The Things That I Could Be focuses on letting kids explore their imaginations, so they can discover what they might like to do when they grow up. This story is an easy-to-read rhyming book with the ability to inspire the next generation to dream big. Author Clint J. Hagans hopes that children can come away from reading this book with a newfound sense that reading can be fun. He wrote this book so that young black boys can see themselves in roles that expand past sports and entertainment. Clint J. Hagans loves reading novels, putting together 1,000-piece puzzle sets, binge-watching television and fishing. He works within the medical field as a certified nursing assistant. He has a wonderful family, including his wife, his three kids, and their three pets.