P.W. Newton’s work belongs to the genre of pedagogical piano literature common in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It provides a simple melodic framework useful for building elementary phrasing skills.
At Henle 2 this is a beginner-level piece, where steady coordination between the hands is the main hurdle. The main demands: a true singing tone, with the melody floating above the accompaniment; a left hand with real melodic or rhythmic responsibility of its own; and precise articulation — the difference between crisp and blurred is the piece.
Focus on consistent phrasing and balancing the melody against the accompaniment.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
A level or two down with the same spirit — ideal if this piece is still out of reach.
Where this piece's skills lead: slightly harder works making similar technical demands.
Day Dreams is rated Henle level 2 of 9 — beginner repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 2–3. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 2.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 2 — meaning you can already play level 1–2 pieces cleanly. Learning it one level early is possible as a stretch piece, but more than that usually leads to months of frustration.
A typical performance of Day Dreams lasts about 2 minutes.
Day Dreams is available as free public-domain sheet music on IMSLP — the score is linked directly from this page.
Pieces at a comparable difficulty and character include Blaue Aeuglein by Friedrich Burgmüller, 'Sleep! Baby, sleep!' by Alfred Humphries Pease, An old miniature by William Baines — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.