Unlike most lost-and-found stories, there is a new solution to the problem: no reason to be frantic over losing your stuff because it comes back in your dream. The expressive and elegant artwork, with references to Ugandan tales makes the journey to the world of Siba and Saba more delightful. Siba and Saba lose things gracefully and find them effortlessly. The poetic voice of the text, along with the playful alliteration and delightful illustrations, conveys no sense of the anguish of losing the cherished belongings. When they wake up, they are surprised to discover more than they ever expected. Instead, they dream of finding two unlikely objects: a silver shilling and a school uniform. The story twists when, one night, the two sisters do not dream of their lost sweaters, silver sandals, and bedroom slippers. Siblings Siba and Saba do everything in their own way: they lose stuff-quite regularly-and when they sleep, they find the lost things in their dreams. "A charming picture book set in modern-day Uganda. This beautifully rendered story is about the past and the future, change and constancy, and family love and inspired dreams, whether conjured while awake or sound asleep."- Booklist A palette of citrusy yellow, green, and blood-orange hues share space with a crisp white background, sometimes textured with wispy grasses and the fluttering of birds, flowers, and bees. Isdahl's alliterative narrative floats like a poem, sometimes rhyming, sometimes not, and is perfectly complemented by Van Doorn's ethereal illustrations. Textual and visual details locate the girls in contemporary Uganda. Until one night the dreams are different, filled instead with hopeful premonitions of the future. Sweaters, slippers, shawls, and sandals all go missing during the day, only to mysteriously reappear in the girls' dreams. 'Sula bulungi, Siba and Saba, ' he croons to the sleepy sisters, tired after a day of losing things.
The title comes from a bedtime song that Siba and Saba's father sings to them at night.
"There is much to like about this unusual picture book.
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