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Book Description
Illustrated by Anthony Browne, The Daydreamer takes the reader out of reality and into the dream world of 10 year old Peter Fortune. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Synopsis
In these seven interlinked stories the grown-up Peter reveals the secret journeys, metamorphoses and adventures of his childhood. Living somewhere between dream and reality Peter experiences magical transformations when he swaps bodies with William, the family cat, the baby Kenneth and, in the final story, wakes up as a twelve-year-old inside a grown-up body and experiences the adventure of falling in love.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   5 of 5 people found the following review helpful: weird and spooky - especially Bad Doll . . ., 12 Jul 1999 By A Customer This book is like the creepy stories you find in Roald Dahl's 'Kiss, Kiss', or 'Tales of the Unexpected'. My favourite is the story of the Bad Doll, as you leave it wondering who is the doll, and who is the boy. Every story is weird, and every story leaves you wondering whether it really happened. I think this book is good for readers aged 9-13. However, some of it can be a bit babyish - the bit about Gwen and teddy bears is a bit much for the kids aged 13, and a bit yucky really. So give the last chapter a miss! But older kids will read it because it's disturbing, surreal and weird, all the same.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   5 of 5 people found the following review helpful: Exciting and thought provoking for adults and children, 16 Dec 1998 By A Customer Ian McEwan's vision is usually dark and uncomfortable although true to his subject. In The Daydreamer a brighter light is shining. The main character is a young boy who daydreams. His fantasies are the adventures in this book. In them McEwan tenderly deals with ideas of being someone else, of changing beyond recognition - of growing up. The stories all have depth and are amusing and well told. Many have a lingering sadness, as when Peter changes bodies with the cat for a day before it dies. There is always hope though and death is just another adventure. McEwan's goal was to produce a book that children and adults would enjoy and he has done so. The Daydreamer is a perfect book for sharing and discussing and has contain ideas for both adults and children to ponder.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   7 of 9 people found the following review helpful: Sophisticated and utterly superb, 8 Nov 2001 By A Customer I think it's easy to characterise this as a children's book- I first read it when I was about 12 or so, and I'm 18 now and I still love it. It is the perfect book to dip into when you want ten minutes of just relaxing... it is very, very strange, but totally absorbing. As it is a book that appeals to children, it has moments of very sweet humour and really reflects the innocent mindset of children, but at the same time it is very dark.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this) › See all 13 customer reviews...		Most Recent Customer Reviews A huge let down After having read and thoroughly enjoyed many of Ian Mcewans books I was massively disappointed by the poor quality and often patronizing and condescending nature of his writing... Read more Published 2 months ago by Sam Edgar The Daydreamer Amazing book. Not your average children's story! I have read this to several classes of 10-11 year old children and they never fail to go 'Wow' as the incredible stories unfold... Read more Published 17 months ago by I. Buchanan McEwan's laundry list? Ian McEwan, the 'master clockmaker of novelists,' has finally let me down. Having read all his books (four of them twice), I left this one to last because of its characterisation... Read more Published on 12 Mar 2006 by Fiona i luv it! I just borrowed the book this year and i luv it! Really interesting life of Peter, a daydreamer who thinks that life is all a dream and you only wake up when you die... Published on 17 April 2005 seven surreal stories This book contains seven surreal stories about a boy aged ten, called Peter. My favourite chapter is The Baby where Peter daydreams his baby cousin and himself swop bodies. Read more Published on 6 May 2002 Brilliant This book was one of the best i have ever read. It seemed to tap in to me and i was totally absorbed by it. Read more Published on 31 Mar 2001 The gift of dreaming... I read this one whilst downloading old music from my childhood days and had a lovely trip back in time, almost drifting off to the rainy English days spent at home reading Roal... Read more Published on 23 Dec 2000