Creative Nonfiction

This program is read by the author. In the literary tradition of Carmen Maria Machado’s In the Dream House, Maxine Hong Kingston’s The Woman Warrior, and Jesmyn Ward’s Men We Reaped, this debut memoir confronts both the challenges and joys of growing up Black and making your own truth...

#1 New York Times bestselling author Ruta Sepetys is known for creating vivid characters and harrowing plots. After five award-winning works of historical fiction and countless hours of meticulous research, she can affirm that the secret to strong writing is embedded within your life experience. You: The Story is a powerful how-to book for aspiring writers that encourages you to look inward and excavate your own memories in order to discover the authentic voices and compelling details that are waiting to be put on the page.

"Jaed Coffin narrates these personal stories of his encounters..His quiet, calm narration has a steady, honest tone as he describes his upbringing, his relationship with his father, and the low-level fights that take him around Alaska." — AudioFile Magazine This program is read by the author...

In My Last Eight Thousand Days, Gutkind turns his notepad and tape recorder inward, using his skills as an immersion journalist to perform a deep dive on himself. Here, he offers a memoir of his life as a journalist, editor, husband, father, and Pittsburgh native, not only recounting his many triumphs, but also exposing his missteps and challenges.

In a book that begins with a series of lynchings and ends with a series of apologies, Eula Biss explores race in America. Her response to the topic is informed by the experiences chronicled in these essays - teaching in a Harlem school on the morning of 9/11, reporting for an African American newspaper in San Diego, watching the aftermath of Katrina from a college town in Iowa, and settling in Chicago’s most diverse neighborhood.

Enjoy three creative stories celebrating shapes (circles, squares, rectangles) and numbers (zero - 10), especially for babies and toddlers. We are building caring families, helping children learn about their feelings, emotions, culture, and identity.

From the literary agent behind some of today’s most successful authors comes a narrative guide geared specifically to the needs of aspiring and working nonfiction writers, demystifying the world of publishing and offering a practical roadmap to getting your book published. “An invaluable...

Does your child struggle with confidence on the field? Do they get frustrated after a tough game or feel pressured to perform? Faith on the Field is a 30-day devotional designed to help young soccer players ages 5-10 develop resilience, sportsmanship, and a strong faith that carries them through both victories and challenges. Each daily devotion includes: An engaging scripture-based lesson to connect faith with soccer and everyday life. Encouraging stories and real-life examples to help kids overcome fear, self-doubt, and frustration.

Have you ever felt it? You know, boredom? Through brain teasers, we can sharpen the brain and increase productivity! This will help get rid of boredom and spark creativity. Brain teasers are reliable options for breaking monotony. When you are trying to search for answers to brain teasers, it is like a journey with challenges. You feel challenged to get the answers. Decoding the mind games correctly provides a unique sense of emotional satisfaction.

This essay comes from the NPR series This I Believe, which features brief personal reflections from both famous and unknown Americans. The pieces that make up the series compel listeners to rethink not only what and how they have arrived at their beliefs, but also the extent to which they share them with others.

Newbery Medalist Paul Fleischman reflects on his childhood with his award-winning father, Sid Fleischman, and details his own path to becoming a writer in this memorable audiobook that is part memoir, part travelogue, and part reflection on craft and creativity. Acclaimed author Paul Fleischman considers how growing up with a father who was an award-winning author helped to shape and inspire his own career. Paul and Sid Fleischman are the only father-son Newbery Medalists in history, and life in the Fleischman home was extraordinary.

Every great artist started out as a kid. Forget the awards, the sold-out museum exhibitions, and the timeless masterpieces. When the world’s most celebrated artists were growing up, they had regular-kid problems just like you. Jackson Pollock’s family moved constantly - he lived in eight different cities before he was 16 years old. Georgia O’Keeffe lived in the shadow of her “perfect” older brother Francis. And Jean-Michel Basquiat triumphed over poverty to become one of the world’s most influential artists.

Bill Gates discusses his optimism that creativity and intelligence will make the world a better place in "Unleashing the Power of Creativity," his contribution to NPR’s This I Believe series. This I Believe is a National Public Radio program that features Americans, from the famous to the...

New dual language edition in both Spanish and English. I Dreamed You is a love poem, a testament to the gift that every child is to those who care for him or her and to the unbreakable bond between them. I Dreamed You gives a voice to the feelings so difficult to express and so important to share. Award-winning and beloved children's author Justine Avery thoughtfully, reverently expresses the sentiments behind welcoming a child into our lives, whether we're a grandparent, adopting parent, step-parent, sibling, or anyone else blessed with a cherished young one.

Para las chicas grandes y adultas del mundo, las maestras en entrenamiento, No puedes ¡usar bragas! Es un grito (¡Del tipo que usan las niñas grandes!) de triunfo en el baño y perseverante orgullo de las bragas. Cada parte revela un bebé, animal, juguete u otro objeto que obviamente no es adecuado para las bragas de niña grande: "No...¡No puedes usar bragas"! Cada parte de enfrente brilla con el brillo de una heroína orgullosa de sí misma que usa bragas: "¡Yo uso bragas de niña grande"!

¿Quién necesita pañales? ¡Yo no! es el ímpetu para tener éxito a la hora de ir al baño y dominar el uso del mismo que has estado esperando. Simple, tenaz e infinitamente entretenido, este es el nuevo tema musical para las nuevas experiencias de su hijo en el logro del uso del baño: ¡Un canto de orgullo por ir al baño! Aprobado para niños pequeños y verificado para dar risas, ¿Quién necesita pañales? ¡Yo no! trae emoción y nueva motivación para deshacerse de los pañales y anular la necesidad de usarlos.

Te soñé es un poema de amor, un testimonio del regalo que cada niño es para quienes lo cuidan y del vínculo inquebrantable entre ellos. Te soñé da voz a los sentimientos tan difíciles de expresar y tan importantes de compartir. La galardonada y querida autora de libros infantiles, Justine Avery, expresa pensativa y reverentemente los sentimientos detrás de dar la bienvenida a un niño a nuestras vidas, ya seamos abuelos, padres adoptivos, padrastros, hermanos o cualquier otra persona bendecida con un niño querido.

ADVERTENCIA: A los niños pequeños les ENCANTA este libro, ¡Se garantizan las constantes solicitudes de lectura! Los "lectores" más jóvenes no tienen suficiente del travieso y adorable bebé, así como sus payasadas con su "¡No, no, no!". Amado por padres e hijos por igual, “¡No, No, No!” ofrecerá horas interminables y preciadas de risas y deleite compartidos.