Caribbean Dream

The Illustrations in this book were beautiful. there was such vivid colors and dramatic shading on the already beautiful setting of the Caribbean Island. The text was simple, but powerful, following the pattern, "where ______ meets ________, we ________." Similarly to how "Hana's Suitcase" highlighted humanity and how, before the Holocaust, Hana was just a normal little girl, just like you or me, the narrator of "Caribbean Dream" really focused on the humanity of the people on the islands and how they carried on with life just like you or me.The simple text really allowed me to fully appreciate the imagery of the illustrations and admire the colors and liveliness of the people. Based on the body language of the people in the show more illustrations, I would guess that Rachel Isadora probably takes pictures for the inspiration for her illustrations, just like Donald Crews. show less

Highly recommended to anyone who appreciates picture-books.

A classic. I say that because it's from 1998, but still relevant, gorgeous, interesting, and poetic. It might be a little more historical than up-to-date - but if someone argues that it depicts a vanishing way of life, well, there's an epigraph that points the reader's perception to the recent past:

"I remember a far tall island
floating in cobalt paint
The thought of it is a
childhood dream."

Phyllis Shand Allfrey
*The Child's Return.*

For the beauty of the book itself, I hope you read it!

With its vivid illustrations and rhythmic language, the book paints a joyful and peaceful portrait of island life, inviting readers to appreciate its warmth and natural beauty.

This is a wonderful sweet story of life on the islands in the Caribbean for children. It showcases their life from the time they wake up until they they go to bed and dream. The water color illustrations in this book are wonderful. I really liked this book because I felt as though I was experiencing the day with the children because of the vivid pictures. I enjoy how Isadora decided to convey the story by saying for example "Where wind meets hills, we run." I feel that it connects their lives to their island.

This is much different than the ballet stories. However, the illustrations are beautiful like Isadora's other books but very different. The words and pictures make me feel happy. "Where music meets heart, we sing." The author's words are as lovely as her drawings. The book offers a glimpse of children throughout the day living on the Caribbean island.

"Caribbean Dream" opens with a poem on the first page about an island surrounded by a blue ocean. The poem is reinforced with a watercolor on the following page depicting cobalt blue oceans surrounding an peaceful and seemingly deserted island. The author and illustrator capture island life by introducing the peace,warmth, seemingly simpler way of life, games/activities and sunshine of island living. The pictures are fantastically drawn to help readers better understand island living.

I love how this story is told from a child’s point of view. Even though it doesn’t have many words, it tells the reader a lot about their culture.