Dreaming Up: A Celebration of Building
About
A picture book that connects great works of architecture to the ways children build and play.
Cup
on cup
s tacking up,
smaller, smaller,
and growing taller!
Children building-
Concrete poetry-
Pair them with notable structures from around the world and see children's constructions taken to the level of architectural treasures.
Here is a unique celebration of children's playtime explorations and the surprising ways childhood experiences find expression in the dreams and works of innovative architects.
Come be inspired to play-dream-build-discover!
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Why it’s great
Each spread pairs a child’s block play or sand-castle scene with the real building it inspired—from adobe pueblos to Gaudí’s Sagrada Família—showing that professional architecture begins with play. Bright collage art keeps younger readers engaged, while poetic text introduces basic design vocabulary. A perfect read-aloud that validates kids’ homemade creations and invites them to “dream up” their own structures.