The Dandy Explorer is an illustrated tale that celebrates the dandelion as a non-human trailblazer reinhabiting deserts of concrete and tarmac. We follow the parachuted pioneer from the moment of finding the crack in the pavement and putting down roots, to the time when this tiny start-up, initiated by dandelion, has transformed into a rich multispecies community. In contrast with many of the human explorations of the past, the dandelion’s 'exploitation' of a crack in the pavement does not make the world less liveable for a more-than-human collective. Quite the reverse: the dandelion catalyses a metamorphosis from life-denying concrete and tarmac to life-supporting soil, using the incredible strength of its roots to break open human-made surfaces, all the time offering its own body for food and healing. We approach this tale for our times in a spirit of enchantment, and approach the dandelion, and those who follow its path, as response-able others demonstrating their resistance and inspiring our wonder by co-creating generative communities in de-animated places.