Picture Books
Picture Books on Death (You’ll Never See)
By emily |
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 ...
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 RR Podcast 12: Simonetta Carr on Pinocchio and Christ in Italy
By emily |
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 ...
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 The Lorax: A Book and Movie Meditation
By emily |
“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 ...
Read More Cities and Gardens
By Janie Cheaney |
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. ...
Read More Christ in Literature: The Anansi Stories
By emily |
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 ...
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 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 A Roundup of Dickens Resources: Books
By Janie Cheaney |
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 ...
Read More 50 Years of The Snowy Day
By emily |
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 ...
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 Picture Book Roundup
By Janie Cheaney |
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 ...
Read More A More Excellent Way
By Janie Cheaney |
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, ...
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 Home-Field Advantage by Justin Tuck
By Janie Cheaney |
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 ...
Read More Make-A-Book: Thanksgiving Edition
By emily |
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 ...
Read More Thankful for Cheryl Harness
By Janie Cheaney |
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 ...
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 *The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins
By emily |
*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 ...
Read More Martin Luther: Guest Review by Shanna Gonzalez
By emily |
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 ...
Read More Columbus and the Founding of our Nation
By emily |
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 ...
Read More Author Interview: Simonetta Carr on Athanasius
By emily |
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 ...
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 The Living Past: An Interview With Cheryl Harness
By Janie Cheaney |
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, ...
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 Is Your Son ‘God’s Mighty Warrior’?
By emily |
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 ...
Read More Library Loans: Late Fees and Summer Camp
By emily |
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 ...
Read More *Press Here by Herve Tullet
By Janie Cheaney |
*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 ...
Read More Queen of the Falls by Chris Van Allsburg
By Janie Cheaney |
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 ...
Read More Is Your Daughter “God’s Little Princess”?
By emily |
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 ...
Read More Music of ‘The Little House’
By emily |
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 ...
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 What Ginger Plowman Taught Me About Kids’ Books
By emily |
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 ...
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 Indestructables: Give your baby a taste for books!
By Janie Cheaney |
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 ...
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 Easter Gifts 101: ‘The Prince’s Poison Cup’ by R. C. Sproul
By emily |
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 ...
Read More ‘A Story, A Story’: Thinking Through African Mythology
By emily |
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 ...
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 If Olivia Comes to Visit….
By emily |
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, ...
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 ...
Read More Buying Your First Story Bible
By emily |
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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