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The Dream Delivery Truck

Mira Solano

The Dream Delivery Truck

by Mira Solano

Ages 3–5 4.9BedtimeDreamsProblem solving

Every night, Poppy the mole drives a little purple truck full of glowing dream jars to every bed in town. Tonight, the labels have smudged.

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Age
Ages 3–5
Pages
18

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The Dream Delivery Truck

Mira Solano

Once upon a time…

When the last light in the town clicked off, and the streets were quiet and still, a little purple truck came rumbling up the hill. Putt-putt-putt! Putt-putt-putt! Its headlights glowed like two friendly moons. Behind the steering wheel sat Poppy the mole, wearing her big round glasses. It was the middle of the night, and it was time for the dream delivery.

Page 1

In the back of the truck sat rows and rows and rows of glowing jars. They shone in every color of the rainbow, red and orange, green and blue, and some that had no name at all. Each jar held one dream, and each dream was tied up with a ribbon. On every lid there was a name, written in curly golden letters.

Page 2

There was a blue jar for Ben, with a dream about a bouncing bunny. There was a green jar for Grandpa Gus, with a dream about a quiet fishing pond. And there was a shiny gold jar for baby Ruby, with a dream about singing bubbles. Poppy checked them all once, and she checked them all twice, because every dream mattered.

Page 3

Poppy wore her big round glasses and her cozy yellow scarf, which her grandmother had knitted for her. She tapped her little paw on the steering wheel. "We must deliver every single dream before the sun peeks up," she said to her truck, Bumble. "That's the rule." The truck went putt-putt-putt, which meant, "I know, I know."

Page 4

…and then?

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Story mood

Is it a wind-down book, or a wake-up book?

  • SleepySnooze-ready
  • SillySerious
  • BraveCozy
  • CuriousFull of wonder

Meet the characters

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PoppyNight-shift dream mole
Did you know?She wears big round glasses to read the tiniest labels and to hear the softest hums.
BumbleThe little purple truck
Did you know?Bumble goes putt-putt-putt when happy and hums when full of dreams.

Talk about it together

Conversation starters for after the last page.

1Tap to reveal
What dream would be in your jar tonight?
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How did Poppy work out which jar belonged to whom?
3Tap to reveal
What sound would your dream hum?

Try this at home

Dream jar

With a grown-up, fill a clean jar with water, a spoon of glitter and a squirt of clear glue, then seal the lid tight. Shake it, watch the dream swirl, and tell a happy dream story.

What your child will take away

  • ✓Sorting and matching
  • ✓Listening for clues
  • ✓A calm bedtime routine

About the author

Mira Solano

Writes gentle bedtime stories from a treehouse studio, always with a night-light nearby.

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