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So Your Kid Wants to Be a Writer?
By emily |
Maybe your child realizes his aptitude in writing, or maybe he doesn't--but you do. What are some things you can do to foster that talent ...
Read More Raising Readers: An Interview with Alan Jacobs
By Janie Cheaney |
Alan Jacobs is Professor of Literature at Wheaton College, where he went to teach for two semesters and stayed for 28 years. Teaching is his ...
Read More A Dialogue on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
By emily |
For a long time now, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has been more than just mere mortal in our culture. His courageous work against oppression ...
Read More Bible Reading Challenge, Week Two (Jan. 15)
By emily |
Can't believe week two is already here! Study guides: .pdf Download: Ages 4-8, Week Two .pdf Download: Ages 9-12, Week Two FYI: The Make-Your-Own-Story-Bible directions ...
Read More Pleasures and Distractions
By Janie Cheaney |
The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of Distraction, by Alan Jacobs. Oxford University Press, 2011, 150 pages. Age/interest: adult. Heads-up: Watch for our interview ...
Read More *Secrets at Sea by Richard Peck
By Janie Cheaney |
*Secrets at Sea, by Richard Peck, illustrated by Kelly Murphy. Dial, 2011, 239 pages. Reading Level: Middle grades, ages 8-10 Recommended for: ages 8-10 and ...
Read More RR Podcast 10: Roger Lowther on Japanese Literature
By emily |
This interview is part of our Japan: Literary Adventure. See Part One for an introduction as well as links to the books we talk about ...
Read More Japan: A Literary Adventure
By emily |
Little One-Inch and Other Japanese Children's Favorite Stories. Compiled by Florence Sakade. Illustrated by Yoshisuke Kurosaki. Tuttle Publishing. Tokyo, 2008. 50 pgs. Ages 4-10. The ...
Read More Tollbooth and Its Imitators
By Janie Cheaney |
Last August saw the 50th anniversary of The Phantom Tollbooth—has it been that long already? We’re a little late but wanted to observe the occasion ...
Read More Reading Challenge, Week One
By emily |
I'll go ahead and admit it. Janie and I really aren't fully prepared for this post. We birthed the Reading Challenge idea roughly two weeks ...
Read More Our 2012 Bible Reading Challenge: an Introduction
By Janie Cheaney |
I was raised in a denomination that took the Bible very seriously: “We speak where the Bible speaks, and are silent where the Bible is ...
Read More Intern-al Machinations
By emily |
I'll be honest, Janie and I didn't really know what to expect when we decided to advertise for an intern. We hoped to rangle up ...
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