Dreamers: A Review by Veronica Jorge
May 22, 2026 by Veronica Jorge in category Write From the Heart by Veronica Jorge tagged as book review, Dreamers, SOÑADORES, Veronica Jorge, Yuyi Morales
DREAMERS
YUYI MORALES
Neal Porter Books
2018
ISBN 978-0823440559
SOÑADORES
(Spanish Edition)
Neal Porter Books
2021
ISBN 978-0823446735
Hopes and wishes: the stuff that dreams are made of. Remember hoping for the dream boat prom date? Remember hoping for your dream job? How many times have you wished upon a star with all of your heart for something that you truly desired to come true? Or wished that you could slide down the rainbow tasting all of the colors along the ride, and then discover the wonderful world waiting for you at the end?
In Dreamers, Yuyi Morales invites us to join her on the magical journey of a mother; a migrant traveling to a new land in order to find all of the hopes, wishes and dreams that she desires for herself and her son.
They pack up the life that they know in search for a better one while leaving their hearts behind. A new language to learn. Mistakes made. And incredible and surprising things and places to see. Like a library! They experience the thrill of learning to speak a new language, to read it and write it; to make their voices heard. With each passing day, they inch closer to becoming something new and good that they cannot yet even imagine.
Beautifully written and illustrated, Yuyi Morales shares part of her life when immigrating to the United States, learning English and realizing her own dreams. She has written many distinctive books for children, five of which have won the prestigious Pura Belpré Award with one title also receiving a Caldecott Honor.
Dreamers; the ones who prove that hopes and wishes do come true!
See you next time on June 22nd! Until then, pleasant dreams and keep on wishing and hoping!
Veronica Jorge
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