Imagine all that you will do. 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 giant 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. (From Orca Book Publishers)

Monique Gray Smith is an author and storyteller of Cree, Lakota and Scottish heritage known for her stories about the resilience of Indigenous communities. Her other books include the middle-grade book Speaking Our Truth, the picture books When We Are Kind and Circle of Love, also illustrated by Nicole Neidhardt, and the picture book You Hold Me Up, illustrated by Danielle Daniel. Her novel, Tilly and the Crazy Eights was on the 2021 Canada Reads longlist.

Nicole Neidhardt is Diné (Navajo) of Kiiyaa'áanii clan and works in a variety of media, including book illustration, mylar stenciling, installation and mural painting and design. Neidhardt illustrated the picture book, Circle of Love, also written by Monique Gray Smith.