* Jack’s Dreams Come To Life
Author/Illustrator: Sara Jackson
Reading level: Ages 6-10
Paperback: 26 pages
Publisher: BookSurge Publishing (July 28, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 143924281X
ISBN-13: 978-1439242810
Book description: A dog named Jack, lives with his other animal friends on a ranch. After seeing what mischief he can get himself into, and not finding any, he falls asleep. He dreams of being chased by a giant squirrel. When he falls down a hole, he lands in his toy box, on top of his favorite squeak toys. While playing with the cow, the others (horses, pigs, and ducks) start to grow and move around. Soon all the squeak toys circle Jack and he must find a way out. When he sees an opening, a large duck blocks his path. Jack and the duck try to out bark and out quack each other. Pretty soon Jack sees an opening and makes a run for it. As he does, all the squeak toys vanish in a puff of smoke and a cow sneezing on him awakens Jack. Thinking the cow is his squeak toy, Jack runs inside the house and looks inside his toy box to see if all the squeak toys are there.
Book review: This story is a tad scary for the little ones (ages 2-4). The story line isn’t always fluent, but if you ever wondered what your dog was dreaming when he sleeps and that leg gets a twitching, this is the book for you. The illustrations are absolutely wonderful. I fell in love with them and would like to see more from this author/illustrator. * (one star) for the story. * * * (three stars) for the illustrations.
