Writing For Children

Much-loved storyteller Karen Kingsbury’s Baxter Family books have captured the hearts of millions who have come to think of the Baxter family as their own. Now Karen Kingsbury and her son Tyler Russell tell the childhood stories of the beloved Baxter children—Brooke, Kari, Ashley, Erin, and...

From the author of The Secret Knowledge of Water and Atlas of a Lost World comes a deeply felt essay collection focusing upon a vivid series of desert icons - a sheet of virga over Monument Valley, white seashells in dry desert sand, boulders impossibly balanced. Craig Childs delves into the primacy of the land and the profound nature of the more-than-human.

This book contains selections from some of the chief writings of Baha'u'llah, the founder of the Baha'i Faith. These passages convey the spirit of Baha'u'llah's life and teachings and bring together a cross-section of all of His writings.

Ready to build a fairy tale? First, you’ll need the right tools. Open this title in the Writer’s Toolbox series and discover plenty of tips and tools to get you started. Soon you’ll be writing magical adventures like a pro!

Written in 1831, Irving's dreamlike description of the Alhambra, the beautiful Moorish castle that defined the height of Moorish civilization, and the surrounding territory of Granada remains one of the best guidebooks to the region and one of the most entertaining travelogues ever written.

From 70 of the most successful mystery writers in the business, an invaluable guide to crafting mysteries—from character development and plot to procedurals and thrillers—“this is a writing guide that readers and writers will turn to again and again” (Booklist, starred review). Mystery...

This self-teaching instruction audiobook (in American English) helps with: spelling vowels (long, short, and vowel groups); spelling consonants (including blends); words with multiple syllables; distinguishing between homophones; examples of tricky proper nouns; and much more. This book avoids technical jargon (like diphthongs and phonemes) so that people of all ages and backgrounds can understand the ideas. This makes it handy for English as a second language (ESL) students, or anyone who isn’t fluent with the technical vocabulary conventionally used to teach spelling and phonics.

Writing a short book for children ought to be easy, right? Not if you don't know what you're doing. The picture book is an art form with a definite blueprint, and you deviate from it at your peril. Like all of the writing lessons from the Front books, this book is brief. There are other books with philosophies and backgrounds and lots of full color illustrations on glossy pages, and this isn’t one of them.

What do you do if you don’t like writing? First, try to find out why you don’t like writing. This can help you find ways to enjoy writing. If your hand hurts when you write, there are many ways to write without hurting your hand.

Now a Major Motion Picture Starring Jonah Hill & James Franco and Distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures When New York Times reporter Michael Finkel meets accused killer Christian Longo–who has taken on Finkel's identity–his investigation morphs into an unforgettable game of cat and mouse...

Kids will have a blast saying and singing tongue twisters and learning about letters and sounds. From “Blends Are Consonant Friends,” to the silly “It’s All About Sally” song, children will learn important phonics rules that will help them with spelling and reading. Music is a wonderful way to make learning basic skills easy and fun! So jump on board and learn about consonant blends, digraphs, and vowel sounds with this exciting audiobook.

Join Vee, a joyful and curious girl with bouncy curls, warm brown skin, and twinkling glasses, on a magical journey through the alphabet! In "Vee’s Alphabet Adventure: Learning ABCs Together," every letter comes alive with playful sounds, colorful discoveries, and interactive moments that invite young listeners to speak, move, imagine, and learn right alongside her.

Spelling can be very challenging for kids, especially when more videos are being watched than books are being read these days. Luckily, spelling and reading comprehension are two things that can still be taught in a fun and interactive way that people of all ages can enjoy.

This Highlights Listen & Learn! Audio Study, intended for those in grade three, introduces listeners to a variety of animals that are native to the savannah in Africa. As listeners learn about these animals, they are also introduced to the multiple seasons that occur, while also spotlighting the Maasai people who have lived in East Africa for centuries. This audio study focuses on identifying a sequence of events, how to compare and contrast, and key vocabulary words throughout the nonfiction narrative.

Brought to you by Penguin. After reading Christmas Carol, the notoriously reculsive Thomas Carlyle was "seized with a perfect convulsion of hospitality" and threw not one but two Christmas dinner parties. The impact of the story may not always have been so dramatic but, along with Dickens other...

"[Elizabeth] Smart turns her story of despair amazingly into one of hope...The audiobook, beautifully narrated by the author, has an extra dimension of truth and emotion." — Library Journal on My Story This program is read by the author Elizabeth Smart follows up her #1 New York Times...

A haunting dream that will not relent pulls author Kent Nerburn back into the hidden world of Native America, where dreams have meaning, animals are teachers, and the "old ones" still have powers beyond our understanding. In this moving narrative, we travel through the lands of the Lakota and the Ojibwe, where we encounter a strange little girl with an unnerving connection to the past, a forgotten asylum that history has tried to hide, and complex, unforgettable characters.

Now an original series on Prime Video In the fourth book in Karen Kingsbury and Tyler Russell’s beloved series about the Baxter children, Kari and Ashley go through the ups and downs of summer camp. School science camp is a few weeks away, but Ashley and Kari Baxter have very different...

Emma enters a writing contest. She loves writing and is confident that she will win. But when that doesn't happen, will Emma want to keep writing?

Now an original series on Prime Video In the fifth book in Karen Kingsbury and Tyler Russell’s beloved series about the Baxter children, when things don’t turn out according to plan, the siblings must stick together and remember who they are. Things are changing in Bloomington for the...