When I was a Boy . . . I Dreamed

About this book

This illustrated story follows the memory of an old man as he reveals his past dreams uncovering the commonality of young boys thoughts and blurring the line between fantasy and reality. He is seen digging a hole to China building the ultimate tree house finding the end of the rainbow battling a dragon to save a maiden owning an outrageous ice cream shop and other far-flung hijinx. As the dream-telling draws to a close the reader sees the man surrounded by mementos of all his adventures bringing to question whether or not those dreams came true but leaving no doubt that the man still dreams.