Book Reviews:

 

“Soentpiet’s luminous watercolors evoke the aura of the 1950s and the 1960s, from Main Street’s beckoning neon signs to Alan Shepard’s breathtaking venture into outer space… Together Lyon and Soentpiet have created a memorable tribute to the power of dreams and the joy of the written word… Soentpiet’s realistic watercolor are suffused with light and bring this autobiographical essay to colorful life.” – School Library Journal

 

“Soentpiet’s interior watercolor are splendid recreations of small town scene in the 1950s and 1960s, as well as dazzling circus lights and the black-and-white view via a television screen of Alan Sheperd’s launch into space. The book initially appears to be simply a nostalgic look back, until Lyons expands on her three childhood aspirations and, with great simplicity, shows reader how elements of each have influenced her as a writer. Both Soentpiet’s shimmering depiction of flickering stars in the vast rosy darkness and Lyon’s musical poem glow with beauty and a hopeful message for readers that dreams really can come true.” – Publisher’s Weekly

 

“Soentpiet’s handsomely rendered realistic watercolor artwork both evokes the 1950s and 1960s, when Lyon was growing up, and extend Lyon’s point about the various ways dreams can come true.” – BookList