Follow the Dream by Peter Sis Illustrations were done in oil, ink, and watercolor, and gouache on a surface that was first prepared with gesso, follow

Through the brilliant pictures, Peter Sis delivers a beautiful tale of exactly how Christopher Columbus traveled from Palos, Spain to the New World in 1492. Columbus made his plea multiple times to the throne to receive the funding to sail west to find new trade route to the Orient. Instead, he found what he called America that is our home today. Even though the story is accurate and informative, the pictures are what draw the read in and keep you anxious to turn every page. This would be an unbelievable book to have in a classroom. I feel as though this could almost be a picture book without any words, but it would need to have a better title to give readers a better idea of what the book is about.