Sweep Dreams

by Nancy Willard

Book Overview

DESCRIPTION: There was once a man who fell in love with a broom. By the light of the full moon, this enchanted broom sweepwalks, and when the man discovers her they dance together, up and down the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316940089
• ISBN13: 9780316940085
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.8" x 11.5"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

For younger children

This is a delightful book for younger children. It has 29 un-numbered pages of text and color illustrations. The text is in easy to read Garamond Medium, and the book is suitable to use as a children's bedtime story. Unlike earlier books by the author (see, for example, "The Sorcerer's Apprentice"), the text in this book is not written as poetry. As usual with the author's books, it deals with magic and fantasy. A man finds an unusual broom when he is out shopping and, initially, wants it as a collectable to admire. But the magical broom wants to sweep and dance. The broom becomes the talk of the neighborhood until it is observed by a stranger and stolen. The thief attempts unsuccessfully to use the broom for his own purposes, then attempts to destroy it. But the broom is rescued by its real owner. Alas, the broom has lost its desire to dance, until one cloudy evening when it sweeps away the clouds. The broom goes upon its way but leaves a star behind for the man to put in his window.

An unusual tale with no equal

Mary GrandPre illustrates an unusual, fun story of a man and a broom who fall in love. Once he whisks her home from the supermarket, the graceful broom enchants him with her ability to dance, sweep and even sleepwalk. When she's kidnapped by a greedy strange, trouble enters the world. An unusual tale with no equal, Sweet Dreams is a delight.

A Reason to Dance

A fun book for our girl who loves to dance, and now just seeing a broom is an excuse to "sweep" around the room. She was even concerned after the first night that we read the book, that the broom we leave on the patio might get lonely...or run away. The only glitch for us in this book is the fortune teller page. Our 3 1/2-year old hadn't heard of one of those, thought she looked scary, but the crystal ball was interesting.