Without a doubt, my favorite nonfiction book for older readers was
- Temple Grandin: How the Girl Who Loved Cows Embraced Autism and Changed the World by Sy Montgomery (Houghton Mifflin)
Educational, inspirational, celebratory!
Though I first reviewed it in March, it has remained on the top of my list. Click the title for my review.
For younger listeners, it was a difficult choice - You are Stardust, Eight Days Gone, so many great titles - but my favorite was
- A Leaf Can Be ... by Laurie Purdie Salas (Millbrook)
Rhyming, whimsical, gorgeous illustrations!
(click the title for my review)
If you haven't checked out these two nonfiction books yet, hurry to your library or bookstore!
They're not to be missed!
Both great books!
ReplyDeleteI heard Temple Grandin speak at a fundraiser and it was inspirational! I'm glad that there is a book for children.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much! Honored that you enjoyed LEAF CAN BE... so much. And I have that Temple Grandin book waiting at the library for me right now. I have worked as a personal care asst. for young adults with autism, so I know some of her background--interested to learn more.
ReplyDeleteThere were so many great informational books this year that it was hard to choose, but A Leaf Can Be ... works so well on many levels that it came out on the top of my list. All the best to you!
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