Tish Dewees writes the way sunlight writes on water, soft, shining, and full of wonder. Inspired by nature and dreams, she turns ordinary “wow” moments into little stories that feel like they’re whispering, “look closer… the world is magical.”

In I Can Dream, Tish Dewees tells the children that they can always meet animals in imagination: a cheetah racing “quick as a flash,” a bunny wiggling and munching like a snack machine, and a kangaroo mama carrying her baby in a pouch showing it’s the safest secret pocket. And sends the message: even if you can’t do everything yet… You can always dream.

Then Nature continues the same dreamy feelings, trees swaying and changing colors like they’re trying on outfits according to the season, wind arriving like an invisible friend and leaving without a sound, and stars lighting the night like tiny lanterns. It’s the kind of book that makes you want to pause and stare up for a second longer.