This book has many classic pieces of music that have been broken down for easier playing for a beginner. This book is not for the complete beginner (i.e someone who has never touched a piano before) and it isn't an instructional book so the person has to have some rudimentary knowledge of the piano; reading notes and playing with both hands. That said, this book is very basic and it wouldn't be difficult for someone who has just come to the level of playing with both hands to pick it up. However, I think this book could still be entertaining even for someone with a little more knowledge of the piano. The book is divided up into five different sections: Sing Along Favorites, Christmas Carols, Hymns, Patriotic Songs, and Classics. It does not seem to have a clear progression in difficulty. Many of the earlier songs are more difficult than the later songs, until you get to the classics which up the level of difficulty quite a bit in comparison to the earlier songs. All in all, I have really enjoyed this book. Being fairly new to piano myself, I found it refreshing to actually play real songs instead of just the exercises out of other instructional books.