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The Children’s Book Review
Dream Big is the perfect heart-warming gift of encouragement for anyone starting a new phase in their life—preschool, high school, college, and beyond!
Dream Big
Written by Kat Kronenberg
Illustrated by Stephanie Dehennin
Publisher’s Synopsis: Set long ago in the African savanna, DREAM BIG follows moody Baboon as he discovers a powerful secret. One by one, Caterpillar, Tadpole, and Flamingo gaze up at the night sky and wish upon a star for their wildest dreams. Baboon insists these dreams could never come true. But when he sees Caterpillar turn into a winged butterfly, Tadpole into a dancing frog, and Flamingo into a beautiful pink bird, Baboon realizes that a transformative power exists between the stars and the animals once they truly believe in themselves and their dreams. When Baboon tries out the secret, CATCH-M, his Magical, Mystical, Wished-Upon Star, whooshes down from the heavens to wham! ignite the courage in his chest.
Ages 4-6 | Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group Press | 2017 | ISBN-13: 978-1626343474
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About the Author
Kat Kronenberg is a born-and-raised Texan with a BiG DREAM that whacked her over the head like a 2 x 4 ten years ago while she was at a symphony with her husband. “You need to write a book about the power of a smile to help people live their best life.” She ignored the call at first, but at a young age she endured the sudden loss of a brother, then a sister, and then a brother-in-law all at different times which sent her on a quest for meaning and mentors who have come out of difficult circumstances wiser, with a brilliant presence. The main attribute she experienced around these people was the warmth of their smile. It felt as if their smile came all the way up from their belly, through their chest, and would shine from their face.
An attribute Kat wanted for herself and wanted to share with others, hence the reason she couldn’t ignore the call. She started hanging out at every library and book store she could find, and slowly began creating what she calls a mythological fable. In her book DREAM BIG, the first animals in the wilds of East Africa discover A Powerful Secret to help them live their best life—To wish upon a twinkling star, smile big in who you are as you believe in yourself and your dream—As a result, the first caterpillar turned into a butterfly, a tadpole into a frog, and Kat experienced the brilliant presence she sought after as she wrote DREAM BIG even amidst the heartbreaking loss of both of her parents. A strange, backdoor gift for her to realize and know first hand that the secret the animals in Africa discovered really does help us live our best life no matter what circumstances we face. “A smile is,” as Kat now explains, “A U-SHAPED BRIDGE that can connect us to everything – our head to our hearts, our lives to one another, and our dreams to the power of something GREATER!”
More information about Kat Kronenberg can be found at www.katkronenberg.com, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube.
About the Illustrator
Stephanie Dehennin was born in Antwerp, Belgium, but soon moved to the Flemish countryside where she spent several wonderful years playing hide and seek in cornfields and reading children’s books from dusk till dawn. After studying illustrations at Saint-Luc in Ghent, and briefly working as an Art Director in the magazine world, she decided to dedicate her career to drawing and painting for children.
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Every Christmas I give books to the children in my family, from the infants to the now-adult nieces and nephews. This sounds like a charming addition to our Christmas-book list.
I hope you have a fantastic New Year DREAMING BIG with family and friends 🙂
We too gift books every holiday and they all love getting them. This will make a wonderful addition to the list.
I hope you have a fantastic New Year DREAMING BIG with family and friends 🙂
This is good message to reinforce to our kids when the world seems in such a state of disarray, hate, and fear.
I agree Linda! I hope you have a fantastic New Year DREAMING BIG with family and friends 🙂
Do dreams come true? I think so. You have to make them happen though by working towards them, like a goal. I don’t think good things will happen in life just by wishing for them. Thanks.
Sounds like a lovely book that my grandchildren would enjoy I think dreams do come true but not in a magical way I think we have to work hard for our goals and dreams to come true
I would love to win this book or my sister. I do believe in dreams coming true.
Joan
The best to you and your sister! I hope you have a fantastic New Year DREAMING BIG with family and friends 🙂
I want to win for Liam who will be entering Kindergarten next year and his brother will be right behind him. They are both still a bit shy around anyone but family. So this would be perfect to start reading and sharing with them so they’ll be ready when the time comes to enter school.
Lauralee enjoy your boys! They are blessed to have you. I hope you have a fantastic New Year DREAMING BIG with your family and friends 🙂
If you get this message – I’d love to surprise your boys with a book. Let me know their names and your address and I will put it in the mail this week. All the best and keep dreaming BIG 🙂
“Why do you want to win this giveaway? Do you believe that dreams do come true?” I want to win this because I want to learn how to dream big. I will believe that dreams do come true if I win this book.
LOVE IT John! Please reach out to me after the 4th if you don’t win the giveaway! I will make sure you win a book! I’d love to send you one as we both stay on the road enjoying and celebrating our dreams together!
In it to WIN it! Thank You!!! Yes I believe that dream do come true if not there would the reason do dream at all.
In it to WIN IT 🙂 Great tag line! I hope you have a fantastic New Year DREAMING BIG with family and friends 🙂
I love creative books. I would like to win this for my grandchildren.
I hope you have a fantastic New Year DREAMING BIG with your grand babies, family and friends 🙂
I would like to win this for my niece, I think she would really enjoy reading it. Yes, I believe dreams do come true!
I do believe that dreams come true! Especially, with hard word and determination! Dreaming big is a huge part of our household, so my kids would love this book!
I would also love to offer a drawing for a free school visit for whoever signs up to win the book giveaway.
School visits are, “Truly a magical time for all!” “The students are still talking about how much they enjoyed your visit and they loved your book!” Cindy Cooksey, Librarian of Perez Elementary.
I like to give my grandchildren book to uplift and inspire them. I believe this would be a good one for them.
This would be a fun book to gift to my Grand daughter for her 5th birthday. Sometimes dreams really do come true.
This sounds perfect for my daughter!
I would like to win this for my son because we do believe that dreams do come true.
Yes I believe that many dreams and wishes do come true. I have had one dream come true and never thought in a million years that it would be me of course! 😀
This would be lovely for my 4 grandchildren who love books and reading. Drams come true if you work hard and persevere.
I would love to win this book because I love reading about how dreams can com true to my grandchildren!! 🙂
I would like to win this book because I review books.
I want to win this to share with the little ones in my life.
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This book looks like so much fun. My daughter would love it! I think dreams can come true if you work for them.
Yes, dreams do come true. I’d love to add this story to our library.
My kids and I love reading and always looking for new books, yes dreams come true but that does not mean you don’t have to work hard for them
If you have a positive attitude, work hard and have a passion for whatever your dream is, dreams can come true.
I think 📚books are the best gift for children, no matter what the occasion may be. This world moves too fast-reading a book 📖 with a child slows everything…even for just a few precious moments 📚😊❣️
Why not me?
I want to win because my four kiddos all love to read!
I am a firm believer that dreams can absolutely come true with a little dedication and some hard work!