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This title in other editionseBook editionsThe Daydreamerby Ian Mcewan
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:"Peter Fortune is a dreamer . . . [and here are seven of] his fabulous daydreams.Each is a separate adventure, [among them] taming a bully and catching a burglar, and young readers should have no trouble empathizing with his escapades.A delightful blend of serious whimsy and hilarious gravity."—SLJ. "How would it feel to swap bodies with a cat, with a baby, with a grown-up? To be those creatures and still have your ten-year-old consciousness?British author McEwan writes a simple, visual prosecomic, deadpan, and lyricalthat captures the physicalness of [this] wild fantasy."—BL."A rare find." —VOYA. 1995 Notable Trade Books in the Language Arts (NCTE) About the AuthorIan McEwan received the Somerset Maugham Award for his first collection of short stories, FIRST LOVE, LAST RITES.This was followed by another collection, In BETWEEN THE SHEETS and the novels The Child in Time; The Cement Garden; The Comfort of Strangers, which was nominated for the Booker Prize and is now a major motion picture; The Innocent, soon to be a major motion picture starring Anthony Hopkins; and most recently, Black Dogs.Mr. McEwan lives in Oxford, England with his wife and their four children. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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