The Nonfiction Picture Book panelists had some fabulous books to choose from this year, and the ones that made the short list are representative of all the best things this category has to offer: informative and engaging text, brilliant illustrations, and lots of appeal for young readers. — Eisha Prather, Nonfiction Picture Books organizer. Guess What is Growing Inside this …
2007 Non-fiction Picture Book Nominations
Now that the dust has settled, it looks like a total of 45 Nonfiction Picture Books have been nominated for a Cybil award. There’s lots of good stuff here: biography, biology, technology, history, sports… a little bit of everything. –Eisha Prather, Non-fiction Picture Books organizer
2007 Nominations: Nonfiction Picture Books
Pick a topic. It can be anything, as long as it’s something kids want to know about: biography, history, biology, astronomy, gastronomy… whatever. Then write about it. Maybe in the form of a story, or a scrapbook, or just some really engaging prose. Just make sure it says something true, something surprising, in a way that hasn’t been said before. …
About Eisha Prather
Today we introduce Eisha, our Non-Fiction Picture Books organizer: Hey! I’m Eisha, and I’m the other half of the blogging team behind Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast (you’ve already met Jules). At our blog we review books for all ages, but we tend to emphasize children’s and YA lit. We also feature interviews with authors, illustrators and bloggers; participate in …