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JAZZIE’S DREAM is about a dachshund named JAZZIE who lives a life of love, comfort, and fun with his beloved Aunt Joel Anne. One fateful night, Bizzy Buddy the Crow comes to him in a dream and reveals the difference between pretend truth and real truth about their farm animal friends. The dream changes JAZZIE'S life forever. A story for all ages, set in beautiful Snohomish, Washington.
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JAZZIE'S DREAM rated five stars. Sweet story about dachshund dog JAZZIE, and his aunt Joel Anne. The story is accompanied with colorful, fun pictures. Thru the pages we learn about JAZZIE and his comfy life as a pet. One day though, the crow Bizzy Buddy visits JAZZIE in his sleep and takes him to Backward Land. And the things that JAZZIE sees there are not pretty. What JAZZIE usually saw on TV, in advertisements, and how really animals are treated at animal farms, are really different. JAZZI learns that all beings are the same, but unfortunately not all beings are treated well and with the love and respect they deserve. The story shows, that we can do something about it. That we can change. Implementing plant based diet is the first step in the right direction. This story is great for kids and adults a like.
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Siri Siqveland is a 15 year old, 9th grade Honors English student at Meadowdale High School in Edmonds, WA. She read Jazzie’s Dream on May 12, 2020
Siri’s critique of “Jazzie’s Dream”:
After hearing that the story was about ‘going vegan/vegetarian’—which my best friend since third grade has recently done—and protecting farm animals, I wondered how the author would approach this topic in a way that would be safe for children.
I was concerned that it would be too scary when I reached the part in the story where Jazzie approaches Backward Land, a place where animals are farmed in different ways for humans to eat (like here and now). However, the darkest part of the story, with the mother pig and her piglets, was handled delicately enough that it could be viewed by small children. The illustrations are well-done and gentle and the story is definitely child-appropriate.
My favorite part of the story is when Jazzie first met dream Bizzy and their first interactions. I think little kids would enjoy the story and the illustrations and it would help older figures in their lives to breach the topic of animal-cruelty, sustainability, as well as other life-style choices people can make.
As a kid, I remember my papa reading, Beatrix Potter’s “Rolly Polly Pudding” and being worried (in a suspenseful way) when the rats roll Tom Kitten up in a pastry to make him into their dinner. Though, “Jazzie’s Dream” did not make me feel worried for Jazzie and Bizzy in the way that I did for Tom Kitten. All in all, I feel this book could be used to help children understand some choices people make about their life styles. “Jazzie’s Dream” is a story about making choices that could lead to a better future for farm animals for sure, and possibly a better future for people too.
Siri’s critique of “Jazzie’s Dream”:
After hearing that the story was about ‘going vegan/vegetarian’—which my best friend since third grade has recently done—and protecting farm animals, I wondered how the author would approach this topic in a way that would be safe for children.
I was concerned that it would be too scary when I reached the part in the story where Jazzie approaches Backward Land, a place where animals are farmed in different ways for humans to eat (like here and now). However, the darkest part of the story, with the mother pig and her piglets, was handled delicately enough that it could be viewed by small children. The illustrations are well-done and gentle and the story is definitely child-appropriate.
My favorite part of the story is when Jazzie first met dream Bizzy and their first interactions. I think little kids would enjoy the story and the illustrations and it would help older figures in their lives to breach the topic of animal-cruelty, sustainability, as well as other life-style choices people can make.
As a kid, I remember my papa reading, Beatrix Potter’s “Rolly Polly Pudding” and being worried (in a suspenseful way) when the rats roll Tom Kitten up in a pastry to make him into their dinner. Though, “Jazzie’s Dream” did not make me feel worried for Jazzie and Bizzy in the way that I did for Tom Kitten. All in all, I feel this book could be used to help children understand some choices people make about their life styles. “Jazzie’s Dream” is a story about making choices that could lead to a better future for farm animals for sure, and possibly a better future for people too.
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