It's Flannery O'Connor Week here at RR!  We're very excited to be talking about Jonathan Rogers' new biography of her, The Terrible Speed of Mercy.  ...

THE PROPHETS:  Messiah–Jesus’ Baptism and Temptation ?Why was Jesus baptized if he didn't need to be born again?  And why did the Devil bother tempting ...

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The Boxcar Children Beginning: the Aldens of Fair Meadow Farm, by Patricia MacLachlan.  Whitman, 2012, 121 pages.  Age/interest level: 7-10 The Boxcar Children have had ...

Today's post is the third part in a series based on my recent talk on shepherding children through their life-long literary journey.  You can read ...

Keeping the Castle: a Tale of Romance, Riches, and Real Estate, by Patrice Kindl.  Viking, 2012, 261 pages.  Age/interest level: 13-up. Althea Crawley, age 17, ...

THE PROPHETS:  Messiah–Jesus' Birth and Childhood The Messiah is here! Study Guides: pdf. download, use the older version this week for Ages 4-8 (I'm out ...

Another popular YA novel is soon to be a "Major Motion Picture," opening next weekend.  It's not likely to be a blockbuster like Twilight or ...

Last week, I introduced our new series based on Pilgrim's Progress.  (Here's the original post.) In it, I mentioned our free family devotional guide to ...

The picture book is alive and well, to judge by the way the publishing industry keeps pumping them out.  Here are some of the more ...

Fun, surprising, and brilliant web posts about books in the last few weeks, particularly those for kids: Notes from the Horn Book:  If you love ...

THE PROPHETS:  Messiah--The Forerunner In Malachi's book of prophecy, God has fulfilled another promise.  He's brought His people back out of Babylonian captivity and into ...