Memoirs That Move Me

All the Books

ALL THE BOOKS written by Hayley Rocco and illustrated by John Rocco

As a husband and wife team who understand books, Hayley Rocco composes an engaging story...
how to pee your pants

HOW TO PEE YOUR PANTS THE RIGHT WAY written and illustrated by Rachel Michelle Wilson

Rachel Michelle Wilson has created the perfect blend of comfort and humor in HOW TO...
Uprooted

UPROOTED: A MEMOIR ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOUR FAMILY MOVES BACK, written and illustrated by Ruth Chan

 Ruth Chan’s UPROOTED: A MEMOIR ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOUR FAMILY MOVES BACK recounts in...
the Table

THE TABLE written by Winsome Bingham and Wiley Belvins and illustrated by Jason Griffin

Winsome Bingham and Wiley Blevins fill their story with vividness in THE TABLE. We meet...
Be Ready When Luck Happens

BE READY WHEN LUCK HAPPENS, written and read by Ina Garten

Ina Garten reads her memoir BE READY WHEN THE LUCK HAPPENS with a breeziness and...
animal countdown

ANIMAL COUNTDOWN written and illustrated by Laura Vaccaro Seeger

Writer-illustrator Laura Vaccaro Seeger’s ANIMAL COUNTDOWN is so thoroughly thought-out and carefully layered that, like...
Alma and Parjito

ALMA AT HOME/ EN CASA and ALMA, WHERE IS PAJARITO? /ALMA, ¿DONDE ESTA Pajarito? written and illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal

Juana Martinez-Neal writes and illustrates two new board books that feature the wonderful Alma whom...
I like your chutzpah

I LIKE YOUR CHUTZPAH AND OTHER YIDDISH WORDS YOU’LL LOVE written and illustrated by Suzy Ultman

Suzy Ultman’s I LIKE YOUR CHUTZPAH AND OTHER YIDDISH WORDS YOU’LL LOVE is a board...
Mabel wants a friend

MABEL WANTS A FRIEND written by Ariel Bernstein, illustrated by Marc Rosenthal

Ariel Bernstein’s MABEL WANTS A FRIEND opens with an anti-hero as the first page declares...
Jupiter Rising

JUPITER RISING written by Gary Schmdit, audio read by Christopher Gebauer

Christopher Gebauer read Gary Schmidt’s tragic prequel ORBITING RISING and now narrates JUPITER RISING, its...