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Mother’s Day: Our Interview with Susan Hunt
By emily |
Last Thanksgiving, Janie and I had the privilege of speaking with Susan Hunt on the subject of encouraging thankfulness in kids...and in ourselves! We thought ...
Read More Steve Jobs: American success story?
By Janie Cheaney |
Steve Jobs: Thinking Differently, by Patricia Lakin. Aladdin (Simon & Shuster), 2012, Age/interest level: 10-14. Who Was Steve Jobs? by Pam Pollack and Meg Belviso, ...
Read More A Death Observed, Part Two
By emily |
In April, I began this series of reflections on my mother's death. A few weeks before she went to be with the Lord, I received ...
Read More Mr. and Mrs. Bunny: Detectives Extraordinaire! by Mrs. Bunny, translated from the Rabbit by Polly Horvath
By Janie Cheaney |
Mr. and Mrs. Bunny: Detectives Extraordinaire! by Mrs. Bunny, translated from the Rabbit by Polly Horvath, illustrated by Sophie Blackall. Schwartz & Wade, 2012, 248 ...
Read More Summer Book Fun
By emily |
Looking for fun, educational things to do with your kids this summer? Here are a few book-related ideas: Book Vacations Do It Yourself Book Tours: ...
Read More Bible Reading Challenge, Week 17
By Janie Cheaney |
THE NATION: FAILURE! Remember that promise the people made to Joshua after his farewell speech: "We will serve the Lord"? Well, they did, sort of. ...
Read More Huddled Masses and Deadly Desperados
By Janie Cheaney |
City of Orphans, by Avi. Atheneum, 2011, 350 pages. Ages 10-14. New York, 1893: “Look at someone on the street and you may never see ...
Read More Interview with Avengers Illustrator, Sergio Cariello
By emily |
Who is Sergio Cariello? With The Avengers movie opening in theaters this weekend, I invited Sergio Cariello--a Marvel comics illustrator who worked on Avengers comics--to ...
Read More Bad Trips
By Janie Cheaney |
Summer is the traditional time for road trips, and road-trip novels traditionally roll out in the spring. A title from this year and one from ...
Read More To The Avengers…and Beyond!
By emily |
COMICS: Guy Kryptonite? Why do guys like comics so much? Especially the super-hero variety? It's an enigma I spent quite a lot of energy trying ...
Read More Bible Reading Challenge, Week 16
By emily |
WEEK 16: THE NATION--HOME AT LAST Joshua is installed as leader of the Israelites, and it's time for them all to enter the Promised ...
Read More Cowboys and Other Guy Stuff: Poems by David Harrison
By Janie Cheaney |
The title is a misnomer; poetry is for girls, too—and humans in general. In spite of my lazy attitude toward it, poetry is the highly ...
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