THE DREAM EATER

by Christian Garrison ‧ RELEASE DATE: Dec. 1, 1979

More slick, for-tourists-only Orientalia, though the tale itself turns on an engaging idea: that of a fierce-looking, mild creature called a baku who--with the insouciance of Wanda Gg's funny thing--delights in eating bad dreams. So young Yukio, himself sleepless for fear of a recurring nightmare, takes the baku back to rout his and all the other bad dreams he's been told--and when last seen is sleeping peacefully, his head filled with yellow butterflies. Had Yasuo Segawa or another vigorous, good-humored Japanese illustrator taken this in hand, it might have been lip-smacking fun; but Goode's glazed approximation of the worst modern Japanese art turns it into a knicknack.

Pub Date: Dec. 1, 1979

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Bradbury--dist. by Dutton

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Dec. 1, 1979

Categories: CHILDREN'S