Children's Easy Nonfiction

     It's Snowing by Gail Gibbons is an easy nonfiction book about snow. This book gives some good information about snow, but in a way that is easily understood and yet I learned something too. I like that this book mixes some good practical information, such as what to where when it's cold, and factual information about snow such as how it is formed and what temperature it has to be before snow melts etc. The pictures for this book will make anyone start dreaming of Christmas or long for a good snowball fight.
     It's A Small World has words and music by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman while the illustrations are by Joey Chou. This is a sweet book about understanding that that though there are difference between people we are actually a lot a like and share this small world that we live on. The the illustrations are adorable and very bright. There are just short sentences to each page making this book great for very young children. The book comes with a CD as well, but the CD just has the tune to It's a Small World After All and there are no words so a reader could read the book to the tune of the music, but the book can stand alone as well.
     In the Town is created by Roger Priddy. This is a lift-the-flap book of shadows. This book is very interactive as each lift-the-flap has a Shadow on it which allows children to see if they can figure out what it is with the answer and corresponding word underneath. Then each page asks, with short sentences, which of the objects or people on the page is appropriate for certain situations such as which vehicle can take you around town. The book helps caregivers work with their child not just on words, but on comprehension as well. This easy nonfiction book would be great for very young children.
     Lenore Finds a Friend is by best selling author Jon Katz. This is a true story about a puppy that goes to live at bedlam farm and being new to the farm she tries to make friends. The book has a good lesson hidden in it showing kids that sometimes it can be difficult to make friends, but don't give up and you will succeed. Lenore eventually befriends a ram named Brutus and after she has one friends she continues to put herself out there and make more friends. The words are accompanied by photographs of bedlam farm that show the progression of Lenore's efforts. This book has one or two short and easy sentences to a page and adorable animals that are endearing to anyone.
     What Will Hatch is written by Jennifer Ward and illustrated by Susie Ghahremani. This book is a very simple introduction to some of the animals that come from eggs. There are just a couple words to each page and very cute pictures with earth tones. Each page also has a little cut out illustrating the eggs size. This book is great for young children and also provides a bit of additional information on the last page for older children that even even as an adult I was unaware of.