Smiley's Dream Book, written by by Jeff Smith, reviewed by Terry Wahrman

Summary:  Smiley counts 12 birds singing until many more appear.  They sing together and soar through the sky making flips and turns.  When suddenly a mean bird appears.  The bird snaps his jaws and flaps his large wings at the little birds.  When he dives after a little bird, Smiley steps in and stares him down and he flies away.  All the birds cheer.  Smiley is the hero.  Smiley wakes up and finds out it was all a dream.  A beautiful dream with beautiful birds and he could fly.  He decides to fall back asleep and tries to dream again.

Straight Talk for Librarians:  Smiley’s dream book is a counting book.  It is a stand up for the little guy book.  It is about dreaming.  There are so many lessons a teacher could create from this book. It is a must have in a classroom library.  Highly recommended.