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“Beautiful illustrations and an emphasis on the value of nature, determination, and grit make this a great nonfiction selection for any library.” –from School Library Journal’s review of GRANDMA GATEWOOD HIKES THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL. (Here May 8th!) ☺️✨

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2018-03-16

It's not too late! Sign up for this March 15th webcast.
https://t.co/JdkZpSqnBZ
We'll be discussing types of nonfiction, getting ideas, research and sharing great Spring 2018 titles.

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2018-03-13

It’s Not Always Easy Being a Man by Nick Hoppe "I was just in a bad mood and wanted to show the world, starting with my wife. It took her three days to notice"

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2018-03-10

Life Among the Yankees by Juliana Gray "In my native South, Northerners (or Yankees, as we call them when we’ve had a little bourbon) are stereotyped as rude, loud, fast-talkers who’d just as soon
spit on you as..." https://t.co/tLp66jTBUc

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2018-03-09

The Long Pink Line by "A colonoscopy with no anesthesia?” asks Dr. Kim. “In years, I never see this.” It’s not you, it’s me, my rigid control issues, my I-can-take-it, wimp-averse attitude... https://t.co/tLp66jTBUc

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2018-03-09

When explorers visit the coast at low tide, they’re on the lookout for what stays behind. TIDEPOOLING is a 185-word lyrical nonfiction picture book about appreciating our diverse intertidal life.

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2018-03-09

My Dachshund Talk Italian One Day by Renée E. D'Aoust "When I first moved to Switzerland, I made a game of counting Swiss frowns. One day, between claiming the wrong train seat ...I made it up to ten." https://t.co/tLp66kbcLK

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2018-03-08

And a Free Box of Forty by Suzanne Strempek Shea "I left home for college with the normal amount of angst about meeting new people. But I quickly found out I had an easy icebreaker. “You’re from where?” the strangers would ask." https://t.co/tLp66kbcLK

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2018-03-06

It's day 4 of I love these 3 by whose spell-binding illuminations of complex nonfiction topics bring science within reach for all readers. Otis & Will Discover the Deep by will knock your socks off - coming in June!

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2018-03-05

Self-Portrait: Questionnaire by Marcia Aldrich "If you had it to do over again, what describes your attitude about having children?
a. I’d have more
b. I’d have exactly what I have
c. I wouldn’t have any
d. I’d get an aquarium" https://t.co/tLp66kbcLK

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2018-03-03

Before We Break for Lunch, Let Me Repeat Everything Already Said at This Meeting at Least Twice by Mark Rooke "Did I mention our new priority to shift from emerging markets to focus more on adaptive capacity? I did?" https://t.co/tLp66kbcLK

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2018-03-01

A Contributor’s Note "He would fill out pads of entry forms by hand to comply with the instruction in the fine print against photocopying or employing any means of mechanical reproduction." https://t.co/8IlWun8i6S

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2018-02-23

For a Friend Who Has Deactivated Her Facebook Account by Wendy Brenner "...Haley’s cat Potemkin died; would that be enough of a tragedy to make her deactivate her Facebook account (and what kind of pretentious name is Potemkin" https://t.co/8IlWun8i6S

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2018-02-21