From the time he is a young boy, Neftali hears the call of a mysterious voice. Even when the neighbourhood children taunt him, and when his harsh, authoritarian father ridicules him, and when he doubts himself, Neftali knows he cannot ignore the call. Under the canopy of the lush rainforest, into the fearsome sea, and through the persistent Chilean rain, he listens and he follows…
The Dreamer wistfully and artfully imagines the childhood of famous Chilean poet Pablo Neruda. Illustrations by Peter Sis combine with Neruda’s haunting, beautiful poetry to poignantly bring to life the dreams of young Neftali.