What we read in nonfiction picture books can teach us about ourselves, one another, and the world around us. Whether by learning about an historic figure’s contribution to knowledge or well-being, or in the way we are called to take notice of what’s going on outside our window, these books call on us to ask big questions and to listen closely for answers. Enjoy our list of the best nonfiction picture books of 2016, as selected by the team at All The Wonders.
Best of 2016: Picture Books
Excellence abounded in picture books this year, taking the form of piano-playing bears, Debbie-loving foxes, and the secret language of insects. Enjoy our list of the best picture books of 2016, as selected by the team at All The Wonders.
The Top 20 Middle Grade Books of 2016: Books Between, Episode 13
Share this PostThe Top 20 Middle Grade Books of 2016 Episode Transcript:2016 has been a phenomenal year. For middle grade books. (Not so much for anything else, really!) And for ...
Empathy: Stead’s Common Thread
Read on to learn more about how Samson in the Snow weaves empathy throughout its pages, and how several of Stead’s other works incorporate this significant and timely theme as well.
Moving Forward with SAMSON IN THE SNOW
Author-illustrator Philip C Stead keeps readers feeling safe as they journey through his picture book SAMSON IN THE SNOW
Facing Fears and Overcoming Loss with GHOSTS
Explore how individuals use various methods to overcome anxiety and loss with Raina Telgemeier’s GHOSTS.
My Early Works: Evan Turk
Author-illustrator Evan Turk shares some of his earliest work and talks about how the books he made as a child are connected with the picture books he writes and illustrates today.
Look Inside THE STORYTELLER
Mel Schuit takes us inside the book to get a closer look at the artwork in Evan Turk’s THE STORYTELLER.
Connecting to Our Pasts and Shaping Our Futures
In The Storyteller, a young boy uses the power of oral storytelling to share a miracle with his neighbors. Lauren Davis explains how we can bring such miracles even closer to home by making oral storytelling part of our children’s bedtime routine.
Friendship, Fun, and Waffles in NARWHAL: UNICORN OF THE SEA
Mel Schuit explores friendship, fun, and waffles in NARWHAL: UNICORN OF THE SEA, the first book in Ben Clanton’s Narwhal and Jelly Book series