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The best is always yet to come. And do you know why this is true? See if you can figure it out before you come to the very end of the book! (Hint: it has to do with you.) This kid-sized book, written by award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan, is filled with lots of fun illustrations and has extra large print that is easy for little eyes to see! And there is a lesson inside as well!Practice reading skills through the use of word recognition, word repetition and rhyme, and use the words and copy the drawings to make your very own book, because this is yet another way a kid like you can learn!Then, when you are all finished doing that, go over to the Bellissimavideo YouTube channel and watch the free music video that goes along with this book for even more learning fun!Penelope Dyan believes that learning should be fun, because if kids don't have fun learning, they won't love to learn: and both Bellissima Publishing, LLC and Penelope Dyan are all about learning and fun!

There is something you need to say. Can you guess what that something is? Here is a hint. It is only three little words, and everyone needs to hear these three words, some time or another, so why not everyday? Why don't you say those words in the morning, at noon and at night?Have fun reading this kid-sized book with extra large print as you practice your reading skills. Then laugh at the very child-friendly illustrations, perfect for kids to copy to make their very own books! And practice reading skills through word recognition and word repetition and rhyme! But most of all, have fun learning, as you read and discuss a very, very important concept and a very important feeling!Written by the award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan, everything about this 'learn to read' book is meant for kids. Penelope Dyan believes learning should be fun, and that if kids have fun with learning, they will love to learn! With that in mind, there is also a very fun music video that goes along with this book on the Bellissimavideo YouTube channel to make the learning even more fun!

Is life a masquerade? And after all is said and done, is it okay to sometimes keep some things to yourself about how you may be feeling? What makes good manners different from bad manners? And do you think you have good manners?Read this book and practice your reading skills through word recognition, word repetition and rhyme, and have fun with the kid-friendly illustrations and extra large print in this book created by the award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan. Penelope Dyan wants kids to have fun with learning, because she believes if kids have fun learning they will love to learn. These 'learn to read' books were created to encourage kids to copy the drawings as well as the words and to make their own books; and kids do not need to be told this, as they seem to figure it out all by themselves!There is also a video that goes along with this book on the Bellissimavideo YouTube channel to make learning even more fun!

We are all governed by our autonomic nervous system, and neuroscience tells us our bodies sometimes just react to situations with which we are faced. When we are faced with something that frightens us, for example, we may go into what is called a fight or flight mode; and when we are in a calmer place then we might sit and digest and just think about things. Emergencies may send us into fight or flight, while non-emergencies allow us to rest and digest. Often we do not understand why we do things, and sometimes the things we do can be explained by neuroscience. Written by award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan, this 'learn to read' book is meant to keep kids thinking. Using skill based methods of word recognition, word repetition and rhyme, and filled with kid-friendly drawings, this book is a perfect fit for the core curriculum where young students are supposed to think and create.To further enhance the learning experience, there is a fun music video to go along with this book on the Bellissimavideo YouTube channel.

Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, "To have a good friend is one of the greatest delights of life." And so it follows that while a friend may walk away from you, you should never walk away from or throw away a friend, even if sometimes you have to let them go. Love and friendship just is, and what follows from love and friendship is dependent upon many factors, but you can control what you do on your half of a friendship. Use this book to start a discussion on this subject as you practice your reading skills through word recognition, word repetition and rhyme.Written by the award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan, this book is meant to make a kid think as he or she learns; and it is perfect for use in the new core curriculum. Use this kid-sized book with extra large print along with the other 'learn to read' books written by Penelope Dyan. Have fun with the kid-friendly illustrations in this book, especially created to make learning to read a fun experience. Then watch the music video that goes with this book on the Bellissimavideo YouTube channel for even more learning fun!

Urquhart Castle sits near the banks of Loch Ness. It was one of Scotland's largest castles, and its ruins include a tower house commanding views of the famous loch and Great Glen. The castle has experienced a lot of conflict throughout its 500 years as a medieval fortress. It's history from the 13th to 17th centuries was particularly bloody. Following the invasion of Edward I, it fell into English hands, was reclaimed and lost again. Then in the 14th century, it was part of the Scots' struggle for independence. It came under the control of Robert the Bruce after he became King of Scots, and in the 15th and 16th centuries the castle and glen were raided from the west by the ruthless MacDonald Lords of the Isles.Now none of that means much to a kid. What is important to a kid is the mystery and the fun of a place, and this is a place where the imagination of a kid will know no bounds. Practice reading skills through word recognition, word repetition and rhyme as you look though the camera lens of photographer, John D. Weigand. Award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan, and John D. Weigand know how to keep a kid's interest, because they see through the eyes of a child. And if you look on the Bellissimavideo YouTube channel for the music video that goes with this book, you will find even more learning fun!

Nash's House, Chapel Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England is the house next door to the ruins and gardens of William Shakespeare's final residence, New Place. It has been converted into a museum that is perfect for kids! It traces the history of Stratford-upon-Avon from the earliest settlers in the Avon Valley to Shakespeare's time. There are lots of fun hands-on activities there for kids making it the perfect place to visit after you have visited all the other housed in the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, which acquired New Place and Nash's House in 1876. New Place is basically not existent, and what you see there looks more like a vacant lot than anything else; however they are uncovering things on the lot all the time, so the various exhibits keep growing with the continued research and discovery. Nash's House was named after Thomas Nash, who was the first husband of Shakespeare's granddaughter, Elizabeth. The ground floor is furnished as it would have been in Nash's day. Enjoy the photography of John D. Weigand as you explore Nash's House and practice your reading skills through word recognition, repetition and rhyme; and then watch a fun music video on the Bellissimavideo YouTube Channel that goes with this book for even more learning fun!

Vienna, the largest city in Austria, is its capitol. It is known as the city of music because of its musical roots, and it is also known as the city of dreams because it was home to the world's first psycho-analyst, Sigmund Freud. The roots of the city lie in early Celtic and Roman settlements that created a Medieval, Baroque city.Photographer John D. Weigand and award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan visited Vienna just before Christmas and saw many things that would delight a child. Dyan believes the key to traveling well with a child, especially a young one, is to not put them into overload. "If you do that," Dyan says, "then all you will end up with are complaints of tummy aches and hurting feet." The trick here is to let the child absorb, because a child is like a sponge. Let them look at pictures and then just watch and see what he or she sees. Museums are soon forgotten, and what is remembered is what they saw as only they can see. Dyan asked a well traveled young Italian child in Spain what he liked to do when he traveled, and he simply answered, "Go to playgrounds and parks." According to Dyan, if you want to see with a child's eyes, ask a child what they see! This is how Dyan sees through the eyes of a child. There is also a video on the Bellissimavideo YouTube Channel that goes along with this book!

Santa Barbara is the county seat of Santa Barbara County, California, United States. It is situated on an east-west trending section of the California coastline, the longest section of coastline on the West Coast of the United States.The city lies between the steep Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. But the main thing about Santa Barbara is its beauty and its appeal to the tourist, even the California tourist. You will find the people of Santa Barbara to be warm and friendly, the food to be more than excellent, as well as varied, and fun will surround you, with lots of family and kid friendly things to do.Written by award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan, with photography by the one and only, extraordinary John D. Weigand, this book will give your child a heads up as to what he or she can expect to see and do when they reach this fun-filled, beautiful city that some call the "American Riviera."

Louis XVI ascended to the throne amidst a financial crisis. The state was nearing bankruptcy and expenitures exceeded income. This was because of France's financial obligations from their own involvement in the Seven Years War and its participation in the American Revolutionary War. The end result was overthrow of the government by a lot of angry French people. Photographer, John D. Weigand and the award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan have now once again combined efforts to create a book that does not simply spoon feed children facts, but instead encourages them to ask lots of questions and to learn. All children should be encouraged to make this book their own through inserting their own photographs, notes, tickets, etc., into the book. Dyan believes it is okay to explore all facets of history, because we learn from our history, which tends to repeat itself if left to its own devices. She also encourages children to think for themselves and to think about others, and this is a prevalent pattern in her books as she and Weigand see with the eyes of a child, what captures their infinite interest, knowing that all the riches in the world cannot begin to buy neither happiness nor a long life, as was the case with the French nobility and royalty, a repetitious historic theme.

Bellissima Publishing, LLC is all about dreams and wishes making them come true. And Penelope Dyan wants everyone to know that dreams and wishes are important and this is why she wrote this book especially for you.The little girl in this story thinks about what would happen if she had three wishes. Can you guess what she would do if she had just three little wishes given to her? Ask yourself what you would do if you were given three wishes.Penelope Dyan is an award winning author, attorney and also a former teacher who knows how to get a child thinking and learning; and this is why she uses rhyme and extra large print, so that kids can see the words on the page and also guess what word is coming next, re-enforcing reading skills and learning new ones. The drawings are simple so a child can copy them to make books of his or her own, and the simple text encourages children to even create their own text. This is just one of the many fun Penelope Dyan books for kids out on the market, written just for kids. You will want to buy them all.

Dover, is a great place to visit when you are in Britain. Just a short distance from Canterbury, you can see so many things. Prominent to any visit to Dover is, of course, a visit to Dover Castle, where through the years they have restored it to what they believe is historical accuracy. Children and adults alike can reve in the color and majesty of the past as they walk u steep staircases to the castle top!Bring a camera and take lots of pictures of the castle and of Dover and take notes and add tickets and things to the pages of this book and make it your own, because you only truly learn from a book or anything in life, when you make it your own. Photographer John D. Weigand and award winning author, and attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan, have again combined their efforts to create a book for kids that will look great on your coffee table and will remind you of where you have been, what you have seen and what you have done. If you can't see Dover in person, then you can see it right here through the eyes of Weigand and Dyan! The main thing is to laugh, smile and have some fun, however you see the world!

York is a beautiful place to visit. It is so much fun that you think you are walking though the pages of a story book. You can find a hat fit for a princess, and visit the archeological viking digging site and see where the Kingdom of York actually all began! You can peek through a window down a narrow alley and see a table set for a medieval feast. You can visit the Golden Fleece Pub and have something to eat while you watch and hear stories of the ghosts the owner says still reside in that place. And you can even take a ghost tour!This once walled city kingdom is a fascinating place to visit, and there is so much you can learn and do while you are having fun! Use the pages of this book as a beginning and see how many more things you can find to see and do in the city of York, then add some notes, tickets, pictures and postcards of your own to the pages of this book! The Kingdom of Jórvík or Kingdom of York, is the name used by historians when they refer to the kingdom of Northumbria, as it existed in the late 9th century and first half of the 10th century, dominated by Norse warrior-kings! York was the centre of Scandinavian power and rule in the British isles. The name Jórvík is the Scandinavianisation of Eoforwic, the Old English name for the 10th century Northumbria's capital, now known as York. As you can see there is much to see, learn and do in York as you peek through the town with award inning author, attorney and former teacher Penelope Dyan and photographer John D. Weigand, looking through more than just one window into the past! And please do not forget to take your imagination with you!

Do you know who the sun and the moon really are? Are you somebody's sunshine? Are you someone's moon? Read this book and find out why the author of this book says she is the moon. Can you guess who her sun might be? Everyone is important to someone,but most of all, you must be true to yourself. Everyone has a light inside of them, and our author Penelope Dyan wants you to know that no one should ever try to turn off your light, because we all need to let our own special light shine brightly from within us. This book also introduces literary symbolism to your child. Penelope Dyan is an award winning author, an attorney and an former teacher who is sometimes sad that children are not encouraged more than they are. Sometimes children are even discouraged, and this is something that should never happen. This is exactly why Dyan wrote this book. She wants to bring a truth to all children everywhere. Yes. . . this is a very big presumption and a very big step; however, every journey does begin with a singe step, after all. Purhaps our world can change for the better, and that change can come directly from our beautiful, wonderful children, each like no other, each special in their own VERY special way!

It is never too early to learn about idioms, and "My two cents worth" is one of those things we call idioms. The English language is a beautiful thing, all filled with nuances, metaphors and similes that you can learn as you read. The fun thing abut reading is, after all, the fact that you can learn brad new things while you read. Practice your reading skills with another Penelope Dyan book that uses words from the Dolch reading word list. Even if you can read bigger books, it is always fun to have something to read that is just plain fun, and this is what all of the Penelope Dyan early readers are all about---fun! Penelope Dyan is an attorney, an award winning author and a former teacher who has put all her expertise into the books she writes for children. Using classroom tried and true techniques proven to excite little minds and make them giggle, she encourages thought and creativity. The kid friendly drawings and simple poetry contribute to the mix. And all of her early readers supplement what is actually being taught in the classroom, as they enrich a child's basic knowledge base. Remember, a book is a mind investment, and you should always invest in a child's mind, because that is a very wise investment. It is an investment in the future.

Do you know where YOUR ears are? They should be (one each) on each side of your head, but what would you do if you lost your ears? Find out what bunny did and why no one could see his bunny ears. Written and illustrated by former teacher, and award winning author and attorney, Penelope Dyan, this book is certain to spark your child's imagination and give your child a sense of self. Use this book to discuss all your different parts, and where they are on your body, because it is important to know where everything is, even your ears! This is another book that can be used to encourage children to read. Dyan purposefully introduces her various characters again and again throughout these books to teach word recognition and to plant the seeds of success with the young reader. Sometimes, a kid just needs to have some fun with his or her reading, and Dyan's children's books are always all about learning and fun; because if you don't have fun learning and f you don't have fun reading, you will not read and you will not learn, even if you can read a lot of words. Use this book and these words and these drawings to put together your very own book. See if you can write a story or a poem of your very own, and see if you can guess what comes next as you turn the pages of this very funny book. Most of all, remember a book should always be a mind investment!

Do you have bunny eyes? Do yo know who does? The answer might surprise you as you read this whimsical story filled with words from the Dolch reading word list. Use this book to have some fun and to practice your reading skills and increase your reading vocabulary at the same time. This delightful book uses all the basic fundamentals of teaching reading, from word repetition to recognizing words by sight to picture/sight word match and more. Laugh at the surprise ending of this book written and illustrated by award winning author, former teacher and attorney, Penelope Dyan; and see if you can figure out the message behind this book. Enjoy the fun and kid-friendly illustrations and poetry that makes this book even easier to read because it is success oriented. If children have fun reading, they will want to learn; and if they want to learn, they will have success both in school and in life. Life is really all about fun, and it is the fun in life that makes life worth living. So have some fun with a Penelope Dyan book, and write a story or poem of your own!

Everyone needs a friend sometime, and nobody likes to be alone. See what happens when some spunky animals get too noisy in the library and are told to leave. Who is left behind, and what happens next? This book combines the concept of friendship with repetition of words and matching words to pictures in one's mind to teach and reinforce some basic reading skills. The simple drawings encourage your child to draw and to write and to create books, all perfectly planned by this author and poet. This book builds on the concept of success, because no child should ever fail when it comes to learning, and with these Dyan books, kids cannot fail. The main thing to remember when it comes to choosing the right books for your young reader is that a book should be more than just a bunch of words strung together, because when a book is fun to read and has a purpose, kids will want to read. When children read, they also learn. Penelope Dyan is a former teacher, an attorney and an award winning writer. Two of her books for children have been chosen by the UK Arts Council and are on display at the Saison Poetry library on the fifth floor of the Royal Exhibit Hall at Southbank Centre, London, two of her other books are listed in the best books (top ten) on the Pukeke Reading list in Australia, and her book "Surfer Girl" was best teen book at both the 2008 New York Book Festival and the 2008 Hollywood Book Festival and is recognized on the Girls Voices In Literature Database, Miami University Florida.

This book is a valentine in and of itself, and it is meant for all of the many valentines out there in the world, who need to be reminded there is no end to love. People express love, animals express love--in this book love seems to be just about everywhere. And while your child and you talk about how much you love one another, you will also read this book and reinforce reading skills at the same time! Who should receive a valentine? Well, everyone should give receive a lot of valentines, because love knows no bounds, especially when it comes to sending and receiving valentines, even if you are two elephants, two frogs, two giraffes or two dogs! Penelope Dyan is a former teacher, an attorney and an award winning writer. Two of her books for children have been chosen by the UK Arts Council and are on display at the Saison Poetry library on the fifth floor of the Royal Exhibit Hall at Southbank Centre, London. Two of her other books are listed in the best books (top ten) on the Pukeke Reading list in Australia, and her book "Surfer Girl" was best teen book at both the 2008 New York Book Festival and the 2008 Hollywood Book Festival and is also recognized on the Girls Voices In Literature Database, Miami University Florida. Read and enjoy this book, a perfect gift for any valentine on your valentine's day list of valentines. Or give it to someone anytime, just to say, "I love you."

This is a book written for a very special little girl named Zoe who has a very interesting perspective on life. And what is that perspective? It is to have a much fun as you possibly can in life and to enjoy every minute of it! And in Zoe's case it shows, and this is why Penelope Dyan wrote this book just for her!This is an age old story of kids and Christmas, and addresses some very serious issues like making sure Santa has his chocolate chip cookies before he goes back up the chimney on Christmas night!Penelope Dyan also makes sure this time that the clothes on her characters really match. Red and white matching red and white is not a good enough match for our little Zoe, because stripes must match stripes, after all.Meet Zoe's house mouse and a cat that looks like a cow. Do you know why the cat looks like a cow? Perhaps you can guess why.Penelope Dyan is a former teacher who is an attorney, and has been widely published in both fields. Her kid friendly drawings are meant to make kids laugh in delight, and they do! They are also intended to show kids drawings do not have to be complex or serious, all they have to do is come straight from the heart. Do not be surprised if your child copies some of the drawings to make his or her own books, because this is exactly what Dyan hopes will happen. If you are a Penelope Dyan fan you know all her books are about beingcreative and about taking a kids' eye view of the world, and this book is no different!

No one should ever be a dreadful DiDi. But exactly what is a dreadful DiDi? Can a dreadful DiDi change her ways so that she is no longer dreadful? If you are a dreadful DiDi or if you know a dreadful DiDi (which most of us do) then this is the book for you!Enjoy the kid friendly illustrations and funny poetry of Penelope Dyan and then think about yourself and if you have ever tested your mother or father just to see how far you could go.Penelope Dyan is an award winning author and poet, a former teacher and an attorney. She loves kids and writes and illustrates her books with kids in mind. Usually, if something bothers her, she just writes a book about it. It's her way of helping others cope with the same things that might also bother them. Dyan is certain your mother and father tell you to be polite and nice to everyone, and she is also sure they tell you to take care of yourself. But sometimes kids just don't follow the rules, and dreadful DiDi is a perfect example of that!So please smell sweet and be sweet. And to find out exactly what this means, all you have to do is read this book!

Take a trip down the Rhine River in Germany with Photographer John D. Weigand former K-12 teacher and award winning author and poet Penelope Dyan and see some of what they saw on their very special trip. You will be surprised at the castles you will see and how colorful the small towns and villages along the Rhine River are. Most of all, you can let your imagination fly as you compose wonderful stories in your head and pretend you are one of the princesses or princes of the castle returning home after a long trip. Then you can return to your very own castle. Do you know where that is? Read this book and find out.Penelope Dyan tells her story, and it seems to go right along with what you are imagining in your mind, because Penelope Dyan really knows and understands kids, Parents, you can use this book before you go to Germany so that your children will know what wonderful things they are about to see. You can also use this book to travel down the Rhine vicariously with them; and if you go for a boat down the Rhine, you can see in advance exactly what you will see, Then compare the pictures in this book with what you are actually seeing as you pass each colorful city and castle. One thing is for certain, there is nothing like a cruise down the Rhine River, and a one of a kind kid deserves a one of a kind adventure, even if it is one only done through the pages of a book. After all, an adventure is an adventure!

You can get very bored on a long train ride, but you won't get bored if you know what is ahead on the tracks. Brenner Pass is a beautiful place, and the exciting thing is that you can see it by train! If you want, you can even stop at one of the many train stations along the way and stretch your legs and talk a walk around one of the several lovely small towns. Brenner Pass is a feast for the eyes. Have your children count how many church steeples they see along the way, or how many small villages they see. Watch for hikers and take in the breath taking beauty. With photography by John D. Weigand and poetry by award winning author, Penelope Dyan, you can delight in the sights and impressions of these two travelers as you talk to your children about what happened along the pass. Brenner Pass served mule trains and carts until a road was opened in 1777. The railway, completed in 1867, is the only trans-alpine rail route with no major tunnel. At the end of World War I international borders shifted. Control of the area has shared between Italy and Austria ever since. During World War II, Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini met there to celebrate their Pact of Steel on March 10, 1940. And Brenner Pass was a Nazi escape route after the collapse of Germany in 1945.The pass is beautiful to behold, and with or without its colorful history, the journey is fun and interesting. Travel the pass through the pages of this book, and pretend you can hear the sound of the rails going clickity clack, clickity clack as you trave along the railroad's track.

Penelope Dyan was cruising down the Rhine River in Germany when a wrinkled rather young woman began blowing smoke in her face. Dyan very politely tried to fan the smoke away with a piece of paper; and the woman just laughed at her and held the cigarette closer. Right then and there, as children played nearby, this story formed in her head. In fact, Dyan tried to turn on her computer that very instant to write this story, but the sun was too bright; and she couldn't see the computer screen. Nevertheless, the story was written. It is something that must be said. No one should ever be so selfish as to invade the breathing space of another. Use this book to warn your children about the dangers of smoking and second hand smoke, or give this book to a friend as a friendly nudge to stop smoking altogether. Be brave like the child in this story. Don't be afraid to be a little rude when your health is at issue, and never punish your child for saying something that is true and right.Dyan is a former k-12 teacher and an award winning writer. And as irreverent as this book may seem, it tells a very big truth.,

What do you have lurking in your attic besides dust bunnies and Christmas bulbs and ornaments that you pull out every year? You might be surprised to find out that there are some interesting thingslurking in the unknown, but you don't need to be afraid.Explore one attic with Penelope Dyan and find out what is up there. Have some fun with Dyan's kid friendly illustrations and poetry that will make you giggle. Practice your drawing and draw what you think might be in your attic or even what is in your attic. Make a book of your own!Author Penelope Dyan is a former K-12 teacher, and she has a gift for bringing out the best in children when it comes to creativity. Use this book and the other Dyan books to encourage your child to be creative and to bring out all the fun things that are hiding in his or her mind.Penelope Dyan is an award winning author, and her books are internationally recognized. She gets most of her subject ideas from children, and from the recesses of her own childhood. It is from her own childhood that her dreams began, and her hope is every child will be encouraged by her books to make their own dreams come true, whatever those dreams may be. Explore your attic and this attic and see what you find. Most of all, explore your mind.

You can learn a lot about life from a tar pit, like don't get too close or you just might fall in and get stuck and never be able to get out! Penelope Dyan was inspired by her visit to the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles, California, because the Tar Pits spoke to her about the origins and the disappearance of so many species. Surprised at how many different species were excavated from the pits, she was reminded about the fragility of life and how we all must work together to preserve what we have. Life does not have to end up in the pits.Join Author Penelope Dyan as she tells her very special version of the story of the La Brea Tar Pits. Dyan is a former K-12 teacher and an attorney who has two of her books containing poetry (not unlike the style of this book) placed in the Saison Poetry Library, fifth floor, Royal Exhibit Hall, London, UK, chosen by the arts council for their children's poetry collection. Dyan's book of poetry, "A Book For Girls About Being A Girl" has also been placed third on the Pukeke reading list of best books of poetry for girls ages 5-9 in Australia. Since life is fragile, we must work together to preserve it. If we all walk away like the ground sloth does in this Penelope Dyan written and illustrated story, then there will be no one left to pull us out of the sticky goo.(The La Brea Tar Pits is a registered U.S.. Natural National Landmark.)

Everyone has dreams and sometimes those dreams you dream at night can be scarey. That's how it was with Ben one night. He had a dream that was both scary and fun, but it was still a dream he was glad to get out of when he saw the vultures and realized he was among so many wild animals.There are basically two types of dreams, the dreams you wish for and hope will come true and the dreams you dream at night. The dreams you dream at night are divided into two additional main categories. One of those categorizes is the good dream, and one is the bad dream. The thing to remember is all dreams come from inside your head, so if you get frightened at night, you are merely frightening yourself, and all you need to do is either take control of your dream or wake up and get out of bed or go back to sleep and think happy thoughts so you have good dreams.Parents can use this book to talk about these things with their children to help them understand what is happening when they dream and also to reassure them all is well, just as Ben's mother did in this book. Penelope Dyan's first Ben Book, "Ben's adventures---Proof Positive A Boy Will Be A Boy" has been honored by being placed in the Southbank Center Poetry Library, London, chosen by the Arts Council, UK. Dyan is an attorney and former k-12 teacher who loves and really understands kids of all ages, even kids who are grown-ups! This is also book for boys that girls can read, because everyone dreams!