Narrative Nonfiction Books for Kids

A Review of 20 More New Narrative Nonfiction Books for Kids -- I think this is the newest one, with titles from 2018 and 2019.

A Review of the 21 Best New Narrative Nonfiction Books for Kids -- This one has titles from 2017 and 2018.

A Review of the 37 Best Narrative Nonfiction Books for Kids -- This one has the most titles, still relatively new.

Narrative nonfiction - great to read, hard to identify.

These are the informational books that motivate kids to read and learn. They tell kids about their world, and they do it in an interesting, readable story form.

But try looking up "narrative nonfiction" in Amazon or your local library. People haven't usually described them this way, and that phrase doesn't bring you much.

Enter the librarian. Don't we love these souls? They come up with so many lists that make a teacher's job easier. Here's one, Adele Jeunette, who's brought together lots of new narrative nonfiction titles on her lists. There are books for grades K-8, covering a variety of topics from instant ramen to stinging insects to the invention of the band-aid.