Dreaming Alongside

Dreaming Alongside Synopsis

Let Dragonfly lead you on a journey of inspiration! Following your winged guide, visit the places and things that can help you find strength in the present and imagine your amazing future. Dream alongside everything from a construction site and a sewing machine to the river and a blanket of moss.

After your travels, Dragonfly asks: What do you like to dream about? With its mixed setting in rural and urban environments and exploration of both the natural and modern world, Dreaming Alongside gives readers permission to daydream and think of what magic their lives have the potential to hold. Bilingual edition (English and Plains Cree) available as Dreaming Alongside / ê-pawâtamahk.

Praise for Monique Gray Smith: ?"Joyful and tender...celebrates the activities that bring gladness through family and cultural connections."-School Library Journal, starred review for My Heart Fills With Happiness? ?"Smith tackles difficult and complex conversations with straightforwardness and compassion."-School Library Journal, starred review for Speaking Our Truth "Gentle...Notably centering Indigenous families and characters of color in personal and communal activities-and encouraging readers to evaluate their actions toward others."-Publisher's Weekly for When We Are Kind "Smith's text is heartwarming!"-Debbie Reese, American Indians in Children's Literature for You Hold Me Up.