Dreaming Up

A picture book that connects great works of architecture to the ways children build and play.

Cup
on cup
s tacking up,
smaller, smaller,
and growing taller!

Children building-
Concrete poetry-

Pair them with notable structures from around the world and see children's constructions taken to the level of architectural treasures.

Here is a unique celebration of children's playtime explorations and the surprising ways childhood experiences find expression in the dreams and works of innovative architects.

Come be inspired to play-dream-build-discover!

“ "This extraordinary new picture book masterfully tackles the complex task of contextualizing seemingly complex architectural concepts within a child's own world of play." -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review "Deftly rendered." -- The Horn Book Magazine , starred review "A clever introduction to architecture... This book is more accessible than J. Patrick Lewis's Monumental Verse (National Geographic, 2005) or a more factual text like Culture in Action: Architecture (Raintree, 2009) and is a good precursor for either of them." -- School Library Journal Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Winner, The Boston Globe/The Horn Book Magazine Fanfare, Horn Book Magazine Best Children's Books of the Year, Bank Street College of Education Children's and Young Adult Book Award, International Reading Association (IRA) Notable Children's Book, American Library Association (ALA) Armadillo Readers' Choice Award Nominee, Round Rock Independent School District Eureka! Award, California Reading Association Kentucky Bluegrass Master List Monarch Award Master List, Illinois School Library Media Association Read! Build! Play! Summer Reading list of Books that Inspire Play, ALSC and LEGO Silver Bells Honor List, Colorado Libraries for Early Literacy Bell Picture Book Award”

"This extraordinary new picture book masterfully tackles the complex task of contextualizing seemingly complex architectural concepts within a child's own world of play." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"Deftly rendered." -- The Horn Book, starred review

"A clever introduction to architecture... This book is more accessible than J. Patrick Lewis's Monumental Verse (National Geographic, 2005) or a more factual text like Culture in Action: Architecture (Raintree, 2009) and is a good precursor for either of them." -- School Library Journal

ALSC Notable Children's Books - American Library Association (ALA)
Armadillo Readers' Choice Award Nominee - Round Rock Independent School District
Best Children's Books of the Year - Bank Street College of Education
Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards Winner - The Horn Book
California Book Awards - Commonwealth Club
Colorado Libraries for Early Literacy Silver Bells - Colorado State Library
Eureka! Nonfiction Children's Book Award - California Reading Association
Horn Book Fanfare - The Horn Book
Kentucky Bluegrass Award Shortlist - Kentucky Association of School Librarians
Monarch Award - Association of Illinois School Library Educators

Christy Haleis the author and illustrator of several acclaimed children's books, including four published by Lee & Low, and she has illustrated numerous other award-winning picture books as well. Hale also works in the children's book field as an art director, a designer, and an educator, offering programs at schools, libraries, and museums. She lives with her husband in Palo Alto, California. You can learn more about her at christyhale.com.

CHRISTY HALE has illustrated numerous award-winning books for children, including Dreaming Up: A Celebration of Building and several other titles for Lee & Low Books. She is also an art educator and has introduced young readers to the lives and works of many artists through Instructor magazine's Masterpiece of the Month feature and accompanying workshops. Hale lives with her husband in Palo Alto, California. You can visit her online at christyhale.com.

A collection of illustrations, concrete poetry, and photographs that shows how young children's constructions, created as they play, are reflected in notable works of architecture from around the world.

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