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Mike Thaler, author of "The Teacher from the Black Lagoon" series, recounts his life and describes how his daily activities and creative process are interwoven.

The author tells how he learned about his own Native American background, how he became a writer, and how he spends his days.

The author of many works of both fiction and non-fiction describes his life, his daily activities, and his creative process, showing how all are intertwined.

An autobiographical account of the prominent author Jane Yolen and how her daily life and writing process are interwoven.

In this autobiographical account an author and illustrator of children's books shares his life, daily activities, and creative process, and shows how all are intertwined.

A prominent children's books author shares her life, her daily activities, and her creative process, showing how all are intertwined.

This writer and illustrator describes her life, her daily activities, and her creative process, showing how all are intertwined.

Noted children's author and storyteller Verna Aardema recounts her life and describes how her daily activities and writing process are interwoven.

Noted children's poet Lee Bennett Hopkins recounts his life and describes how his daily activities and writing process are interwoven.

An exercise in imagination: Can you imagine baby planes learning to fly, or a whale that says "Meow" when he wags his tail?

Fritz, a well-known author of books for young people, describes her daily life and the way she writes.

Author Laura Numeroff, whose first book, "Amy for Short," grew out of a college assignment, recounts her life and describes how her daily activities and creative process are interwoven.

The children's book author describes his life, his daily activities, and his creative process, showing how all are intertwined.