Social Imagination

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Deka lives in a small shack with his family, where toys are scarce, but his imagination knows no bounds. With only a few colored pencils and scraps of paper, he brings his dreams to life through art. One day, a traveling teacher discovers Deka’s drawings and recognizes his extraordinary talent. With encouragement and guidance, Deka’s artwork reaches beyond his small home, unlocking new opportunities he never thought possible. The Boy with the Painted Dreams is a touching children’s story about creativity, perseverance, and the power of believing in one’s dreams.

This heartfelt adventure follows a young girl named Jane as she tries to navigate the challenge of feeling different in her own skin while experiencing bullying at school. Though she is soft-spoken and quirky on the outside, she struggles on the inside—desperately wanting to belong.

Our social conversation has gone awry. We are surrounded by noise and are retreating to social media bubbles. As conversations across ideological divides become increasingly difficult, we as a society need to rethink what it means to listen, to think, to create, and to be democratically engaged citizens. Fifteen Paths documents the journey of a disillusioned business professor who came to realize that in order to transcend the noise, we need more imaginative expressions and fewer argumentative ones.

Mabel lives with her parents in the Mermaid Hotel, where she keeps an eye on all the guests, particularly her friend, the endlessly fascinating Madame Badobedah. Madame Badobedah, who considers herself part of a long tradition of daring women such as Amelia Earhart and Zora Neale Hurston, has pirouetted through pyramids, swum with mermaids and helped a triceratops with a toothache. Just opening one of the drawers in her dressing table full of mementos elicits tales of banshees and curses and an exciting new quest – a reverse jewel heist!

Dash is not the most popular kid in school and often shunned by neighborhood kids. His peers call him different, weird, and other hurtful words. Grief and sadness are his closest friends. But all that is about to change when Dash hears his name whispered on the winds.

It's opening night of the school play and there are plenty of nerves to go around! There are lines to be memorized, costumes to sew, and sets to paint. It's a good thing Hattie Harmony is ready to help her friends soothe their worries with everything in her trusted tool belt. Will Hattie be able to settle the pre-show jitters before the curtain call?

In a kingdom where logic reigns supreme, Princess Iris stumbles upon a remarkable AI robot—a machine built to calculate, analyze, and solve problems, but one that has never learned to dream . Determined to show it the beauty of imagination, Iris sprinkles a touch of magic, creativity, and wonder into its circuits, opening a world of endless possibilities beyond numbers and rules. But when a great challenge threatens the kingdom, the princess and her robot friend must combine logic and creativity to save the day.

Focusing on contemporary practices, The Culinary Imagination traces the social, aesthetic, and political history of food from myth to modernity, from ancient sources to our current wave of food mania. What does it mean to transform raw stuff into cooked dishes, which then become part of our own bodies; to savor festive meals yet resolve to renounce gluttony; to act as predators where in another life we might have become prey?

A creative call to arms from the mind of Neil Gaiman. Art Matters will inspire its listeners to seize the day in the name of art. Be bold. Be rebellious. Choose art. It matters. Neil Gaiman once said that 'the world always seems brighter when you've just made something that wasn't there before'. This audiobook is the embodiment of that vision. Drawn together from speeches, poems and creative manifestos, Art Matters explores how reading, imagining and creating can change the world, and will be inspirational to young and old.

Ware can’t wait to spend summer ‘off in his own world’ and generally being left alone. But then his parents sign him up for dreaded Rec camp, where he must endure Meaningful Social Interaction and whatever activities so-called ‘normal’ kids do. On his first day Ware meets Jolene, a tough, secretive girl planting a garden in the rubble of an abandoned church next to the camp. Soon Ware starts skipping Rec, creating a castle-like space of his own in the church lot.

This audiobook is a captivating rendition of a book by Neville Goddard, a renowned author and teacher of metaphysical concepts. It features a single chapter carefully selected from one of his insightful works, allowing listeners to delve into his profound teachings. In addition to the chapter, the audiobook provides expanded content in the form of a compelling introduction to Goddard's transformative body of work.

"Makers of Many Things" by Eva March Tappan is a bright and timeless invitation to think about the things surrounding us. Excerpt from the book: "When a child can look at a steel pen not simply as an article furnished by the city for his use, but rather as the result of many interesting processes, he has made a distinct growth in intelligence. When he has begun to apprehend the fruitfulness of the earth, and the best way in which its products may be utilized, he has not only acquired a knowledge of many kinds of industrial life, but he has learned the necessity of peaceful intercourse."

In this story the child is invited on a journey to a magical place. The narrator welcomes the child on a voyage that is complete with the theme of inclusion throughout. It is a place where peace and harmony reign supreme. “The Inclusive All” offers a standing invitation to the child. The child will learn that they can actively engage with literature that is also entertaining. This is story for all times of day because it is characterized by the freedom of joy and happiness.

Sara Crewe is one of the most vivid figures in children's fiction. Born in India and sent to school in England, she is, at first, treated like a princess by the teacher, Miss Minchin. But when it is evident that Sara is not the possessor of a princess's fortune, she is dispatched to live in the attic and become a servant.

Experience the friendship that saved Christmas! Join Young Santa Claus and his delightful companions on another adventure as they journey deep into the Dark Wood where the Magic Thief dwells. They must find and retrieve the Scepter of Christmas before the magic of Christmas is lost forever. An unforgettable tale where the bond of friendship proves the most powerful magic of all.

Milo hace un largo viaje en metro. Para pasar el tiempo, observa a la gente a su alrededor y hace dibujos de cómo se imagina que son sus vidas. Está el hombre de bigotes con un crucigrama; Milo lo dibuja jugando al solitario en un apartamento desordenado. Está la mujer vestida de novia; Milo la dibuja en una gran ceremonia en la catedral. Y luego está el chico del traje; Milo lo dibuja llegando a su hogar, que es un castillo. ¿Pero qué pasa si la vida de cada uno es diferente de lo que Milo imaginó inicialmente?

Fly along with Wilhelmina, a fairy with a unique uni-brow. She wants to change the way she looks, but it's not that easy. In this meaningful poetic story, your child will learn that one of the most important things in life is to be grateful with what you've got....

Bella loves the beach. She loves the flip and flop slap of her feet on the sand. She loves the crash, crash, crash of the ocean waves. And she loves the gentle shush, shush of the beach umbrella in the breeze. But a rainstorm hits and Bella’s perfect family beach day is ruined. This day is a rainy, awful mess! But maybe a little imagination, and a loving family, can show Bella that a beach day at home can be its own special kind of fun.

The audiobook girls want every boy to listen to! An eight-year-old girl's advice for annoying boys such as: lose the weirdness; don't mess with a girl's candy; stop making excuses.