{"product_id":"the-dreamer-hardcover","title":"The Dreamer - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePam Muñoz Ryan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePeter Sís\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePura Belpré Award Winner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA tender, transcendent, and meticulously crafted novel from Newbery Honoree, Pam Muñoz Ryan, and three-time Caldecott Honoree, Peter Sís!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the time he is a young boy, Neftalí hears the call of a mysterious voice. Even when the neighborhood children taunt him, and when his harsh, authoritarian father ridicules him, and when he doubts himself, Neftalí knows he cannot ignore the call. He listens and follows as it leads him under the canopy of the lush rain forest, into the fearsome sea, and through the persistent Chilean rain on an inspiring voyage of self-discovery that will transform his life and, ultimately, the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCombining elements of magical realism with biography, poetry, literary fiction, and transporting illustrations, Pam Muñoz Ryan and Peter Sís take readers on a rare journey of the heart and imagination as they explore the inspiring early life of the poet who became Pablo Neruda.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeter Sís is a Hans Christian Andersen Award winner, three-time Caldecott Honoree, Sibert Award winner, and MacArthur Fellow. His celebrated picture books include \u003ci\u003eIce Cream Summer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStarry Messenger: Galileo Galilei\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTibet Through the Red Box\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain\u003c\/i\u003e.He also creates fine art that can be seen in galleries, museums, and public spaces all over the world. Learn more at petersis.com. \u003cbr\u003e Pam Muñoz Ryan is the recipient of the Newbery Honor Medal and the Kirkus Prize for her \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling novel, \u003ci\u003eEcho\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the NEA's Human and Civil Rights Award and the Virginia Hamilton Literary Award for multicultural literature for her body of work. Her celebrated novels, \u003ci\u003eEcho\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEsperanza Rising\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Dreamer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRiding Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBecoming Naomi Léon\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePaint the Wind\u003c\/i\u003e, have received countless accolades, among them two Pura Belpré Awards, a NAPPA Gold Award, a Jane Addams Children's Book Award, and two Américas Awards. Her acclaimed picture books include \u003ci\u003eAmelia and Eleanor Go for a Ride\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhen Marian Sang\u003c\/i\u003e, both illustrated by Brian Selznick, and \u003ci\u003eTony Baloney\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Edwin Fotheringham, as well as a beginning reader series featuring Tony Baloney. 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