Picture Books

Picture Books on Death (You’ll Never See)

By emily | Apr 9, 2012

I thought with a subject that is so dour today, I thought I could do a little inside-out reporting and tell you all about the ...

R.C. Sproul’s New Picture Book: A Review by Desiring Virtue

By emily | Apr 2, 2012

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 ...

RR Podcast 12: Simonetta Carr on Pinocchio and Christ in Italy

By emily | Mar 28, 2012

Introduction A few weeks ago, I posted a written interview with Simonetta Carr on her novel for young readers, The Weight of a Flame: The ...

Saturday Review: Books for Beginning Readers

By Janie Cheaney | Mar 17, 2012

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 ...

By emily | Mar 8, 2012

“It is to be broken. It is to be torn open. It is not to be reached and come to rest in ever. I turn ...

Cities and Gardens

By Janie Cheaney | Mar 7, 2012

As mentioned last Friday, some professional worriers have noted that children's picture books are displaying a decided preference for cityscapes as opposed to natural landscapes. ...

Christ in Literature: The Anansi Stories

By emily | Feb 27, 2012

We started our February series on African folktales with an interview with a Christian from the Congo and a stack of books. We followed that ...

Interview with Author Jane Kurtz on African Stories

By emily | Feb 23, 2012

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 ...

Africa: A Literary Adventure and Podcast!

By emily | Feb 16, 2012

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 ...

By Janie Cheaney | Feb 7, 2012

My first exposure to Charles Dickens was the original Classics Illustrated edition of A Tale of Two Cities. The last panel of Sidney Carton climbing ...

By emily | Jan 23, 2012

When The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats first came out in 1962, it broke the mold in a number of ways. Besides the charming ...

By emily | Jan 12, 2012

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 ...

By Janie Cheaney | Dec 6, 2011

Late last year an article in the New York Times caused the book world to shiver and shake and ask itself, "Is the picture book ...

By Janie Cheaney | Dec 5, 2011

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, ...

By Janie Cheaney | Dec 2, 2011

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 ...

By Janie Cheaney | Nov 25, 2011

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 ...

By emily | Nov 17, 2011

Readers, this is an older post that was affected in our hack. We have not recovered all the resources yet. Our apologies! While we're on the subject of crafts and ...

By Janie Cheaney | Nov 15, 2011

The Adventurous Life of Myles Standish, by Cheryl Harness. National Geographic, 2006, 143 pages. Age/interest level: 8 and up. Thanksgiving means a raid on the ...

By Janie Cheaney | Nov 11, 2011

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 ...

By emily | Nov 10, 2011

*The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins, written by Barbara Kerley and illustrated by Brian Selznick. Scholastic Press, 2001. 48 pps. Recommended for ages 7-up. When I ...

By emily | Oct 26, 2011

Today Janie and I have the opportunity to introduce you to two delightful resources: first, fellow Christian and kids' book blogger Shanna Gonzalez, whose own ...

By emily | Oct 10, 2011

COLUMBUS The first time I browsed through Ingri and Edgar Parin D'Aulaire's biography, Columbus, I purchased it for my kids on the spot based largely ...

Author Interview: Simonetta Carr on Athanasius

By emily | Sep 28, 2011

Athanasius. By Simonetta Carr. Reformation Heritage Press, sale 2011. 66 pp. Ages 9-12. What makes a good children's book? We've talked a lot the past ...

By Janie Cheaney | Sep 6, 2011

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 ...

By emily | Jul 27, 2011

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 ...

By Janie Cheaney | Jul 5, 2011

We end our extended history week with what some consider to be the purest form of history: biography. The old argument of whether great events, ...

By emily | Jun 27, 2011

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 ...

By emily | Jun 22, 2011

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 ...

By Janie Cheaney | Jun 18, 2011

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 ...

By emily | Jun 16, 2011

Will, God's Mighty Warrior by Sheila Walsh, Ages 4-7, 32pgs. “This book is a favorite with my boys, 2 and 5. They really like ...

By emily | Jun 6, 2011

SUMMER CAMP We are eventually going to do our first summer camp next month. But in the meantime, I have been looking for ways to ...

*Press Here by Herve Tullet

By Janie Cheaney | Jun 4, 2011

*Press Here by Herve Tullet. Chronicle Books, 2011. 56 pages. Reading Level: Picture Books, ages 0-4 Recommended for: Ages 0-4 and up Those of you ...

Queen of the Falls by Chris Van Allsburg

By Janie Cheaney | Jun 3, 2011

Queen of the Falls by Chris Van Allsburg. Houghton Mifflin, 2011, 37 pages. Reading Level: Picture Book, ages 9-12 Recommended for: Ages 4-8 On the ...

By emily | May 4, 2011

I know I'm in murky water here. Early in my daughter's infancy, my husband and I began the argument: is our daughter a princess? Now ...

By emily | Apr 23, 2011

Saturday happy: Just found out that folksinger/songwriter Caroline Herring just put a CD out called The Little House. It's a retelling of Virginia Lee Burton's ...

By Janie Cheaney | Apr 19, 2011

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 ...

By emily | Apr 18, 2011

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 ...

By emily | Apr 6, 2011

Roughly three years ago, I read Ginger Plowman's book, Don't Make Me Count to Three. It's a fantastic resource with lots of practical advice for ...

*Dust Devil by Anne Isaacs

By Janie Cheaney | Apr 5, 2011

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 ...

By Janie Cheaney | Apr 2, 2011

You'd think a mother of triplets would have enough to do, but a few years Amy Pixton took the time to dream up and create ...

By emily | Mar 30, 2011

“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 ...

Easter Gifts 101: ‘The Prince’s Poison Cup’ by R. C. Sproul

By emily | Mar 28, 2011

The Prince's Poison Cup is perfect for young boys ages 4-8, but I think it will also appeal to many girls. It's that time of ...

‘A Story, A Story’: Thinking Through African Mythology

By emily | Feb 21, 2011

The Anansi stories have been handed down through generations of Ashanti culture...Born in Ghana I left at aged 3, leaving much of the Ghanaian culture ...

It’s a Book by Lane Smith

By Janie Cheaney | Feb 17, 2011

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 ...

*Sneaky Sheep by Chris Moore

By Janie Cheaney | Jan 25, 2011

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 ...

By emily | Jan 21, 2011

We live in an age of series picture books. Which, like having 27 McDonalds in every city, makes shopping a little less complicated for tired, ...

By emily | Jan 10, 2011

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 ...

By emily | Dec 16, 2010

You’re a new parent. You’ve got the baby crib with a fancy name, the swing, the bouncer, the burping pads. Now it’s time to choose ...

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