A gentle morning breeze drifted through the half-open window of the Bennett home, stirring the curtains and bringing with it the faint scent of spring. 

On the bedroom floor, Jamie sat cross-legged, surrounded by scattered sheets of paper, glue sticks, colored pencils, and small pieces of cardboard. 

His tiny hands were smudged with marker ink, and his brows were furrowed in concentration.

At school, the teacher had announced a new project for the upcoming open day. This time, the theme was  “Dream Houses and Happy Places.”—each child had to design and build a model of the city they imagined in the future. It could have tall buildings, parks, flying cars,...