It's Today: Nonfiction Picture Book 10 for 10 #nf10for10

Goodness, how did it get here so fast?  Today's the day for our nonfiction picture book celebration.  This is an important event for me as it is a reminder to keep nonfiction texts in the front of mind.  It reminds me of the importance of weaving these texts alongside the other picture books we read.  It's certainly a great time to talk about nonfiction picture books as authors and publishers continue to grow in the work they do in this genre.

(Directions to join are at the bottom of this post.)

10 Nonfiction Picture Books 

In previous nonfiction events, I've shared:

• 2017 Ten Nonfiction Picture Books of Promise for Our World
• 2016 Ten Nonfiction Authors I Can't Live Without
• 2015 Nonfiction Read-Aloud Favorites
• 2014 Mentor Texts for Young Nonfiction Writers
• 2013 My Top Ten Nonfiction Picture Book 

This Year
This year, I'm going to share 10 hybrid texts I love.  I've often called narrative texts that weave in information, literary nonfiction.  More and more I see the term "hybrid text" being used to talk about books that weave narrative and nonfiction.  I might be going a bit too far in my collection as I'm going to also include poetry that has information woven within its pages.  I'm thinking this works as well, but it is certainly up for debate.

Ten hybrid texts I can't live without:

Join Us
Want to join the conversation?  Visit Mandy's blog, Enjoy and Embrace Learning, to add your nonfiction link to the conversation.  This is different than in the past as we have been hosting on Google Plus, but Google Plus is shutting down.

• What:  10 nonfiction picture books you can't live without.
• Hashtag:  #nf10for10
• Hosts:  @mandyrobek (Enjoy and Embrace Learning), @jacbalen (Connecting to Learn), @cathymere (you're here)
• Who:  Anyone interested --- educators, media specialists, librarians, parents, and book lovers.  
• When:  Sunday, February 10th (TODAY!)
• Where:  All posts for 2019 will be linked to Mandy's blog:  Enjoy and Embrace Learning