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Book Review: When Kids Dream and Trucks Fly
By Rosemary McDunn
Reviewed by Lisa M. Hendey
Bezalel Books, P.O. Box 300427, Waterford, MI 48330, 248-917-3865, $14.99
ISBN 978-0-9792258-6-4 and 0-9792258-6-8

Once upon a time, kids went outside to play. They played until the sun went down and mom called them in to eat dinner, with their families, at the kitchen table. Among their toys – dolls, balls, sticks and blocks – the most important ingredient for fun was a great imagination.

When Kids Dream and Trucks Fly, a wonderful new children’s book by Catholic author and educator Rosemary McDunn, harkens children back to the days when make-believe reigned. Tom and Rose, brother and sister, are best friends and playmates. They love to head outside to play on an old flatbed truck, which is their favorite venue for adventure. Together, they face storms and sharks, battle pirates, search for treasure and save each other from make believe disaster a time or two. Their truck doubles as a jungle hideaway, a covered wagon headed west, or anything else they can imagine. Fun abounds, with bright and colorful illustrations and rhyming imagery to illustrate McDunn’s message, which encourages children to let their imaginations soar.

Once young readers have shared Rose and Tom’s tale, an interactive section at the back of When Kids Dream and Trucks Fly engages young minds in drawing, matching puzzles, fill in the blank vocabulary exercises and more.

Rosemary McDunn, through When Kids Dream and Trucks Fly reinforces for children and their parents the importance of imagination. “Imagination is a wonderful treasure. Let your imaginations make every day of your life a magical journey!” encourages McDunn.

The world in which our children live today is a different place from my own girlhood in the ‘70s. Safety concerns necessitate adult supervision of young children’s play. But books like When Kids Dream and Trucks Fly remind grown ups that it is our duty, indeed our gift to our children, to give them space and tools to let imagination and make-believe be a part of their childhood.

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Lisa M. Hendey is a mother of two sons, webmaster of numerous web sites, including http://www.catholicmom.com and http://www.christiancoloring.com, and an avid reader of Catholic literature. Visit her at http://www.lisahendey.com for more information.

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