Nonfiction Picture Book Releases - January 2013


As part of the Nonfiction Picture Book Challenge, I try to post new releases for the month.  Here are a list of titles that I found being released in January 2013.  Books marked with an asterik (*) indicated full length chapter books for grades 5 to 8.


January 1, 2013


*Yoko Ono: Collector of Skies by Nell Beram, Carolyn Boriss-Krimsky (Scholastic)


*Lincoln's Grave Robbers by Steve Sheinkin (Scholastic)

January 2, 2013


Nelson Mandela by Kadir Nelson (Katherine Teegan Books)

January 8, 2013


The Price of Freedom: How One Town Stood Up to Slavery by Dennis Brindell Fradin, Judith Bloom Fradin; Illustrated by Eric Velasquez (Walker Children's)


A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin by Jen Bryant; Illustrated by Melissa Sweet (Knopf Books for Young Readers)


You Never Heard of Willie Mays?! By Jonah Winter, Terry Widener (Schwartz & Wade)

January 22, 2013


*Courage Has No Color, The True Story of Triple Nickles: America's First Black Paratroopers by Tanya Lee Stone (Candlewick)


Henry and the Cannons: The Extraordinary True Story of the American Revolution by Don Brown (Roaring Brook Press)


Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtmakers' Strike of 1909 by Michelle Markel; Illustrated by Melissa Sweet

January 29, 2013


Peace by Wendy Anderson Halperin (Atheneum)

The links for the above books will take you directly to the Indie Bound's webpage for purchasing information, unless otherwise noted. Please note, I do not make anything off these links or profit in anyway from posting the links. If you know of a book that should be included in this list, please include the title and author in the comments section and I will update the list.  

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Nonfiction Picture Book Releases 2012


The Nonfiction Detectives and I are hosting a Non-Fiction Picture Book Challenge.  My goal has been to kick off the month with the new nonfiction picture book release titles.  December isn't a huge month for new releases, but I am including many titles that I have recently discovered were released in 2012.  Please share with me titles that you have found.

January 2012


Touch the Sky: Alice Coachman, Olympic High Jumper by Ann Malaspina; Illustrated by Eric Velasquez

March 2012
Queen of the Track: Alice Coachman Olympic High-Jump Champion by Heather Lang; Illustrated by Floyd Cooper

June 1, 2012


George Bellows: Painter with a Punch! by Robert Burleigh

June 19, 2012
Martin de Porres: The Rose in the Desert by Gary D. Schmidt; Illustrated by David Diaz

September 18, 2012


From the Good Mountain: How Gutenberg Changed the World by James Rumford

September 26, 2012


Birds of a Feather by Bernadette Gervais

October 1, 2012


Buffalo Bird Girl: A Hidatsa Story by S.D. Nelson

Nic Bishop Snakes by Nic Bishop

October 9, 2012


The Extraordinary Music of Mr. Ives: The True Story of a Famous American Composer by Joanne Stanbridge

December 4, 2012


Fifty Cents and a Dream: Young Booker T. Washington by Jabari Asim; Illustrated by Bryan Collier

The links for the above books will take you directly to the IndieBound.org book page for purchasing information, unless otherwise noted.  Please note, I do not make anything off these links or profit in anyway from posting the links.   If you know of a book that should be included in this list, please include the title and author in the comments section and I will update the list.  

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Nonfiction Picture Book Releases - November

The Nonfiction Detectives and I are hosting a Non-Fiction Picture Book Challenge.  My goal has been to kick off the month with the new nonfiction picture book release titles.  Here are the November titles that I have found so far, but as usual, I know there are more.  Please share with me titles that you have found.

November 1, 2012


Meet Me at the Art Museum: A Whimsical Look Behind the Scenes by David Golden

November 8, 2012
Colorful Dreamer: The Story of Henri Matisse by Marjorie Blaine Parker; Illustrated by Holly Berry

The links for the above books will take you directly to the IndieBound.org book page for purchasing information, unless otherwise noted.  Please note, I do not make anything off these links or profit in anyway from posting the links.   I know that I am still searching for November releases and will likely do an update later in the month. If you know of a book that should be included in this list, please include the title and author in the comments section and I will update the list.

Nonfiction Picture Book Releases - October 2012



The Nonfiction Detectives and I are hosting a Non-Fiction Picture Book Challenge.  My goal has been to kick off the month with the new nonfiction picture book release titles.  Here are the October titles that I have found so far, but I know there are more.  Please share with me titles that you have found.

October 1, 2012


Being a Stunt Performer by Isabel Thomas

October 9, 2012

Alex the Parrot: No Ordinary Bird A True Story by Stephanie Spinner; Illustrated by Meilo So
October 11, 2012


Becoming a Ballerina: A Nutcracker Story by Lise Friedman; Illustrated/Photographed by Mary Dowdle

October 16, 2012


Helen's Big World by Doreen Rappaport; Illustrated by Matt Tavares

October 23, 2012


Noah Webster and His Big Words by Jeri Chase Ferris; Illustrated by Vincent X. Kirsch

October 30, 2012


Girls Who Rocked the World: Heroines from Joan of Arc to Mother Teresa by Michelle Roehm McMann; Illustrated by Amelie Welden, David Hahn

The links for the above books will take you directly to the IndieBound.org book page for purchasing information, unless otherwise noted.  Please note, I do not make anything off these links or profit in anyway from posting the links.   I know that I am still searching for October releases and will likely do an update later in the month. If you know of a book that should be included in this list, please include the title and author in the comments section and I will update the list.

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Nonfiction Picture Book Releases - September 2012





The Nonfiction Detectives and I are hosting a Non-Fiction Picture Book Challenge.  My goal has been to kick off the month with the new nonfiction picture book release titles.  Here are the September titles that I have found so far, but I know there are more.  Please share with me titles that you have found.


September 4, 2012

Monsieur Marceau by Leada Schubert; Illustrated by Gerard DuBois

September 11, 2012


Annie and Helen by Deborah Hopkinson; Illustrated by Raúl Colón

September 18, 2012


Island: A Story of the Galápagos by Jason Chin

September 26, 2012


Unusual Creatures: A Mostly Accurate Account of Some of Earth's Strangest Animals by Michael Hearst; Illustrated by Jelmer Noordeman

The links for the above books will take you directly to the IndieBound.org book page for purchasing information, unless otherwise noted.  Please note, I do not make anything off these links or profit in anyway from posting the links.   I know that I am still searching for September releases and will likely do an update later in the month. If you know of a book that should be included in this list, please include the title and author in the comments section and I will update the list. 

Feel free to link your nonfiction picture book reviews to the Mr. Linky below.