particular urgency as the status of our own Dreamers becomes uncertain, this is a story that is both topical and timeless.

The lyrical text is complemented by sumptuously detailed illustrations, rich in symbolism. Also included are a brief autobiographical essay about Yuyi's own experience, a list of books that inspired her (and still do), and a description of the beautiful images, textures, and mementos she used to create this book.
A parallel Spanish-language edition, Soñadores, is also available.

Winner of the Pura Belpré Illustrator Award!
A New York Times / New York Public Library Best Illustrated Book
A New York Times Bestseller
Recipient of the Flora Stieglitz Strauss Award
A 2019 Boston Globe - Horn Book Honor Recipient
An Anna Dewdney Read Together Honor Book
Named a Best Book of 2018 by Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Shelf Awareness, NPR, the Boston Globe, the Chicago Tribune, Salon.com-- and many more!
A Junior Library Guild selection
A Eureka! Nonfiction Honoree
A Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Blue Ribbon title
A Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year
A CLA Notable Children's Book in Language Arts
Selected for the CBC Champions of Change Showcase

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"An immigrant's tale steeped in hope, dreams, and love . . . a resplendent masterpiece." —Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review	"Sparkling . . . what it's like to become a creative being in two languages, and to learn to love in both." —Publishers Weekly, Starred Review	"Every page of Dreamers vibrates with energy, depicting the emotions, the turmoil, the stress and the joy that come with creating a new life." —Shelf Awareness, Starred Review

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Caldecott Honor book and six-time Pura Belpré Award winner Yuyi Morales tells her own immigration story in Dreamers, a picture book tribute to the transformative power of hope and reading.

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★ "Many books about immigration describe the process of making new friends and fitting in; this one describes what it’s like to become a creative being in two languages, and to learn to love in both. 'We are two languages./ We are lucha./ We are resilience./ We are hope.'"—Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

★ "An immigrant's tale steeped in hope, dreams, and love. . . . Details in the art provide cultural markers specific to the U.S., but the story ultimately belongs to one immigrant mother and her son. Thanks to books and stories (some of her favorites are appended), the pair find their voices as 'soñadores of the world.' A resplendent masterpiece."—Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review

★ "The narrative text is poetic and full of emotion. . . . the mixed-media illustrations are breathtaking, created through painting, drawing, photography, and embroidery. The joyous imagination and intricacy of each illustration will make readers of all ages explore them further. . . . "—Booklist, Starred Review

"Dreamers is a paean to libraries, to reading and writing and creativity, a value statement I endorse wholeheartedly. Dreamers aims for the glorious and the poetic; it's big, passionate, crammed with detail."—The New York Times Book Review

★ "The magical art marries the succinct and powerful narrative in a resplendent celebration of literacy, language, and the transformative power of the picture book form . . . This excellent memoir encapsulates the fears, hopes, and dreams that come along with immigrating to a new place . . . A timely and much-needed selection."—School Library Journal, Starred Review

★ "Every page of Dreamers vibrates with energy, depicting the emotions, the turmoil, the stress and the joy that come with creating a new life."—Shelf Awareness, Starred Review

★ "The gently hopeful text offers its best optimism when rooted in Morales’ own experience. The immersive magical reality of the art is the real glory here; the mixed-media illustrations, including acrylic paint, drawing, and bits of collage, are full-bleed spreads that depict the library as a milieu every bit as startling and novel to the speaker as the U.S. itself."—The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, Starred Review

★ "A wise book and, to praise it in its own words, 'resplendent,' an eloquent vision of the 'resilience' and 'hope' of the 'dreamers, soñadores of the world.'"—The Horn Book Magazine, Starred Review

"Morales tells, through illustrations that seem to dance and sing, the story of crossing borders on a bridge of language with her young son. Together they discover picture books and public libraries, and the gifts they brought with them — open hearts, art, poetry and stories — blossom."—The Washington Post, Best Books of 2018

About the Author

Born in Xalapa, Mexico, where she currently resides, Yuyi Morales lived for many years in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she still maintains close relations with booksellers and librarians. Professional storyteller, dancer, choreographer, puppeteer, and artist, she has won the prestigious Pura Belpré Award for Illustration five times, for Just a Minute: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book (2003), Los Gatos Black on Halloween (2006), Just in Case: A Trickster Tale and Spanish Alphabet Book (2008), Niño Wrestles the World (2013), and Viva Frida (2014), also a Caldecott Honor Book.

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Age Range: 4 - 8 years
Grade Level: Preschool - 3
Hardcover: 40 pages
Publisher: Neal Porter Books (September 4, 2018)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0823440559
ISBN-13: 978-0823440559
Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 0.4 x 11.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Customer Reviews: 180 customer ratings
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,224 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #1 in Children's Books on Immigration (Books)
- #10 in Children's Hispanic & Latino Books
- #15 in Children’s Books about Libraries & Reading

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Tomas Milo

Absolutely beautiful and much more than I expected it to be!

Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2018

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This is such a beautiful and personal story of the author’s immigration to the U.S. It is told with short and elegant prose, and beautiful, detailed artwork on each page. It is also a story about the power of books. Yuyi’s introduction to a library and the reasons she eventually becomes an author herself. I will be using this book in my fourth grade class to open the discussion on immigration during our immigration unit, and also to focus on literacy and the importance of books. There are many areas of discussion to be found from this book. You can even discuss the illustrations because they are so detailed. I also appreciated the author adding pages at the end that tell her immigration story in more detail, share a list of books that inspired her, and how she made this book. A beautiful picture book about the American dream and a tribute to the art of picture books.

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A new land and culture and a welcome shelter with books

Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2018

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What an inspirational, happy book! Although the recommended ages are 4-8, all elementary school kids will enjoy this. This is both for any immigrant who has felt bewildered upon entering the United States, and parents and teachers who want to convey a hint of what it’s like to come to a strange culture and not speak the language. Plus, it's a natural for anyone wanting to pass on their love of books. The experience is tough, but ultimately heartwarming.

It’s a story told by a loving mother to her small child. In the U.S., so much to learn, to see, to experience; it boggles the mind. Author/artist Morales conveys the confusion with her eloquent, lively pictures that kids will delight in. She shows a dry humor when she minimizes some experiences in her narration, but the pictures tell the real tale. Then she discovers a library and finds out she and her son can borrow books. As she reads to her son, her thoughts float in the air - wild and ecstatic. Morales wants to share her love of books and many kids will absorb this like sponges to water.

Most of all, she embodies the warm and brave spirit that so many immigrants bring to the U.S. Teachers, parents, if you want your kids to take comfort that there is a light at the end of the tunnel, and to know that books will help them to get there, this one’s for you.

Morales includes a list of books that inspired her (for all ages) and her personal story at the end of the book.

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Robert A. Saul

Exquisite and captivating!

Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2018

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I had the distinct pleasure to hear the author present this book at the BookExpo America Children's Book breakfast this year. I was in tears with the story, the message and the images. I ordered it then but had to wait three months until last week to get my copy. As a physician and children's book author, I have shared this with colleagues and I hope that they promote it also. My heartfelt thanks to Yuyi Morales for opening up her world to mine and to so many others!

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CMitch

Can you say GORGEOUS?

Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2018

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This is a GORGEOUS book! I could look at the illustrations and read the words for hours. Yuyi Morales is an author, illustrator, and ARTIST. She painted, photographed, used drawings from her childhood, and MUCH more. I’ve not read, but I plan on reading all her books. I just put holds on all her work at my library! “Dreamers” is basically Yuyi’s personal story which began in 1994.

Here’s a super quick summary. Mother and son immigrate to the United States. They don’t speak English. They are afraid and disoriented in their new home, and then…They find the public library and find rest for their weary souls.

Here’s just a taste…
“Books became our language. Books became our home. Books became our lives. We learned to read, to speak, to write, and to make our voices heard.”

This is a picture book we should all read, young and old. The message is a beautiful one of love, hope, trust, determination, acceptance, and gratitude. This book should win a Caldecott Medal. Oh, and shhhhh…ALL our grandchildren will be receiving it this Christmas!

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Lots of figurative language

Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2019

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This book is sweet but requires a lot of comprehensive breakdown because of all the figurative language. It opened up a great discussion with my kindergarteners about immigration and those trying to make a better life for their families. I gave it 3 stars because it took some time to get through because I had to stop a lot and explain what the author meant. If this was read to 2-3rd graders it would be a five star!

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Beautiful Story, Beautiful Art, Much Needed today.

Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2019

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OMG! This book is such a clear insight into how immigrants experience these great United States. Yuyi's art and the story had me in tears. If you don't have a copy of this in your home you should have. I moved from Europe to the US when I married and Yuyi's journey seriously touched home with me. She is an amazing artist and writer. Highly recommend this beautiful book.

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Antoinette

Parents will enjoy this just as much as their kiddos

Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2019

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This book is simply GORGEOUS. The details are so on point and the colors the artist used are as bold and vibrant as the depth of the immigration story — but at the same time simple and lovely and not too overwhelming. I wanted to add to my daughters’ book collection with positive books on acceptance and diversity and this is by far my favorite one so far. Highly recommend!

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Miss La

Beautiful book of the American dream which is rarely told in children’s literature.

Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2020

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Beautiful illustrations and story! I love adding books of different cultures and languages to my kids library and classroom library. This is a beautiful book, with vivid illustrations and rich symbols. The book tells a story of courage and persistence. This is a story of the American dream which is not often represented in children’s literature. I love it ❤️

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Un libro per bibliotecari :)

Reviewed in Italy on February 24, 2019

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Da bibliotecaria è emozionante leggere questo che libro he ti cattura con le sue immagini evocative e piene di significato. Lo adoro.

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 1, 2019

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At a time when immigrants are reviled and libraries are under threat, this is such an important book. Spectacularly illustrated, it tells the author's own tale of arriving in the US from Mexico and just how disconcerting and lonely it was - how many mistakes they made. Once found, the library is the source of escape and education. Something for us all to remember as the "why don't they just learn English and fit in" rhetoric wails across the public domain - if you want people to learn, you need to nurture your libraries. A lovely book.

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