For Daydreamers two outstanding talents—an artist and a poet—have joined in an unusual collaboration to reveal all the mystery and beauty in children's yearnings.

Caldecott Honor Book artist Tom Feelings has long been acclaimed for his sensitive and eloquent rendering of Black children. Now, in his first book since the award-winning Something on My Mind, he has focused on portraits.

Inspired by Mr. Feeling's drawings, Eloise Greenfield has distilled the essence of children's thoughts in her evocative poem. Her finely tuned perceptions, which have earned Ms. Greenfield numerous awards, add depth and meaning to Mr. Feeling's vision.

Here, on page after page, caught in motion or silent and dreamy, are boys and girls, young children and teenagers. Each face is unique, yet they all have in common a poignancy and an expressiveness that will resonate for the reader long after the book is closed.

From the dust jacket