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A City Dream

by B. Sharise Moore Publisher: HARPERCOLLINS

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Imagining a city made together

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AlbakiReads Editorial

Imagining a city made together

Inspired by Baltimore, this picture book links a young girl’s vision of a different city with the possibility of neighbors working together to improve their surroundings. Architecture and urban spaces provide the frame for a story about community action, creativity, and shared care. Its central idea is both imaginative and practical: a neighborhood can be pictured differently, then shaped through collective effort.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 4–8 interested in cities, buildings, and architecture.
  • Families and educators looking for a picture book about community action and working together.
  • Young readers drawn to stories that connect imaginative ideas with making a difference locally.

Themes

Architecture and urban spacesCommunity actionCreativityHope and shared care

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Book overview

A poetic debut picture book, inspired by Baltimore, that celebrates community action.

Sometimes, a neighborhood feels forgotten.

But in the vibrant imagination of one young girl, there are dreams of a different city.

In her dreams, her city is a fantastic place.

And together with her neighbors, she can make it better.

More beautiful.

Safe.

Maybe Something Beautiful meets Something, Someday in this deeply touching ode to cities and urban spaces that reveals the transformative power of communal love, creativity, and hope.

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