What am I reading now? The Danger Box by Blue Balliett
Non-fiction has a bad wrap. The genre has been categorized as, quite simply, boring, and rightly so. For years, the approach has left much to be desired. Alas, that has all changed.
The credit for this shift goes to a handful of innovative minds. A select few that dare to think outside the box and, by doing so, they have done what their predecessors didn’t. They made children’s non-fiction fun.
An ingenious formula that includes creativity and imagination has led throngs of young readers, and me, to their books. Of course, these innovators took advantage of colour and graphics, who wouldn’t. But, most importantly, they offer the reader the opportunity to participate. To be part of the learning process as a driver and not a passenger. That, my dear readers, deserves our recognition!
Don’t miss these exceptional titles:
How to Build Your Own Country by Valerie Wyatt | Kids Can Press
Learn to Speak Music by John Crossingham | Owlkids Books
Spilling Ink: A Young Writer’s Handbook by Anne Mazer and Ellen Potter | Flash Point
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