Creativity

The Life-Changing Magic of Children’s Books

Miranda: I grew up in Green Bay, right near the edge of town. It used to be lots of cornfields and forests, but now it’s mostly subdivisions. I was a very early reader; I started reading before kindergarten. I didn’t grow up in a house with a lot of books, but we did have one of those complete …

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Miranda & Baptiste Paul | Bellevue, WI

“Music always makes sense. That’s why I keep coming back to it.”

I write songs. That’s what I do. And it’s a job, so I drive around the country and sell those songs door to door like a vacuum cleaner salesman. Photo by Adam Blackbourn I was born just outside of Houston, Texas, but I don’t have any memories of Texas. Before I was able to be …

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Buffalo Nichols| Milwaukee, WI

“Music is the thing that brings me the most happiness.”

My parents never forced me into music and were always super encouraging. My mom’s family is a singing family and she’s a jazz singer who’s been playing my whole life. Growing up we had a family piano and guitar in the house and a big basket of toy instruments—these were the toys I wanted to …

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Isaac DeBroux-Slone | Madison, WI