I Dream of a Journey by Akiko Miyakoshi - NO

I Dream of a Journey by Akiko Miyakoshi. PICTURE BOOK. Kids Can Press, 2020. $17. 9781525304781

BUYING ADVISORY: NOT RECOMMENDED

AUDIENCE APPEAL: LOW

A cat? a tiger? works behind the front desk of a hotel and dreams about traveling the wider world, but every morning he wakes to work at the hotel, living only through the postcards past guests send.

Miyakoshi’s palette is dark and gloomy and the story is depressing. Even the tiny flash of hope at the end isn’t enough to rescue it.

Cindy, Library Teacher, MLS