Dreamy Realist Gifts

"I thought it was just one of those bad dreams, but apparently, honey, we have a kid."

Rural Cityscape

Young Frank Lloyd Wright

'Peter the Flying Hippo is my favorite storybook character without any merchandising tie-ins.'

Pipe Dream.

"I don't care about the rating on Goodreads. We're reading Cinderella!"

'Call for you on the cream corn line.'

"I don't think I can express what I have to say in just colored paper and glue."

Shadow Puppet Bunny Threatened By Shadow Hawk

Here be dragons.

he tries to fly all the time but actually never gets airborne

'Read me the one about the ant and the obsessive-compulsive grasshopper.'

Susie knew she could rely on big Ted for comfort.

Real Life/Surreal Life

"Where the wild things were."

''Raining cats and dogs' is just a phrase, Alix.'

Biggles has a more staid adventure.

'Meet the author with her collaborators'

'Nope. I didn't see any dogfish.'

"One day, I'll be the first woman!"

"This is all we have available. It has an accordian front door, a shelf, a phone, and a spectacular view."

Phoenix

Imagine

'Ben, true sportsmanship is a state of mind, and I'm proud of you.'

Cinderella and Charming the Clown

'All good things must come to an end.'

Citizen of the world.

'Can you see the future of my 401(k)?'

Leaves falling out of a painting.

Alice in Wonderland - The Pig Baby.

'That cloud doesn't look like a horse to me, but if I import it into Photoshop...'

'Now stay tuned for 'Hope - Myth or Reality', to be followed by 'Reality - Hope or Myth'.'

"My feeling is that while we should have the deepest respect for reality, we should not let it control our lives."

Angler poses with mermaid catch.

"This tire raced in the Indy 500."