Child Inspiration

In this pioneering work, a renowned happiness scientist and a top relationship researcher draw on the science of happiness, love, and human connection to offer a powerful framework to help readers appreciate and nurture what makes them feel truly loved. We can be loved—and still not feel loved...

Inspired by true events, the fictional novel Releasing Me is the story of Meredith Pearson's journey to healing from childhood sexual abuse. The novel begins at the moment Meredith enters the sheriff's department and meets the lead investigator. I had a rush of thoughts. "Because my mother said she was going shopping for antiques. Because she's not leaving him. Because my friend told me that my step-father was cheating on her and I want to give her one more chance to escape. Because the Commonwealth Attorneys’ office told me there was no statute of limitations for child abuse. Because I ...

Semi-finalist 2024 Florida Writers Association Royal Palm Literary Award. Finalist 2025 American Legacy Book Award. This compelling true story chronicles the life of Paul, a boy who overcame extreme adversity to find redemption and success. Born into poverty in 1960s England, Paul's early years were marred by abuse, both physical and emotional, at the hands of his mother and her boyfriends. These experiences taught him harsh lessons about violence and survival, leading to his involvement in disturbing activities and shaping his view of the world. As a teenager, Paul's introversion and ...

What does it really take to become a soccer legend? It is not just talent. It is grit. Perseverance. Mental toughness. And the courage to keep going when the odds are stacked against you. Soccer Legends for Kids: Inspiring Stories for Kids introduces young readers to 20 of the greatest players in soccer history and shows the real journeys behind the fame, trophies, and unforgettable goals. These are not just highlight reels. These are true stories of determination, discipline, and resilience written especially for kids. From global icons like Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, and Pelé to ...

The best news on the planet is that your mother doesn't have to change in order for you to be happy. In fact, author Karen C.L. Anderson will take it a step further and say your mother doesn't have to change in order for you to be free, peaceful, contented, and joyful. You can emotionally separate without guilt: Inspired by her own journey, Anderson's Difficult Mothers, Adult Daughters shows women how to emotionally separate from their mothers without guilt and anxiety so they can finally create a life based on their own values, desires, needs, and preferences.

Change is inevitable. And sometimes it’s confusing and difficult, even when it’s good. We can’t keep change from coming, but we can allow it to transform us rather than derail us by facing it and embracing it through the lens of God’s unchanging promises to us. We’ve all heard the...

With only three months of formal education, Thomas Edison grew up to be one of the most successful inventors of all time. Applying scientific principles to practical use, he made scores of inventions and held over thirteen hundred patents, from improvements on the telegraph and phonograph to the development of the incandescent lamp and a whole system for distributing electricity. Edison's rise from humble beginnings and his unceasing struggle to overcome obstacles illustrate the spirit of America.

In this groundbreaking audiobook, business consultant Patrick Lencioni turns his sights on the most important organization in our lives–the family. Lencioni realized the discrepancy between the time and energy his clients put into running their organizations and the reactive way most people...

Great players are remembered for their stats. True legends are remembered for their heart. This inspiring collection introduces young readers to 25 basketball icons who did more than win games. They showed grit under pressure, discipline through setbacks, and leadership when it mattered most. From backyard courts to championship arenas, these stories reveal what it really takes to rise to the top. Basketball Legends for Kids goes beyond highlights and trophies. Each chapter explores the journey behind the jersey, showing how determination, practice, teamwork, and resilience shaped some of ...

Life loves you, and you have the power within you to create a life you love. "Life loves you" is one of Louise Hay's best-loved affirmations. It is the heart thought that represents her life and her work. Together Louise and Robert Holden look at what "life loves you" really...

"Seth, your house is on fire!"From that opening exclamation, this second Sara novel rampages through chapter after chapter of fun and adventure.Solomon (the owl from the first book who "speaks without moving his lips") reappears and gives Sara and her classmate Seth a fresh...

The highly anticipated first book by a widely respected entertainer whose career highlights include The Right Stuff, Ugly Betty, Desperate Housewives, and former Miss America When Vanessa Williams was growing up, she had a plan: She’d go to college and major in musical theater; afterward...

"A poetic and philosophical and brave and uplifting meditation on how important it is to make peace and meaning of our lives while we still have them.” –Elizabeth Gilbert, bestselling author of Eat Pray Love "Illuminating, unflinching and ultimately inspiring... A book to treasure.”...

This unabridged audio book offers you, the listener, a thoughtful and inspired formula for generating appreciation, happiness, and good feelings-deftly blended into the uplifting story of a plucky, inquisitive girl named Sara and her teacher, an ethereal owl named Solomon. There's something in...

New York Times bestselling author Ali Wentworth offers a comedic look at family, friendship, and lessons learned during the Covid-19 pandemic in her new collection of laugh-out-loud comic vignettes. Like many, Ali Wentworth spent the pandemic seesawing between highs, lows, and baking an...

“Why are so many of us at times completely baffled by a relationship? How can we think we know someone so well and admit in the end that we hardly knew that person at all? Why do many people who work diligently and strenuously to gain wholeness and balance still feel so frustrated about having...

After enduring physical, emotional, and sexual abuse at the hands of her father, a young girl engages in a life-long journey to understand and apply high spiritual principles to overcome her damage, reclaim her power, and teach others to rise above their abuse. This book is an intimate story of betrayal of an innocent child’s love and trust from the one person who was supposed to protect her the most: her father. Keeping his secret deeply buried within every cell of her being led to chronic pain and diseases throughout her body. One resulted in a total hysterectomy. “In order to be free...

New York Times Bestseller The internationally syndicated radio host celebrates a group of critically important yet usually overlooked women—stay-at-home moms—and offers them words of inspiration and wisdom. “I’m scared out of my mind.” Dr. Laura hears this frequently from women who...

From the author of the acclaimed Roll with It comes a moving novel about a girl with a sensory processing disorder who has to find her own voice after her whole world turns upside down. Lou Montgomery has the voice of an angel, or so her mother tells her and anyone else who will listen. But Lou...

The Children’s Fire forges a trail into Britain’s wild and ancient Celtic past. In the winter of 2009 Mac Macartney walked from his birthplace in England across Wales to the island of Anglesey, once the spiritual epicenter of Late Iron Age Britain, navigating by the sun and the stars, with no map, compass, stove, or tent, and in the coldest winter for many years. The Children’s Fire records that journey, and seeks to lay bare the aching loss of knowing and understanding sacredness as it applies to everything ordinary that brings joy to the human heart.