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My Dream in the Drawer
Fred Strydom
CC BY 4.0Credits & Licence
Originally published by Book Dash. Writer: Fred Strydom. Illustrator: Megan Lötter. Designer: Marteli Kleyn. Editor: Ester Levinrad.
Cover resized and converted to WebP; artwork unchanged. Suitabook’s AI guidance is a separate assessment.
Original Book on Book Dash: My Dream in the Drawer (opens in a new tab)- Reading
- Read the rhymes aloud and pause to look at how the rocket changes across the pictures. At the end, invite your child to trace, colour or adapt the rocket craft if they wish.
- Themes
- Dreams and self-belief: The child starts with a small, private dream, develops it into a rocket and shares it; other children encourage the idea and offer advice about choosing and believing in a dream. The advice and the dream's triumphant visual flight present imagination and belief in one's wishes positively.
- Worth knowing
- The advice to believe in what you want is upbeat and direct. Consider whether it feels encouraging to your child, while noting that the story does not explore practical obstacles or different ways dreams might develop.