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Salamander Dream Paperback – September 27, 2005

by Hope Larson (Author, Artist)
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 15 ratings
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  • Salamander Dream is a young girl's journey within a magical forest. As the year's pass, she finds herself changing, which in turn, changes her friendship with Salamander.
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  1. Print length
    104 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    AdHouse Books
  4. Publication date
    September 27, 2005
  5. Dimensions
    5.25 x 0.25 x 7.25 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0972179496
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0972179492
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Hailey believes in magic. Or at least she tries to, when she visits the woods near her house where, as a young girl, she first meets the endearing Salamander, who tells her a tale to while away a summer afternoon. As she grows older, she meets Salamander again as an adolescent and then a young adult. This book is a collection of the stories the two friends take turns telling each other: of swimming with a minnow in the stream, of flying on the back of a hawk, of shrinking through the pores of the skin to raft on red blood cells and fly past electrons. These stories are told almost exclusively through images, in bold blocks of black, white and green. The drawings are surreal, the dialogue looping through the scenery and the limbs of the characters, stretching into the nature that surrounds them. Salamander and other animal characters are drawn as silhouetted human figures wearing representational masks, making Salamander and Hailey's journeys seem even more bizarre. A coming-of-age story about a girl learning to hold onto magic as she grows older, this is a also whimsical, dreamlike flight of fancy. (Aug.)
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Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ AdHouse Books (September 27, 2005)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 104 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0972179496
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0972179492
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 0.25 x 7.25 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 15 ratings

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Hope Larson

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Hope Larson is the New York Times-bestselling, Eisner award-winning author and illustrator of numerous comics and graphic novels for younger readers. A native of Asheville, North Carolina, she lived in Chicago, Canada, and Los Angeles before returning to her hometown, where she currently resides with her family.

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Jamie Maldonado
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful in many ways
Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2005
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This is not only a wonderful story, but every page is a work of art that could stand on its own. The book is a treat to look at, and even the paper stock ads to the feeling. Hope Larson is one of the best illustrators out there, and she is emerging as a good storyteller, also. This book is good enough to make me write an Amazon review for the first time in forever (and with this name I don't really remember coming up with). I love "Salamander Dream."
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Johanna DC
5.0 out of 5 stars A marvelous dream of woodland life
Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2015
Hope Larson’s Salamander Dream is a dream of childhood told in lime green and black ink on cream-colored paper. The book begins with a map of woods and creek that looks like a crayon drawing, reminiscent of the sketch of the 100-Acre Wood that opened the Winnie the Pooh stories.

Hailey lives at the edge of the woods, and that’s where she spends her summer, amongst the trees and the birds. She’s exploring the wonders of the world and her imagination, running down hills, walking barefoot in the grass, singing to herself, and laying on her stomach watching the creek water go by. Realistic greenery gives way to fanciful iconic creatures, transitioning the reader into Hailey’s daydreams, punctuated by labeled pictures of creatures that resemble the careful drawings of a science report.

Salamander, who resembles an acrobat with a face mask and a tail, tells her stories of his adventures swimming with fish and flying with birds. As she ages, he disappears for a while, reappearing to her once before she realizes she’s developing other games, her friends taking her away from the woods. In the final chapter, she’s gone from child to woman, with her knowledge leading to a different kind of appreciation of nature. Although more scientific, involving blood cells and DNA, her experiences can still be imaginative, even magical.

The self-bordered panels have rounded corners, and the lines contained within are often sinuous, like a river. The panels resemble old-fashioned snapshots, and without strong borders, they’re uncontained, implying a much wider existence beyond the window the reader’s looking through. Perspective shifts, flying in and through natural growth. Interspersed throughout the book are more crayon sketches, occurring at Hailey’s most imaginative moments. The surreal, non-verbal imagery incorporates the reader, as they bring themselves to the work. They’ll find something new every re-read.

On the literal level, this is the kind of childhood many wish they had and too few these days know, set in a timeless period where a kid could wander and explore without observation or schedule. The book is also about the different kinds of creativity life brings at different stages. It’s not a choice between knowledge and magic, since one can become the other. Hailey moves beyond her woods without letting go of them; she continues to dream in different ways as she ages. (Review originally posted at ComicsWorthReading.com.)
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dubs
5.0 out of 5 stars astonishing
Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2006
Not only was this story a touching one, it was a simple design that brought out the feeling behind ever word, every picture. Hope Larson lives up to her name (Hope) and she inspires the reader to greater heights with each read.
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W. Larsen
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Journey Through Story, Magic, and Nature
Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2005
A wonderful and visually attractive story that treats the living creatures of the forest as fully alive and full of magic, and a girl who holds on to that perspective as she grows older.
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