November has been full of wondrous non-fiction celebrations as part of the Federation of Children’s Book Groups’ National Non-Fiction November. You can find out more about National Non-fiction November and FCBG here Today I am delighted to be hosting a guest post as part of 30 days of adventures in the Real World . And what …
Jessica Greenwell (text) & Lee Wildish (illustrations)(Usborne) Parents might find books with sound effects excruciatingly annoying at times but they do have a great role to play in making reading an interactive and exciting experience. The Noisy Books series from Usborne is a great example of how sounds in books can work well and have …
Nicola Davies (text) & Marc Boutavant (illustrations)(Walker Books) As you know I am a big fan of Marc Boutavant’s work and it always with huge excitement that I discover something new he has illustrated. So I was chuffed to hear he had teamed up with non-fiction writer Nicola Davies to create a biology series for preschoolers. The first of a …
Today I am delighted to welcome Tracey Turner, non-fiction author extraordinaire (including The Comic Strip Big Fat Book of Knowledge which I reviewed here) to Library Mice to talk about non-fiction on this very special day! Happy National Non-Fiction Day to all! ***** Celebrating Non-Fiction by Tracey Turner There’s a lot to celebrate about children’s …
Tracey Turner (text) & Sally Kindberg (illustrations)(Bloomsbury Children’s Books) This big (and indeed fat!) book combines The Comic Strip History of The World, The Comic History of Space and The Comic Strip Greek Myths in one volume. If you have not come across this series before, The Comic Strip offers a great overview of its …
Cathy Olmedillas (text) & Rob Lowe (illustrations and design)(The Anorak Press) Created by the duo behind the fabulous Anorak Magazine, this hip and stylish non-fiction book all about food is a feast for the eyes as well as for the brain. Packed full of recipes, games, jokes, vegetable information sheets and historical facts, this beautifully designed book …
IT’S NATIONAL NON-FICTION DAY!!! The day has finally come and I felt very honoured to intereview the amazing Philip Ardagh for this very special occasion! You have written both fiction and non-fiction books abundantly. How different are the experiences of writing? Which is the more fun? All writing is about communicating ideas — whether factual …
Paul Jennings(Penguin)Ever since doing my masters in librarianship, I have enjoyed reading non-fiction books on reading and reading development. What I like particularly about The Reading Bug is that it is very accessible and easy-to-read, as it was primarily written with parents in mind as a practical guide to help their offspring to learn to love and …
