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Books by Vashti Harrison and Dolly Parton teach kids about self-love and courage

NPR's Book of the Day

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How to Write Songs That Show Up for You

Charity Nebby: Are you still finding stories inside yourself that you need to tell after all these years? Dolly Parton: I don't have any, I'm not holding any secrets about something my hesitate to write. How do songs show up for you? Sometimes I get woke up in the middle of the night because I often dream about singing songs. And so I just try to keep a little tape recorder or a note pad.

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