Books with title Sweet Dreams, Sam

This is Book 2 in the new Level 3 nine-book set of Reader's Clubhouse elementary readers. They are designed for both classroom use and home schooling in grades 1 and 2. Level 3 books are primarily intended for reading instruction following students' completion of Levels 1 and 2 readers in grades K and 1. Reader's Clubhouse titles on all levels emphasize the phonics method of teaching. Each Level 3 book focuses on just a few vowel sounds. Six of the Level 3 readers fall into the fiction category, and feature attractive color illustrations supplementing a wide range of story themes. Each title also suggests an activity related to the book's subject matter that is appropriate to the child's grade level. Nonfiction titles are photo illustrated in color. In addition to their main text for reading instruction, they present "Fun Facts" sidebars that will enrich children's reading experiences with interesting items of information. The nonfiction readers contain the basic elements of an adult's nonfiction book, including glossary and index. They also list two books and one web site where teachers, parents, and kids can find more information about each book's subject. All books present a letter addressed to parents and teachers which explains the fundamental phonics concepts that underlie the Reader's Clubhouse series. Book 2 teaches the ea, ee, and ie sounds.

A book to encourage parents and kids to talk about their dreams. Right around bedtime, there is a magical moment when real conversations can happen between kids and grownups. It comes after the excitement of the day, when parents were at work and the children were in school. It comes after dinner, when the whole family shares. Just as one is getting tucked in -- but before lights out -- it's story time. Whether your child dreams of being an astronaut or a chef, a sailor or a teacher, Sweet Dreams is a deceptively simple little book for parents to share with their children. Reminiscent of the 1,001 nights (Daddy said, 'That's a pretty sweet dream. Tell me another...') and The Little Prince, Sweet Dreams is engaging, playful, and full of wonder. It encourages parents to talk to their children about dreams -- and vice versa -- in a dialogue that doesn't always happen in this busy day and age. Studies have shown that children need one-on-one interaction with parents on a regular basis, and reading together is a key component in creating strong role models to help kids grow up to be calm, compassionate and successful. Programs such as the NEA's Read Across America actively sponsor programs to bring kids and parents together for story time -- yet there are few books where the father is a central figure, and none on the NEA website. On San Francisco Chronicle's The Poop parenting blog, Kelly Mills called attention to this fact. Though this book was not intended to be a book specifically for fathers, it does have a dad playing a central role. By keeping kids focused on their dreams we help to achieve them. Sweet Dreams will initiate some special conversations between parents and children. And who knows what you will learn about each other? Just ask: What do YOU dream of?

"Sweet dreams Timi" by Marcin Gornia is a silly rhyming book about a monsters who aren't interested in scaring you, but rather making sure you sleep nice. Readers follow along as the monsters explore night full of surprises. This book can be useful tool for parents while delighting children. This book is not only about silly monsters but also conquering fear by young readers. It’s not scary at all and a great monster choice for more fearful kids.

Sent to live in the humidity of rural Florida with his grandparents and his sixteen-year-old Aunt Delia for the summer, twelve-year-old Travis becomes absorbed in the closed ways of small-town life. Captivated by Delia, Travis watches her attempt to find a place for herself in the socially stunted, gossip-driven town. Delia's secrets go beyond what Travis can understand, but he believes that he alone can save her--a belief that not only forces him to grow up fast, but one that builds to a dangerous and disturbing climax. In trying to free Delia from her past, Travis leads her into a shocking present and a most uncertain future.In a work at once honest, chilling and compulsively addictive, author Sterling Watson has created a time and place where rock 'n' roll hums from AM radios, steam rises from a secluded riverbed and violent summer storms threaten the peace of silent nights. Watson's characters are brought vividly to life through Travis's touching, powerful and intensely personal voice. A dark and evocative coming of age tale, Sweet Dream Baby begins steeped in innocence and ends in a dramatically different place."I can't remember a book that sneaked up and grabbed me the way Sweet Dream Baby did. It's a real shocker by a very good writer." --Elmore Leonard "Sterling Watson's Sweet Dream Baby is one of the finest novels I've read in years, an incandescent blend of gothic noir, Faulknerian dreamscape and bittersweet coming-of-age story. Months after reading it, it haunts me still." -Dennis Lehane"Sterling Watson's Sweet Dream Baby brings us the words and music, the tastes and smells of that special time-as well as its heartache and secret shame. I was utterly absorbed in these fierce pages." -Fred Chappell, author of Look Back All the Green Valley"Sweet Dream Baby is a beautiful book. Sterling Watson is surehanded and telling in a story that is as elegiac as it is gripping." -Michael Connelly, author of Chasing the Dime"Some delicious page-turning."-Kirkus ReviewsA Book Sense 76 Top 10 SelectionNamed to Top Ten Crime Books of 2002, Toronto Globe and Mail"Watson proves himself a first-rate storyteller."-Publishers Weekly"A comprehensive work of art that is as thought-provoking as it is disturbing."-Orlando Sentinel

A delightfully reassuring bedtime tale with engaging storytelling, exquisite illustrations, and a gentle message It's night time on Sugar Lump Lane, and the 10 Tinies should be getting ready for bed, but one Tiny has lost her special blanket and another is nowhere to be found. Now they are all too frightened to sleep! Fortunately Lucky Wish Mouse knows just how to calm her little ones and fill their night time with the sweetest of sweet dreams.

Maisy basks in the comforts of bedtime in a gentle story sure to lull any child to sleep.The moon rises.The stars begin to shine. The world goes to sleep.Maisy and her friends have had a long day of play, and now the sun is setting, making pretty colors in the sky. Soon it's time for the sleepy mouse to sing and read to Panda and snuggle in her cozy bed. What better way for little readers to end their day than with a "sweet dreams" from Maisy?

Sweet Dreams is a children's picture book that will take you on a journey into the land of snooze where almost anything can happen. From afternoon tea with the King and Queen, to flying through the air in a hot air balloon and old rocking chair. Where will your dreams take you tonight? Full of beautiful illustrations designed to capture your child's imagination. This book is best shared with your child at bedtime.