A City Dream
By (Author) B. Sharise Moore
Illustrated by Trudi-Ann Hemans
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
HarperCollins
1st February 2026
United States
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Politics and government
Childrens / Teenage general interest: City and town life
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Nature, animals, the natural world
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Science and technology
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Inventors, inventions and experiments
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Architecture, buildings and construction
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Diversity, equality, equity and
Childrens / Teenage social topics: Activism / activists
Childrens / Teenage social topics: Environment, sustainability and green issues
Hardback
40
Width 279mm, Height 216mm
454g
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.
B. Sharise Moore is a proud mom, author, curriculum developer, host, and the poetry editor forFIYAH: Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction. She is the author of the YA novel Dr. Mavellus Djinns Odd Scholars, and she curated and edited Conjuring Worlds: An Afrofuturist Textbook for Middle and High School Students. A City Dream is her first picture book. B. Sharise lives in Baltimore with her husband and children, and you can find her at bsharisewrites.com. Trudi-Ann Hemans was born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica. At the age of sixteen, she left everything familiar to move to the United States and pursue her dream of becoming an artist. Her dream came true, as Trudi is currently a full-time illustrator and designer. When shes not drawing, Trudi enjoys curling up with a good Ghibli movie, crocheting, and taking care of her many, many plant babies. You can learn more about Trudi-Ann at trudiannhemans.com.