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*Bible Review: The HCSB Illustrated Study Bible

*The HCSB Illustrated Study Bible for Kids.  Boardman and Holman, 2007, 1104 pages.  Reading Level: Middle Grades, ages 10-12 Recommended for: ages 10-14 Bottom Line: ...
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Choosing Your Child’s First REAL Bible: Some Considerations

Last Tuesday we looked at a range of new Bible storybooks and early reader “Bibles.”  On Friday, we picked our way through the field of ...
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*Tops and Bottoms by Janet Stevens

Tops and Bottoms is a clever folktale that illustrates the wisdom of diligence and warning against laziness in the book of Proverbs. *Tops and Bottoms ...
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*My Lucky Day by Keiko Kasza

My Lucky Day by Keiko Kasza. Puffin, 2005. 32 pages. Reading Level: Picture Books, ages 4-8 When a fat pig shows up at a hungry ...
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Proverbs, Tricksters and Fools

The book of Proverbs is full of instructions for the simple to obtain wisdom and avoid disaster. Stories about tricksters demonstrate common-grace examples of using ...
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And the Best Bible Translation Is . . . ?

Warning: Long post, no pictures.  Deal! The word is living and active, sharper than any double-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of ...
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cover of The Gardener

*The Gardener by Sarah Stewart and David Small

Lydia shares her efforts to bring beauty to the world around her in this epistolary picture book. *The Gardener by Sarah Stewart and David Small. ...
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Toddling into the Word: First Bible Storybooks and Early-Reader Bibles

What could be more appropriate for Holy Week than a survey of children’s Bibles and Bible storybooks?  That’s what I foolishly thought, treatment but this ...
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Web Newberys, News, and Freebies (Mar 25)

News It's the last week of March, and RR is gearing up for some spring-a-licious posts this week.  With Easter only a few days away, ...
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The Announcement

Good morning! It's a beautiful day in the Ozarks: Spring is officially here, and Easter is just around the corner! (No, the picture was not ...
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Easter Picks from the New Crew

We thought we'd kick off our new partnership with Megan and Betsy with a few Easter book recommendations.  (If you missed their introduction, read about ...
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Meet Our New Redeemedreaders!

As Janie announced yesterday in this post, we've got some big changes afoot here at Redeemedreader.   We have the honor of welcoming Megan Saben and ...
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