Fiction vs. Nonfiction

Welcome to the library. Go ahead and take a seat and get comfortable. I've got a story for you.

Once upon a time there was an author,
Who wrote lots of books and had much to offer.
She wrote both types, fiction and nonfiction.
You don't know the difference?
Well, come on, listen.
Fiction is made up, it's false, not true,
It's make-believe — that means there is not proof.
Now, it can sound true,
It can even have facts,
But it's from the imagination — we'll leave it at that.
Now nonfiction is based on facts and
True things that have really happened.
It's informative, full of information,
Nonfiction can help you with your education.
Our author loved both, as you can tell,
She wrote a nonfiction book about the liberty bell,
And then wrote a story about living on the moon,
Which is fiction for now, but who knows? Maybe soon...

Let me tell you a story,
Yup, I'mma tell you a tale,
Something that's nonfiction,
And that means that it's real.
Now you tell me a story,
It doesn't have to be true,
Yeah it can be fiction,
And the author is you!

One day the author picked up a pen,
And started writing a story... Hmm, where to begin?
Should it be fiction? A story? A tale?
Or nonfiction? Something that is real?
A tiger who could talk — what would that be?
(Fiction!)
The life story of an athlete?
(Nonfiction!)
A book about snakes and what they eat?
(Nonfiction!)
A tale of a polar bear that could make beats?
(Fiction!)
The story of the first man in space?
(Nonfiction!)
But Harry Potter and that Hogwarts place is...?
(Fiction!)
Now you get the point, I think you understand,
A book about the pyramids sitting in the sand,
Or any other book that is all about facts,
Is nonfiction, no doubt about that.
But a book that tells a story like Winnie-the-Pooh,
That isn't true. That's fiction, yep, but you already knew!

Let me tell you a story,
Yup, I'mma tell you a tale,
Something that's nonfiction,
And that means that it's real.
Now you tell me a story,
It doesn't have to be true,
Yeah it can be fiction,
And the author is you!

Alright well, thank you, everybody, for coming out to the library and listening to my story. I hope everybody out there is inspired to write a little story of your own, whether it's fiction or nonfiction, now that you know the difference. So go ahead and pick up a pen, a pencil, a keyboard, whatever you use. And write something!