Pairing Nonfiction PBs with children's classics
Collection by Kirsten W. Larson - author
What could be better than reading children's classics? Reading those books alongside stories of their creators and how the books came to be.
Nonfiction PB Pairings: Reading the stories behind children’s classics
I just finished two wonderful nonfiction picture books that reveal how two classic children’s books came to be. And that made me think about what fun it would be to pair these picture book bi…
A Poem for Peter: The Story of Ezra Jack Keats and the Creation of The Snowy Day | IndieBound.org
The story of The Snowy Day begins more than one hundred years ago, when Ezra Jack Keats was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. The family were struggling Polish immigrants, and despite Keats’s obvious talent, his father worried that Ezra’s dream of being an artist was an unrealistic one. But Ezra was determined. By high school he was winning prizes and scholarships. Later, jobs followed with the WPA and Marvel comics. But it was many years before Keats’s greatest dream was realized ...
Miep and the Most Famous Diary: The Woman Who Rescued Anne Frank's Diary | IndieBound.org
The story of Anne Frank and her diary is one of the world's most important and well-known, but less is known about the woman who sheltered Anne and her family for years and, ultimately, rescued Anne's diary from Nazi clutches. Miep Gies was a woman who rose to bravery when humanity needed it and risked everything for her neighbors. It is because of Miep we know Anne Frank--and now, this is Miep's story.
Finding Narnia: The Story of C. S. Lewis and His Brother | IndieBound.org
Finding Narnia is Caroline McAlister and Jessica Lanan's captivating picture book biography of two brothers, Jack and Warnie Lewis, whose rich imaginations led to the creation of the magical world of Narnia.
Some Writer!: The Story of E. B. White | IndieBound.org
Caldecott Honor winner Sweet mixes White’s personal letters, photos, and family ephemera with her own exquisite artwork to tell the story of this American literary icon. Readers young and old will be fascinated and inspired by the journalist, New Yorker contributor, and children’s book author who loved words his whole life. This authorized tribute, a New York Times bestseller, includes an afterword by Martha White, his granddaughter.
Alabama Spitfire: The Story of Harper Lee and To Kill a Mockingbird | IndieBound.org
The inspiring true story of Harper Lee, the girl who grew up to write To Kill a Mockingbird, from Bethany Hegedus and Erin McGuire. Perfect for fans of The Right Word and I Dissent.