Yes, I know that today is April 24th and that April is almost over, but I still think that it is worth noting that April is poetry month. One book that has come out in this auspicious poetry month of April is The Dreamer by Pam Muñoz Ryan and illustrated by Peter Sís. This book is so perfectly done that I am not sure how to write this review. Do I focus on how completely Pam Muñoz Ryan captured the life of Neftalí Reyes, the small child who was in love with words and changed his name to Pablo Neruda so as not to shame his father, or Peter Sís’s appropriate illustrations, how they encompass the very ideas of Pam Muñoz Ryan’s poetic language? This is such a wonderful book that the only thing that would give it its due would be to tell you to go read it for yourself, read it to your kids, students, friends, everyone!! Absolutely stunning.

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