Dream Friends is a beautiful story that shares the tale of a little girl who has a wonderful friend that shares in all the fun while she dreams.  Melody wishes her dream friend would exist during the day time hours since she has not made any friends yet at school.  She does her best to coax her dream friend out of her dreams to no avail, but with time Melody’s hopes for friendship blossom beyond her expectations.

The cover of this book caught my attention during a recent visit to the library.   It did not disappoint!  The Story of Fish and Snail is delightful.  When snail wants to stick close to home and play kittens, fish declares that type of play boring.  He wants to play pirates which would require that they actually move to a new book.  Little snail is very concerned about venturing beyond what he knows and resists taking risks.  In the end, the friendship that Fish and Snail share proves to be all powerful.

When we finished reading Toys in Space my daughter remarked that she wanted to read it again.  I saw that as quite an endorsement from a six year old!  We both enjoyed this one.  One night a small group of dolls are left outside at the end of the day.  As day turns into night the dolls are struck by the beauty of the stars, but then one star seems a bit brighter than the rest.  Soon the dolls are beamed into outer space where they meet a lonely alien who has lost Cuddles – his extra special doll.  Ultimately, the dolls have the right stuff to help the alien find his cuddle buddy and are able to return back to Earth.