Gossamer

By: Lois Lowry

Narrated by: Anne Twomey

From the two-time Newbery Award winning author of Number the Stars and The Giver, comes a novel about how even the smallest of dreams can break through the darkest of nights.

Littlest One is a tiny creature slowly learning her job of giving dreams to humans. Each night she and her teacher, Thin Elderly, visit an old woman’s home where she softly touches beloved objects, gathering happy memories, and drops of old scents and sounds. Littlest One pieces these bits together and presents them to her sleeping human in the form of pleasant dreams. But the dreaded Sinisteeds, dark fearsome creatures that plague their victims with nightmares, are always at work against the dreamgivers. When the old woman takes in John, an angry foster child with a troubled past, the Sinisteeds go after him with their horrifying nightmares. Can Littlest One, and her touch light as gossamer, protect John’s heart and soul from the nightmare of his dark past?©2006 Lois Lowry; (P)2006 Random House, Inc. Listening Library, an imprint of the Random House Audio Publishing Group

Critic reviews

“Lowry’s prose is simple and clear. This carefully plotted fantasy has inner logic and conviction. Readers will identify with Littlest, who is discovering her own special talents. . . . A beautiful novel with an intriguing premise.”–School Library Journal, Starred

One of my favorites!

I read this story to my children whenthey were little. They loved it as much as I did.

the boys

read this story of overcoming challenges and adversity, story of triumph, we loved it, Lois Lowry does it again!

Reading for Children's Lit Class

The book was good but I wish I knew what happened to the boy at the end.

new littlest

hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh h h h h h h h h h h h h h h j e t h f b

ONE OF THE BEST

This is one of the best book I have ever read ever in my life!!! I wish I can give this book 10000000000000000000000000000000000 Stars!!!! Amazing book!