In today's booklist episode, Chrissie shares recommendations for each of the 5 kinds of nonfiction as categorized by author Melissa Stewart:
- 1 - Active
- 2 - Browseable
- 3 - Traditional
- 4 - Expository
- 5 - Narrative
FEATURED BOOKS:
Active Nonfiction
- THE COMPLETE COOKBOOK FOR YOUNG CHEFS by America's Test Kitchen Kids
- THE COMPLETE BAKING BOOK FOR YOUNG CHEFS by America's Test Kitchen Kids
- MY FIRST COOKBOOK by America's Test Kitchen Kids
Browseable Nonfiction
- THE REPLAY: 25 GREATEST MOMENTS IN SPORTS by Adam Skinner
- WONDERFULLY WIRED BRAINS by Louise Gooding
Traditional Nonfiction
- Lightning Bolt Books from Lerner Books
- Internet Animal Stars Series from Lerner Books
- SLOTH POWER
- LLAMA DRAMA
- OTTERLY ADORABLE OTTERS
Expository Nonfiction
- SKULLS! by Blair Thornburgh and Scott Campbell
- TUMBLE by Adriana Hernandez Bergstrom
Narrative Nonfiction
- STRANDED! A MOSTLY TRUE STORY FROM ICELAND by AEvar Por Benediktsson
- BESSIE THE MOTORCYCLE QUEEN by Charles R. Smith Jr. and Charlot Kristensen
- ALL THIRTEEN by Christina Soontornvat
- THE MONA LISA VANISHES by Nicholas Day
- UNSEEN JUNGLE by Eleanor Spicer Rice
SHOUTOUTS:
- Melissa LaSalle: @thebookmommy on IG, whattoreadtoyourkids.com
- Kit Ballinger: @kitonlit on IG
- Lillian, kids book buyer at Island Books, @island.books on IG
OTHER RESOURCES:
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