nonfiction books for kids – Page 27

Poetry, Race, and Art: A Conversation with Selina Alko, Sean Qualls, and Nina Crews

By Carol Hinz, Editorial Director of Millbrook Press and Carolrhoda Books While working on the books Can I Touch Your Hair? Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship and Seeing into Tomorrow: Poems by Richard Wright, I couldn’t help noticing commonalities between the two. Both are volumes of poetry and both explore race and identity. Yet the books differ […]Read more

The Illustration Process and Meet My Family! [Guest Post by Stephanie Fizer Coleman]

Meet My Family! Animal Babies and Their Families illustrator Stephanie Fizer Coleman shares her process for creating the art for this adorable picture book. Read more

Sea Otter Heroes Receives Sibert Honor

By Libby Stille, Associate Publicist This morning at the American Library Association (ALA) Youth Media Awards, Patricia Newman’s Sea Otter Heroes: The Predators That Saved an Ecosystem was named a 2018 Robert F. Sibert Informational Honor Book! The Sibert Medal and Honors are awarded annually to outstanding informational picture books for young readers.Read more

New Series for Young World War II History Buffs

by Ashley Kuehl, Editorial Director of Lerner Publications I am delighted and proud to announce the latest series in our Alternator Books™ brand. The Heroes of World War II nonfiction series was inspired by requests from librarians who told us that World War II books are so popular, they can’t keep them on the shelves.Read more

Nonfiction Books and the Creative Process [Part 2]

By Carol Hinz, Editorial Director of Millbrook Press and Carolrhoda Books Earlier this month, I shared the creative process behind two nonfiction picture books. You can read that post here. Today I asked three authors to give a peek inside how they created their photo-driven nonfiction books. Read more

Nonfiction Books and the Creative Process [Part 1]

By Carol Hinz, Editorial Director of Millbrook Press and Carolrhoda Books When we think about the creative process, fiction often comes to mind. After all, what’s more creative than making up stuff?! Yet as nonfiction authors and illustrators can tell you, the process of making a nonfiction picture book incorporates a good measure of creativity as well. […]Read more

When Mom Edits Children’s Books

By Carol Hinz, Editorial Director of Millbrook Press and Carolrhoda Books For my final post of 2017, I decided to interview my two children to find out what they think about having a mom whose job is to help make books for kids.Read more

Nurturing Passion through Series Nonfiction

By Sara E. Hoffmann, School & Library Series Managing EditorRead more

The Art of Cover Design: Zoo Scientists to the Rescue

By Emily Harris, Senior Graphic Designer I had the honor of designing the cover to Zoo Scientists to the Rescue, written by Patricia Newman, with photographs by Annie Crawley. Zoo Scientists to the Rescue is a new nonfiction book for middle-grade readers that highlights three scientists who are working to save endangered species. You can learn more […]Read more

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