Tag: picture book biographies

• Nonfiction Picture Book Wednesday: Two Biographies of Helen Keller #nfpb2014

  

  My favorite reading challenge in 2014 is Kid Lit Frenzy’s Nonfiction Picture Book Challenge. Visit Alyson’s blog to discover more wonderful nonfiction picture books. This week, my son and I read two picture book biographies of Helen Keller. Helen Keller’s Best Friend Belle, written by Holly M. Barry and illustrated by Jennifer Thermes, is a […]

  Elisabeth Ellington

  October 15, 2014

  reading challenge

  #nfpb2014, helen keller, picture book biographies

• Nonfiction Picture Book Wednesday: Two Biographies of Writers #nfpb2014

  

  My favorite reading challenge is Kid Lit Frenzy’s Nonfiction Picture Book Challenge. Visit her blog to discover many more wonderful nonfiction picture book titles. This week, I read two wonderful titles written by Barbara Kerley and illustrated by Edward Fotheringham. A Home for Mr. Emerson introduces young readers to Ralph Waldo Emerson’s life and thinking. […]

  Elisabeth Ellington

  August 27, 2014

  reading challenge

  #nfpb2014, biographies of writers, nonfiction picture books, picture book biographies

• Nonfiction Picture Book Wednesday: Two Artist Biographies #nfpb2014

  

  My favorite reading challenge this year is Kid Lit Frenzy’s Nonfiction Picture Book Challenge. Visit her blog to discover terrific new nonfiction titles. I love books about art (check out my #pb10for10 list, Books for Budding Artists), and today I am sharing two superb picture book biographies of artists. Edward Hopper Paints His World, written […]

  Elisabeth Ellington

  August 20, 2014

  reading challenge

  #nfpb2014, art biographies, Edward Hopper, Josef Albers, picture book biographies

• Nonfiction Picture Book Wednesday: Malcolm Little #nfpb2014

  

  My favorite reading challenge for 2014 is Kid Lit Frenzy’s Nonfiction Picture Book Challenge. Visit Alyson’s blog to find out about more great nonfiction picture books. I first learned about Ilyasah Shabazz’s picture book biography of her father, Malcolm X, at The Brown Bookshelf, a terrific blog promoting diverse literature for children and young adults. […]

  Elisabeth Ellington

  August 13, 2014

  reading challenge

  #nfpb2014, African-American history, picture book biographies

• Picture Book Biographies of Women Innovators and Pioneers #nfpb2014

  

  My favorite reading challenge in 2014 is Kid Lit Frenzy’s Nonfiction Picture Book Challenge. Visit Alyson’s blog to find out what nonfiction picture books others are sharing this week. This week, my son and I read several picture book biographies of women innovators and pioneers. Mermaid Queen, written in a lively style by Shana Corey […]

  Elisabeth Ellington

  July 9, 2014

  children’s literature, reading challenge

  #nfpb2014, biographies of women, picture book biographies, women innovators, women pioneers

• Nonfiction Picture Book Wednesday #nfpb2014

  

  Kid Lit Frenzy’s Nonfiction Picture Book Challenge is my favorite reading challenge of the year. Visit Alyson’s blog to discover the titles that others are sharing this week. This week, my son and I read two picture book sports biographies. Don Brown’s Bright Path tells the story of how Jim Thorpe discovered his athletic gifts […]

  Elisabeth Ellington

  July 3, 2014

  children’s literature, reading challenge

  #nfpb2014, diverse literature, picture book biographies

• Nonfiction Picture Book Wednesday #nfpb2014

  

  I’m participating in Kid Lit Frenzy’s Nonfiction Picture Book Challenge. Visit her blog to learn more about the incredible variety of nonfiction picture books. After my older son came home from school complaining that the only time he learns about the achievements and history of African-Americans is when the focus is on slavery or civil […]

  Elisabeth Ellington

  May 14, 2014

  children’s literature, reading challenge

  #nfpb2014, jazz musicians, nonfiction picture book challenge, picture book biographies

• Art from Her Heart: Nonfiction Picture Book Wednesday #nfpb2014

  

  One of my favorite reading challenges this year is Kid Lit Frenzy’s Nonfiction Picture Book Challenge. Visit her blog to find out more about the fantastic diversity of nonfiction picture books.   Kathy Whitehead’s Art from Her Heart: Folk Artist Clementine Hunter, illustrated by Shane W. Evans, introduced me and my son to a self-taught […]

  Elisabeth Ellington

  April 30, 2014

  children’s literature, reading challenge

  #nfpb2014, African-American history, biographies for children, Clementine Hunter, picture book biographies

• Inspiring Curiosity: Nonfiction Picture Book Challenge #nfpb2014

  

  I’m participating in Kid Lit Frenzy’s Nonfiction Picture Book Challenge. Visit her blog to find out what nonfiction picture books others are reading and sharing this week. This week, my son and I read two nonfiction picture book biographies that got him asking lots of good questions. Curiosity about the world is a luxury he […]

  Elisabeth Ellington

  April 10, 2014

  children’s literature, reading challenge

  #nfpb2014, picture book biographies, reading to my son

• It Jes’ Happened: When Bill Traylor Started to Draw #nfpb2014

  

  It’s Nonfiction Picture Book Wednesday! Visit Kid Lit Frenzy to find out what others are reading. This week, I’m highlighting an excellent picture book biography, It Jes’ Happened: When Bill Traylor Started to Draw, written by Don Tate and illustrated by R. Gregory Christie. This is a beautifully written and illustrated book that tells the […]

  Elisabeth Ellington

  February 26, 2014

  reading, reading challenge

  #nfpb2014, African-American history, art, Bill Traylor, Don Tate, nonfiction picture books, picture book biographies, R. Gregory Christie, reading challenge