Category Archives: narrative nonfiction

Bobcat Prowling – Perfect Picture Book Friday

Title: Cat Prowling Author: Maria Gianferrari  Illustrator: Bagram Ibatoulline Publisher: Roaring Brook Press, 2022 Ages: 5-8 Format/Genre: narrative nonfiction Themes: bobcats, yearling, territory Opening: Beyond your house,behind tall pines,under paling starsMother Bobcat wakes. Bobcat Yearling,from last year’s litter,stretches and yawns. Synopsis: A young bobcat leaves … Continue reading

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Smitten With Kittens – Perfect Picture Book Friday

Title: Smitten with Kittens Author: Florence Minor Illustrator: Wendell Minor Publisher: Charlesbridge, 2022 Ages: 2-5 Format/Genre: narrative nonfiction Themes: kittens, rhyme Opening: Who isn’t smitten with a kitten’s MEW and all the cute thingsthat kittens will DO? Synopsis: Get smitten with kittens in this rhyming … Continue reading

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Two Grooms On a Cake – Pride Month PPBF

Title: Two Grooms on a Cake Author: Rob Sanders Illustrator: Robbie Cathru Publisher: Little Bee Books, 2021 Ages: 5-8 Format/Genre: narrative nonfiction Themes: Pride Month, marriage laws, weddings, wedding cakes, marriage equality, lgbtqia+, Michael McConell and Jack Baker, queer history Opening: Two grooms on top … Continue reading

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