On Friday we looked at some very popular picture books that you just might find under your tree.  Some of them are better than others, ...

Any bookstore manager can tell you that one of the most reliable customer types is the older woman with no children in the household (either ...

Should your family purchase an ereader or ipad?  What about your kids--should they be allowed to read book apps or ebooks?  Tablets or ereaders are ...

In the fundamentalist church where I grew up, we never did advent.  I never even understood what the word meant until well into my twenties, ...

We've written a number of articles about Bibles and Bible-related kids' books over the past year.  Here are a few that might make great Christmas ...

Million-Dollar Throw by Mike Lupica.  Penguin, 2009, 244 pages. Reading Level: Middle Grades, ages 10-12 Recommended for: ages 10-14 Bottom Line: Mike Lupika's young hero ...

Through My Eyes by Tim Tebow and Nathan Whitaker.  Harper, 2011, 272 pps.  Ages 9 and up. Review by Emily Whitten. Tim Tebow is one ...

Home Field Advantage by Justin Tuck, illustrated by Leonardo Rodriguiez.   Simon & Shuster, 2011, 22 pages. Reading Level: Picture book, ages 4-8 Recommended for: ages ...

Valley of Vision: A collection of Puritan Prayers & Devotions.  Drawn from the writings of men like John Bunyan, Isaac Watts, and Charles Spurgeon, The ...

I'm sitting in an upstairs bedroom as the smell of pumpkin pie wafts up the stairwell. Tomorrow the family will arrive, starting around noon: not ...

Last week, Janie and I had the privilege of speaking with Susan Hunt...and happily for you, we managed to tape our conversation!  For those of ...

Food occupies our minds a lot this time of year—to gather around, to give away, to serve to strangers at the Salvation Army, to stuff ...