Book Talk: “I Dream India” by Alysia Dempsey
Date and Time
Oct 18, 2025 5:00 pm
Location
450K
450 K St NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20001
Oct 18, 2025 5:00 pm
450K
Alysia Dempsey, a self-published author of the new children’s book series I Dream brings her travels around the world to life. Her first book in the series, I Dream India shares her travels to a village near New Delhi, India. Come on a magical journey and discover an amazing world with new foods, languages, customs and make new friends along the way. Your adventure is just one dream away.
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Book Review: Renee Watson, NYT Best Selling Author
“I Dream India is a picture book that looks to the past and makes space for the future. A young girl draped in a quilt her grandmother made goes to sleep thinking of her grandmother’s legacy and all that her grandmother left her. The quilt, made from cloth from around the world, represents the many places her grandmother traveled. Once our sweet girl is deep in sleep, she wakes up in front of the Taj Mahal where she meets a friend who is wearing the same locket. From here, a special adventure begins. Vibrant illustrations help tell the story of self and cultural discovery. Dempsey’s lyrical and tender writing reminds us of the deep connections we can have with loved ones who are long gone, that the treasures they left behind can become maps for navigating and surviving the future and serve as reminders that the ones we love never truly leave us. Their spirits guide us and comfort us, always. Dream India is a beautiful tale about holding on to legacy while embracing and dreaming of something new.”
