The Dream Stair
by Betsy James
Illustrated by Richard Jesse Watson
Harper & Row 1990

Cloth: ISBN 0-06-022787-7 (Out of Print)

" . . . a dazzling . . . and . . . valuable addition to multicultural booklists."
--School Library Journal

After her grandmother kisses her goodnight, a little Hispanic girl climbs the dream stair--first up, past chimneys, balloons, and trees to the special attic room with the moon at the window; then down, past furnaces, rivers, and roots to the dark safety of the cellar room; and then, finally, back to bed.

Betsy James and Richard Jesse Watson have created a book filled with the images and emotions of a child's day, and the the security of a grandmother's love. The Dream Stair, with its poetic text and evocative illustrations, awaits all young travelers who are about to begin the universal nighttime journey.

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