Genre: Children’s lit
Medium: Paperback
Synopsis: Walter doesn’t care about the environment, until he has a very spooky dream…
Review: I honestly just considered whether to put this into the horror/psychological horror genre, considering that Walter’s dreams are Too True and Too Close to Home. I mean, his nightmares are pretty dang close to our reality. And this was published in 1990. Yikes.
I know this picturebook essentially teaches children that they have to actively participate towards a clean, environmentally-sound future, but Chris Van Allsburg can’t do all the work here!! It’s a wonderful message overall, and this book would easily fit in perfectly with an Earth Day unit, in the midst of any type of eco-activism you and your picturebook-loving pal are participating in!
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