I read this book to my 4 and 8 year old daughters for bed. They really enjoyed it. It had a good story line and the pictures were good to.

I would recommend this book more for younger children then older children.

ARC COpy...dreamy-imagery poetic verse couple with lavish water colour illustration emphasize the joys and wonders which await in the dream world. Delight to read.

I liked this story! It was so fun traveling the world in Grandpa's little stories of his past as a sailor. Sadly, the illustrations didn't download properly, so I think I may have been missing some of the story as other reviewers mentioned America wasn't a reference to the U.S., but S. America. So maybe find a copy to preview before purchase if this might be an issue. I'd buy it myself!

A big thank you to NetGalley and Suteki Creative for the ARC. I am voluntarily reviewing this book. Hmmm read the title look at the picture...does this sound like a book about going to bed? I think it's poorly titled. I imagined the amazing things kids could dream of, instead I got oddly rhyming (sometimes) rituals for going to bed. I liked the graphics, colorful and playful. Also is this really for middle grades?? It seemed more like a book that would be read to a child. Sort of confusing 2 stars

I'm not sure what to make of this one. It just seems very uneven all around. Some parts of the rhyming text almost work... but others don't. Some of the illustrations are cute and dreamy... but others seem cluttered and chaotic with no real focus.

The text starts out seeming to want to rhyme, but there are points in the story where the rhymes are dubious at best, and other times when a rhyming scheme is abandoned completely. It almost sounds like beat poetry in a few places, and I'm not sure if kids really like that sort of thing. Also, I can't quite tell what the point of the story is supposed to be. That you go to bed and then have adventures? First of all, I'm not sure that's the best idea when you're trying to wind kids down to get them to sleep. Second, the book implies that only children dream, which is just weird (either that, or children are the only ones who have imaginations, which is also weird). To be honest, I couldn't quite tell if this book was advocating sleep and dreaming or encouraging children to come up with imaginary adventures right at bedtime. I think that could've been clearer.

There's also one page that could have some parents doing a double take if their vocabulary isn't very large, as there are a number of words that sound close to a particular racial slur:

"Give the niggles a good wriggle, and stifle every sniggle."

The pictures themselves are kind of pretty at first glance. They're really colourful, the kids' pajamas are adorable (especially the girl's), and there are lots of things to look at. Perhaps too many. I was also thrown a bit by the random words on a couple of the pages, like "SLEEP" and "TOYS". Are they placeholders? Or are they supposed to be part of the illustrations? There's also a page that features creepy eyes under the bed, which could be a bit scary for some readers (it's not really explained what they are, so kids' imaginations might run wild).

Overall, this is a book that has potential, but I don't think it's quite ready just yet. The text (especially the rhyme and meter) needs to be cleaned up a bit, and the overall tone needs to be a little calmer. I don't know how many parents are going to appreciate a book that gets their kids all hyped up about going to bed.