Book Series. Clocktower, Red Train, Bed floating in the ocean

[shmandy87]

Looking to find a sci-fi book series i read as a kid. The premise as i can remember it, is a boy that leads a troubled life and when he dreams, he is pulled into these dystopian/nightmares of some sort.

The plot revolves around him collecting relics in these dreams, but i forget why.

The covers of the first three books (as i remember) is a Clocktower, the second has an old red steam engine at a crossroads, and the third is a bed floating in the middle of the ocean!!

There are more books in the series, i just never got to read them!

Thanks!

Children's Book from 80's about terrible creatures

[bookseeker]

My boyfriend remembers a picture book about animals that at first he said were dinosaurs, but later thought maybe they were creatures or monsters. They were mean to each other, some ate others, some breathed fire, and in the end a flower grew (maybe out of a fire) that they all hated. He read this in New England, USA. Hoping to surprise him for Christmas so any leads would be greatly appreciated!