The Dream Factory

'An amazing building rises on the edge of town - it's the dream factory. Every night, it sends out magical mist. Flying cars, flower cakes and talking tigers fill people's dreams. And the next day, the people make those dreams come true. But when a kereru flies into the dream factory, and a feather floats into a cog, everything goes terribly wrong.'

The Dream Factory is a beautiful collaboration of language and stunning illustrations. This would be a perfect bedtime story as it shows the importance of dreams. I read this to my Year 3 class and they very much enjoyed the story and there was lots of discussion about the detail in the intricate illustrations. This book would make a great read aloud, as well as a starting point for an art project. My students also loved to hunt for the kererū, which appears on nearly every page doing something different.

A great picture book, that can be enjoyed again and again.