Synopses & Reviews
"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)
Best Books 1994 (SLJ)
100 Titles for Reading and Sharing (NY Public Library)
Synopsis
Ten-year-old Peter Fortune has a vivid imagination. He understands just how it would feet to be a cat slinking around on soft paws, purring in the sun. He's experienced the terror and the excitement of being chased by evil dolts bent on vengeance. And he's felt the thrill of using a vanishing cream that can actually make people disappear.
Peter's imagination takes him to extraordinary places. But when it takes him to the place where reality and daydreams meet, has it finally taken him too far? 1995 Notable Trade Books in the Language Arts (NCTE)
Best Books 1994 (SLJ)
100 Titles for Reading and Sharing (NY Public Library)
About the Author
Ian McEwan is the author of a number of novels and short story collections for adults, including
First Love, Last Rites, winner of the Somerset Maugham Award,
The Comfort of Strangers, which was nominated for the Booker Prize,
Amsterdam, winner of the Booker Prize, and his latest novel,
Atonement, which was also nominated for the Booker Prize and is a New York Times best-selling title.
The Daydreamer is his first book for young readers. He lives in London, England.
Anthony Browne is one of the most distinguished childrens book illustrators working today. He has written and/or illustrated many books for children, including changes, willys pictures, voices in the park, and the best-selling zoo, for which he was awarded Englands Kate Greenaway Medal. Most recently, he was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration. He lives in Kent, England, with his wife and two children.