Easy Readers
Toddling into the Word: First Bible Storybooks and Early-Reader Bibles
By Janie Cheaney |
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 ...
Read More Easter Picks from the New Crew
By emily |
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 ...
Read More Classics for Kids: The Greek and Romans
By emily |
Introduction With the popularity of Rick Riordan's Heroes of Olympus series , kids' books containing themes and allusions to Greek and Roman mythology and culture ...
Read More The Real George Washington
By Janie Cheaney |
When did history get so complicated? Not too long ago, “The father of his country” was a monumental figure deserving nothing but praise. Now, depending ...
Read More For Beginners: ALA Geisel Award Winners
By Janie Cheaney |
The Theodore Seuss Geisel Medal (featuring a bas-relief of Dr. Seuss himself) is given by the American Library Association every year for outstanding books for ...
Read More Legends Told and Re-told
By Janie Cheaney |
Robin Hood, by David Calcutt, illustrated by Graham Baker-Smith. Barefoot Books, 2012, 112 pages. Age/interest level: 9-up. Everyone knows—or do they?--how the hooded stranger showed ...
Read More A Very LOGOS and Parnassus Christmas, Part Two
By emily |
If you missed it, Part One of this series detailed my trip to a fantastic Nashville bookstore, Logos Bookstore. Today, I follow up that Christian ...
Read More Picture Books for Sharing and Giving, Part Two
By Janie Cheaney |
The Fantastic Jungles of Henri Rousseau, by Michelle Markel, Illustrated by Amanda Hall. Eardmanns, 2012, 32 pages. Age/interest level: 4-8 “Henri Rousseau wants to be ...
Read More A Very LOGOS & Parnassus Christmas, Part One
By emily |
One Hip Town. Two Bookstores. And Lots of Great Books for Kids! Here in Nashville, we have at least two exceptional bookstores: Logos Bookstore and ...
Read More Quiet Time For Kids – Part Two
By Janie Cheaney |
Last week’s post ran so long I had to cut it short in order to attend to other business. But close readers may remember a ...
Read More Thoughts to Make Your Heart Sing: Savoring Sally Lloyd Jones’ New Book
By emily |
This October, the team that brought you The Jesus Storybook Bible released a unique new book, Thoughts to Make Your Heart Sing. At 224 pages, ...
Read More Quiet Time for Kids
By Janie Cheaney |
“Thy word have I have treasured in my heart, that I may not sin . . .” (Ps. 119:11) More than anything, Christian parents want ...
Read More Shopping for Bible Storybooks
By Janie Cheaney |
In keeping with our home library emphasis this month, most of our readers would probably agree that the first items on our list would be ...
Read More Before the Boxcar
By Janie Cheaney |
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 ...
Read More Legends in their Own Minds
By Janie Cheaney |
Captain Awesome (series), by Stan Kirby, Illustrated by George O’Connor. Little Simon, 2012, approx. 110 pages. Age/interest level: 5-7 According to many K-3 teachers I’ve ...
Read More Kids’ Books On My Wishlist
By emily |
It'll be a few more weeks before we join in the Back to School rompus, but if you're like me, you've been out browsing for ...
Read More Christian Books for Burgeoning Readers
By emily |
This summer I've been on a mission to find books with specifically Christian content for my kids. We get plenty of great literature from the ...
Read More We Hold These Truths
By Janie Cheaney |
“If men were angels,” wrote James Madison in The Federalist #51, “government would not be necessary.” While understanding what Madison meant, he wasn’t quite accurate. ...
Read More Summer Vacation Audiobooks
By emily |
Last year about this time, I did a vacation audiobook post. I'm actually on vacation myself right now, so I can't do as thorough a ...
Read More Thinking Different(ly)
By Janie Cheaney |
I'm way behind on my Saturday reviews, so it's time to catch up—with a Tuesday review tagging off of last Friday's Steve Jobs post. Jobs ...
Read More Not-So-Secret Gardens for Kids
By emily |
This week kicks off a fun week here at Redeemedreader: Poetry Week. April is National Poetry Month, after all, and there are some great poetry ...
Read More Podcast 14: American Girls, Dangers and Delights
By emily |
What are the dangers and delights of the American Girls series of books? I gave you guys an intro to this subject in an American ...
Read More Detectives: Hard Boiled and Four-Legged
By Janie Cheaney |
Ever since Edgar Allen Poe, one of the most reliable publishing genres has been the mystery or detective novel. I'm not a huge fan myself, ...
Read More American Girls
By emily |
The American Girls books are in some ways the premier girls' reading series for girls who are emerging readers. Among conservative families, at least, they ...
Read More R.C. Sproul’s New Picture Book: A Review by Desiring Virtue
By emily |
Today's post is by Jessalyn Hutto, a book reviewer and blogger at her lovely website, Desiring Virtue. Be sure to click on over to her ...
Read More Saturday Review: Books for Beginning Readers
By Janie Cheaney |
I read a lot of books for this blog. All the ladies at the circulation desk at the Greene County Library (bless their hearts!) know ...
Read More Interview with Author Jane Kurtz on African Stories
By emily |
More African stories! Today, we hear from Jane Kurtz, who was raised by missionary parents in Ethiopia. Since then, she's come to live in the ...
Read More Happy Presidents’ Day! No, really…
By emily |
Better Than Little Obama Debbie Cakes Let's go ahead and admit it. Nobody really cares about Presidents' Day. I mean, maybe a few history buffs, ...
Read More Africa: A Literary Adventure and Podcast!
By emily |
This month my local public library is offering a marionette show of African folktales starring Anansi the spider. It's a unique way to celebrate Black ...
Read More The Word of God for Kids
By emily |
ESV Seek and Find Bible. Crossway Bibles, 2010. 1, 888 pps. Ages 5-up. The Action Bible. David C. Cook, New edition 2010. Illustrated by Sergio ...
Read More Thanks Anyway . . .
By Janie Cheaney |
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 ...
Read More Thanksgiving! Books For Kids 10 and Under
By emily |
Books To Consider Buying We are participants in the Amazon LLC affiliate program; purchases you make through affiliate links like the one below earn us ...
Read More Those Who Served–And Serve
By Janie Cheaney |
Veterans’ Day is one of those holidays that sneak up on me. I intend to write a note to a veteran, wear red, pray a ...
Read More Picturing God
By Janie Cheaney |
Images of God for Young Children, by Marie-Helene Delval (illustrated by Barbara Nascimbeni) Eerdmans, 2011. Brother Sun, Sister Moon, by Katherine Paterson, illustrated by Pamela ...
Read More Growing Up Shakespearean
By emily |
Shakespeare and Story Bibles As I was searching recently for Shakespeare resources for my kids--who are 3 and 5--I harbored a nagging, undefined feeling that ...
Read More 4th of July Round-up
By emily |
Here it is: my 4th of July round-up! Books about the Revolutionary War era recommended for ages 4-12, arranged from youngest to oldest. Saving the ...
Read More ‘Creative’ Retellings of Paul Revere’s Ride
By emily |
The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Illustrated by Christopher Bing. Ages 4-8. 40 pgs. Roughly 150 years ago, a poem entitled ...
Read More Knights in Training
By Janie Cheaney |
The Brave Young Knight, by Karen Kingsbury, illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard. Zonderkidz, 2011. Age/interest level, 4-7 In the spirit of Will, God's Mighty Warrior, here's ...
Read More Brave Little Digital World
By Janie Cheaney |
In Surprised By Joy, C. S. Lewis wrote about the flowering of his imagination at an early age--especially through books, which were piled up everywhere ...
Read More Easter Gifts 101: Last Minute Warning!
By emily |
Easter is almost here, and while you could just pick a board book up at Walmart while you're getting the Paas dye, you've still got ...
Read More *Dust Devil by Anne Isaacs
By Janie Cheaney |
Dust Devil, by Anne Isaacs, Illustrated by Paul Zelinsky, Schwartz & Wade, 2011. Reading Level: Picture Books, ages 4-8 Recommended for: Ages 4-8 and up ...
Read More Easter Gifts 101: Bible stories and The Story of the Bible
By emily |
“I just ordered Happy and Honey, Bob Books set 1, and the Starfall readers—books you recommended—for Lois's and my African-American great-grandson. Could you recommend an ...
Read More Contest Winners and More
By emily |
$20 Bookshelf Challenge Winner Today is the big day for one Redeemed Reader: the announcement of our $20 Bookshelf Challenge winner. Thank you to everyone ...
Read More $20 Bookshelf Challenge: Best Books for Beginners
By emily |
Everybody seems to be pinching pennies these days. I am admittedly pretty miserly when it comes to buying books. As much as I value ...
Read More It’s a Book by Lane Smith
By Janie Cheaney |
It's a Book by Lane Smith. Roaring Brook Press, 2010. 32 pages. Reading Level: Picture book, ages 4-8 Recommended for: ages 10-12 and up Bottom ...
Read More *Sneaky Sheep by Chris Moore
By Janie Cheaney |
Sneaky Sheep is a light-hearted book about two silly sheep who go astray. The illustrations are worth the price of the book. *Sneaky Sheep by Chris ...
Read More The Whole Counsel of God: Complementing Your Story Bible
By emily |
The claim that a story Bible isn’t actually a Bible may seem a bit shocking at first. I mean, it’s got the word "Bible" right ...
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