Ep 20 - Giftable Nonfiction with Melissa LaSalle

This week on Book Delight we are welcoming guest Melissa LaSalle aka @thebookmommy to discuss giftable nonfiction.

Today, Melissa is book-talking high-interest, new-release browseable nonfiction. Melissa is a book blogger at www.whattoreadtoyourkids.com, and kids book buyer at Old Town Books in Alexandria, VA.

Every year, Melissa puts together a holiday gift guide of great books to give to kids. Today, she's sharing some favorites from her roundup of Browseable Nonfiction & Novelty Books for ages 2-15.

FEATURED BOOKS:

STOMP AND CHOMP: MY FIRST BOOK OF DINOSAURS by Simon MolePIZZA, PICLES & APPLE PIE: THE STORIES BEHIND THE FOOD WE LOVE by David RickettRETURN OF THE WILD: 20 OF NATURE'S GREATEST SUCCESS STORIES by Dr. Helen ScalesTALES OF WORLD WAR II: AMAZING TRUE STORIES FROM THE WAR THAT SHOOK THE WORLD by Dr. Hattie HearnBRITANNICA'S ENCYCLOPEDIA INFOGRAPHICA by Andrew Pettie, Conrad Quilty-Harper, and Valentina D'EfilippoDAVID ATHERTON'S BAKING BOOK FOR KIDS by David AthertonGROWING UP POWERFUL by Nona Willis Aronowitz

Read Melissa's other guides including illustrated chapter books, picture books, graphic novels, middle grade, and YA at whattoreadtoyourkids.com.

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