The Dream Stealer

"The tale twinkles with Fleischman's signature crisp language and laugh-out-loud wordplay...[a] unique read that's sure to give young chapter-book readers shivers, laughs, and satisfaction."--School Library Journal "The author breathes life into this Mexican-flavored world with a storytelling manner that's teasing and intriguing by turns."--Kirkus Reviews This fanciful, original tale drawn from Mexican lore will delight children, as will the narrator s expertly modulated storyteller s cadence. S's black and- white illustrations include inventive design elements that reinforce the sense of real and imagined worlds overlapping. --Booklist (starred review)" The author breathes life into this Mexican-flavored world with a storytelling manner that s teasing and intriguing by turns. --Kirkus Reviews" The tale twinkles with Fleischman s signature crisp language and laugh-out-loud wordplay [a] unique read that s sure to give young chapter-book readers shivers, laughs, and satisfaction. --School Library Journal" "This fanciful, original tale drawn from Mexican lore...will delight children, as will the narrator's expertly modulated storyteller's cadence. Sis' black and- white illustrations include inventive design elements that reinforce the sense of real and imagined worlds overlapping."--Booklist (starred review)