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Engelbert Sneem and His Dream Vacuum Machine by Daniel Postgate

msturgthehumanchimera's review

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5.0

A modern classic

emdoux's review

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3.0

A family friend of mine posted on my Facebook wall after I shared last month's reading post and asked if I'd ever read this. She and her son had just read it after he chose it at the library, and really enjoyed it - so of course I had to check it out. What a fun book - and coincidentally I found a weeded copy from another library in our book sale, so picked it up and now own it. Thanks for the recommendation, Jacob!

tardycreative's review

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5.0

I loved this story, haven't yet read it to my son, but I hope he loves it too - certainly going to be my favorite bedtime story with him.

kellyholmes's review

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4.0

Clever story about a reformed dream-stealer with wonderfully vibrant illustrations. Some pages had too much text, but then others were nice and concise so it balanced out.

lisas's review

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5.0

I'm a sucker for kid's books written in verse. This one might be a bit too creepy for really young ones, but my 6 year old and I enjoyed both the illustrations and the tale about an imp who steals good dreams. He has a change of heart, and ends up taking away the nightmares instead. Bonus vocabulary word: flagon.
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