Nonfiction Wednesday

  Join Alyson and others at Kid Lit Frenzy for a nonfiction picture book bonanza each week!

 

 

Gingerbread for Liberty!: How a German Baker Helped Win the American Revolution by Mara Rockliff, illustrated by Vincent X. Kirsch

 

2015-book, american-revolution, biography, food, history, nonfiction, nonfictionchallenge2015, patriotic, picture-book   Who knew that the outcome of the American Revolution could have been influenced by a baker?! Food sure can be a powerful weapon, though, when you're hungry. Christopher Ludwick was a German-American who was well-known for baking delicious gingerbread. He was also patriotic and wanted to help the Revolution. However, he wasn't exactly in the right shape to serve as a soldier. George Washington trusted him, though. When Ludwick saw the hungry enemy armies, he fed them, and many switched sides! The Who knew that the outcome of the American Revolution could have been influenced by a baker?! Food sure can be a powerful weapon, though, when you're hungry. Christopher Ludwick was a German-American who was well-known for baking delicious gingerbread. He was also patriotic and wanted to help the Revolution. However, he wasn't exactly in the right shape to serve as a soldier. George Washington trusted him, though. When Ludwick saw the hungry enemy armies, he fed them, and many switched sides! The Author's Note is interesting, and I loved that the illustrator, Vincent X. Kirsch was inspired by his visual food stylist background and designed the illustrations to resemble gingerbread cookies.     Trombone Shorty by Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews, illustrated by Bryan Collier   2015-book, african-american, autobiography, mock-sibert-2016, music, nonfiction, nonfictionchallenge2015, picture-book, poverty   Troy Andrews (aka "Trombone Shorty") tells the story of his inspirational neighborhood in New Orleans and his musical family and how they set the stage for his own music. At first, he had to make his own instruments, but then found a broken trombone. He was ready to play! Bryan Collier's explanation of his beautiful illustrations and the Author's Note about his humble upbringing and success add to this lively and inspirational story.