Kid Crafts n Books

  All kinds of sites have been popping up that review the best in new narrative nonfiction books for kids. They offer a great way for children to get acquainted with nonfiction because they relate true stories in that narrative form that they know so well. And the topics are fascinating! I've learned so much from the narrative nonfiction books I've read. I've learned who came up with the idea of a Supersoaker. How the first Slinky came to be. And who wrote the stories about Superman. I know the story of the first "service baboon." I followed disability rights activists as they crawled to the top of the Capitol steps in Washington DC. Here are the sites I've found so far: A Review of the 57 Best Narrative Nonfiction Books for Kids A Review of 10 of the Best Children's Narrative Nonfiction Books About People With Disabilities A Review of the 16 Best Children’s Narrative Nonfiction Books about Innovations and Inventions 20 Children's Narrative Nonfiction ...

 Looking for gift ideas for the kids or your grandkids? These are some of the best winter-themed picture books for kids. Lovely artwork. Nice stories. Books make great presents and keepsakes. Here's the link  12 Great Winter Picture Storybooks to Get as Gifts for Your Kids and Grandkids

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 list...