*received for free from netgalley for honest review* Really great art work, i think its water color and wow its awesome! cute little story too!

This was a lovely book!

I really liked the idea behind this book and it has some lovely illustrations.

The book was easy to follow and understand and it had a lovely flow to the words.
The author really pitched this book well for the target audience and it was a pleasure to read.

It is 4 stars from me for this one - highly recommended!

My daughter loves the idea of having dreams. Occasionally she becomes upset when she realizes she hasn't had a dream but this book was a fun read to help her feel like having a dream was within her reach. It follows Ari and her puppy, Pepper, as they discuss what a dream is. They discuss what a dream is in terms of the five senses and this book had fun illustrations to go along with it. It was super cute and would be a great addition to any bedtime book routine.

I voluntarily reviewed this after receiving a free copy.

What is a dream? This sweet storybook attempts to answer that question. Ari explains her interpretation to her talking dog Pepper.

"Hmmm where do I start?
A dream is a place where you go in your mind,
But it lives inside of your heart."

They go on to discuss the magic of dreams. They start with a wish, evoke curiosity, determine you can dream both day and night, and show how you can explore them using your senses.

This rhyming book (some of the rhymes are awkward as they don't flow smoothly as you read them aloud ) touts cartoonish, vibrant, colourful illustrations that kids will love. This is the second book in the "Let's Go Dreaming" series. The book offers a cuddly quiet time that can prompt a good night's sleep. Sweet dreams!

This book is very vibrant and colorful, the girl and her dog are adorable, but the verse fell a bit flat for me. Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for a gifted copy. This is my honest review.

The concept behind What is a Dream is adorable. Written in verse the little girl tries to explain a dream to her now talking dog. But unfortunately, it fell flat for me. I found it flowing along rhythmically, then suddenly it just was clunky for a bit, then back to flowing which made it very hard to read-out-loud to my kids. The art on the other hand captured by daughters attention entirely. She adored the photos and they definitely are stronger than the story line itself.

What is a Dream? is a picture book with a cute idea - where do dreams come from, and what, actually, are they? Ari and her dog Pepper explore their dreams through cute, bubbly illustrations and a rhyming text. The art is cartoonishly fun, with bright colors and soft, rounded shapes that suit the dream theme, but it's the written text that doesn't really work for me - the rhythm doesn't always flow and some of the rhymes feel quite labored ("What do dreams smell like? asked Peppper so kind" - what is that supposed to mean, there? It's nothing, it's just for the sake of the rhyme). Then there's a weirdly long chunk spent on "oh, wow, my dog can talk" instead of just...rolling with it cause this is a picture book and kids are incredibly capable of suspending disbelief, and there wasn't any need for this part. Just let the dog talk, this is weirdly superfluous for a picture book. Unfortunately a book in which the story and text are far outshone by the art, but those illustrations really are cute.

Thank you to Infinity Plus Publishing and NetGalley for the advance review copy!

The illustration and the text are perfect!
Just using all capitalized letters in picture book, it's bit reader-unfriendly to little guys.

This book for young listeners is about dreams, the kind that we have at night and also the kinds of dreams that we dream during the day. The story is told by a child to his dog. Note, that the dog speaks, initially surprising the child. I am not fully sure how well this works as the story’s mechanism. It felt less than perfect to me.

What children will take from this book is that dreams can be lovely. They are described in terms of many senses.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this title. All opinions are my own.