R e v i e w s
4th July 2013
“Are you sitting comfortably?” 168 voices shouted
“Yes”. “Then I’ll begin!”
I’m a Governor of Park Hill Junior School but have a
long association with Park Hill Infants School and
knew the latter would love Ollie the Dreamer. The
Head Teacher asked if I would read it to Years 1 and
2 after Assembly. Hence my very young audience
aged 6 and 7 and a life time’s ambition realised
when I asked my audience “Are you sitting
comfortably”!
The children loved it and joined in as I read the
book, showed the illustrations and asked questions
to check that they were following the story. “How
many legs has an octopus?”. Importantly, it had held
their attention.The book was aimed at them and hit
its target. Afterwards, the Head Teacher said “Thank
you for that” I could hear the children laughing from
my office”.
The school has more than 250 children who have
more than 50 1st languages. It says a lot for the
writing that they understood the humour and for the
artist that they appreciated the drawings.
Finally, may I add that during the recent spell of
very hot weather, I was so glad that I didn’t sleep
under a duvet made out of chocolate with a
marshmallow centre!
Noel Rands
Past Chairman
Park Hill Schools Association
The children loved it
and joined in as I read
the book, showed the
illustrations and asked
questions to check
that they were
following the story.
29th January 2014
Beautifully told and beautifully illustrated - 'Ollie
the Dreamer' is a triumph!
We both really enjoyed reading it (more than once)
and we are convinced that success and sequels will
follow. It has that essential ingredient; offering an
imagined world that a child can enter, inhabit and
explore (Swallows and Amazons, The Hobbit, The
Famous Five, Dr Doolittle etc;).
Loved the chocolate duvet and the car that runs on
ice-cream! What next?
John & Michie Herbert
Film Producer/Scriptwriter and Grandfather
23rd March 2014
Jessica Whittingham
Garden School, KL Malaysia
Ollie the Dreamer in Malaysia
We were lucky enough to have David Turner and
Nilesh Mistry come and visit our class. David
brought the story to life when reading it to us and
we loved finding out about all the magical places
Ollie went to in his dreams. My class were
captivated by the outstanding, vivid illustrations
and loved being drawn into such an imaginative
world. We designed our own front covers for the
story and the talented Nilesh showed us how to
draw Ollie.
This story is a must read for all those who love
escaping the real world!
2G class, Garden International School, Malaysia
10th January 2014
Review of “Ollie The Dreamer”,
a children’s book by David Turner and Nilesh Mistry
Submitted By: Karlos Jake O. Mendoza aged 13
(Manilla, Philippines)
I think this book successfully reaches out to its
intended audience who I’m sure will be attracted and
entranced with the artwork and story line which are
both simple yet exciting for children in the age group
that the authors wish to reach.
I am very amazed of this book not only by its artwork
but also the story line, I really like the creativity and
the great imagination of Ollie that the authors gave
him, I am entertained and educated because I also
don’t know the meaning of some words in the book,
and I also think that after I read that book it helped me
in gaining more creativity and imagination on things I
do.
My class were
captivated by the
outstanding, vivid
illustrations and loved
being drawn into such
an imaginative world.