In today's booklist episode, Chrissie shares recommendations for each of the 5 kinds of nonfiction as categorized by author Melissa Stewart:

• 1 - Active
• 2 - Browseable
• 3 - Traditional
• 4 - Expository
• 5 - Narrative

FEATURED BOOKS:

Active Nonfiction

• THE COMPLETE COOKBOOK FOR YOUNG CHEFS by America's Test Kitchen Kids
• THE COMPLETE BAKING BOOK FOR YOUNG CHEFS by America's Test Kitchen Kids
• MY FIRST COOKBOOK by America's Test Kitchen Kids

Browseable Nonfiction

• THE REPLAY: 25 GREATEST MOMENTS IN SPORTS by Adam Skinner
• WONDERFULLY WIRED BRAINS by Louise Gooding

Traditional Nonfiction

• Lightning Bolt Books from Lerner Books
• Internet Animal Stars Series from Lerner Books
  • SLOTH POWER
  • LLAMA DRAMA
  • OTTERLY ADORABLE OTTERS

Expository Nonfiction

• SKULLS! by Blair Thornburgh and Scott Campbell
• TUMBLE by Adriana Hernandez Bergstrom

Narrative Nonfiction

• STRANDED! A MOSTLY TRUE STORY FROM ICELAND by AEvar Por Benediktsson
• BESSIE THE MOTORCYCLE QUEEN by Charles R. Smith Jr. and Charlot Kristensen
• ALL THIRTEEN by Christina Soontornvat
• THE MONA LISA VANISHES by Nicholas Day
• UNSEEN JUNGLE by Eleanor Spicer Rice

SHOUTOUTS:

• Melissa LaSalle: @thebookmommy on IG, whattoreadtoyourkids.com
• Kit Ballinger: @kitonlit on IG
• Lillian, kids book buyer at Island Books, @island.books on IG

OTHER RESOURCES:

• Melissa Stewart 5 Kinds of Nonfiction: https://www.melissa-stewart.com/img2018/pdfs/5_Kinds_of_Nonfiction/2_5KNF_an_Update.pdf 
• America’s Test Kitchen Kids: https://shop.americastestkitchen.com/shop-all-products/cookbooks/kids-books.html 
• Evanston Public Library’s 2023 101 Great Books for Kids: https://www.epl.org/announcing-evanston-public-librarys-101-great-books-for-kids-2023/ 

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