From My Window I See... The Seasons

New author Dr. Barbara Cavanagh is writing a series of books about nature topics you can experience from your home windows. The first one, From My Window I See...The Seasons, is about the changing seasons, perfect for this time of year as winter changes to spring. The book starts with two girls in front of their window, looking out asking questions about why sometimes trees have leaves and other times do not, about why in some seasons there are birds, and sometimes there are not. These questions are not answered in this book, but I don't think they have to be. Kids are curious about the natural world, and they should be asking questions. Will their questions always be answered? No. And that's ok! The important thing is to keep asking questions. From there the girls try to decide which season is their favorite by discussing things they can see from their window during each season. With rhyming text the girls talk about snow in winter, swimming in summer, and seeing the beautiful colors in fall. This book is fun to read aloud as it bounces along. Big Kid enjoyed looking at the illustrations, which perfectly capture what the narrator talks about on each page, and discussing the changing seasons. It fit in perfectly with her teacher's Zoom discussion today about the Earth's rotation, orbit, and how day/night, and the seasons change as the Earth moves. --Kids Lit Life