Okay, listen up—Dreamland is like jumping into a glittery cloud full of unicorns, stars, and big feelings (in the best way). The poems? Total fire. They’re fun, magical, and made me wanna grab some crayons and dream big again like I used to! Christopher Vickers Jr. seriously gets what it’s like to be a kid with a wild imagination. If you’re not reading this to your little one—or your inner little one—what are you even doing?! 🌟💫

This is a delight to look at, my little one and I had fun both with the gorgeous colours of the images. Each page is a short 4 line poem which are a mix of words and sense, some tell a story of the weather or love, some are very random comments on a nightmare, or eating a carrot. We spent our bedtime describing what we could see and talking about the topics. The poetry is written by a 9 year old and we didn’t quite manage to get on board with it as it really did seem to be very all over the place. The artistry though really tickled my little one’s fancy and we made up our own rhymes at bedtime.

I loved the idea of a child poet but this didn't really work. The pictures were odd and the poems didn't all make sense. I was kind of appalled that one poem mentioned how many people get killed by sharks every year.
Thanks to NetGalley for letting me read this

This is an adorable collection of poetry from a 9 year old author! So much that the kiddos can learn from this book. Very nice illustrations!

I'm so sorry but this has to be a joke. First of all, there's no way this is written by a nine-year-old. You're telling me that nine-year-old Christopher Vickers wrote a book series titled "Terran Armed Services Command"? Yeah...no. Anyways, though...let's talk specifically about "Dreamland".
A few of these poems are pretty, simple, and nicely poetic. Two good examples are "You" and "Light". Bravo on these two poems!
However, the other poems were lacking. They either didn't make sense, were kind of dumb (for lack of a better word), or were missing a meaning. A lot of these poems felt like they were random 3 A.M. thoughts that the author jotted down on a page and compiled into a book with zero editing. I understand that poetry is highly subjective and not everyone is going to understand a poet, but this was something else. I honestly didn't know what I was reading, especially in the beginning with poems such as "Food and Drink", "Do you see that shark?", and "Do you want food?". Additionally, I was hopeful because the book started out with elemental poems, which I enjoyed reading! Then it kind of just went downhill.
To close, I think that really understanding what you're going for and what impact you want to have on your readers *before* writing a book is a good idea.