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Web Newberys (Sept. 10)

By emily | Sep 10, 2012

Fun, surprising, and brilliant web posts about books in the last few weeks, particularly those for kids: Notes from the Horn Book: If you love ...

By emily | Sep 8, 2012

THE PROPHETS: Messiah--The Forerunner In Malachi's book of prophecy, God has fulfilled another promise. He's brought His people back out of Babylonian captivity and into ...

Kids and 9/11

By Janie Cheaney | Sep 7, 2012

To our children it’s already history, but to us it seems like “only yesterday.” Too soon, really, to come to an informed conclusion about what ...

By emily | Aug 26, 2012

THE PROPHETS: Daniel Daniel is the prophet among kings. Rather than speaking to God's people primarily, God sends Daniel to witness to the pagan kings ...

By emily | Aug 23, 2012

The Intro When I graduated from Ole Miss back in 2000 with my B.A. in English Literature, I was shocked to actually find a job ...

By emily | Aug 22, 2012

Once again, this week Janie and I have the honor of hosting Evan Hughes as our artist-in-residence. We’ve been covering the scope of the entire ...

By emily | Aug 20, 2012

More noteworthy posts on kids' books and culture: 1. Soccer Star Signs Middle-Grade Contract: If you're daughter loves soccer, especially Olympic soccer star Alex Morgan, ...

By emily | Aug 15, 2012

As a former editor, believe it or not, I like critiquing manuscripts. While I'm no C.S. Lewis, I have learned a few things about analyzing ...

By Janie Cheaney | Aug 14, 2012

In case you haven't noticed, it's back-to-school time. We will observe the season with curriculum-related posts this week and next. First, a look at the ...

By emily | Aug 13, 2012

Once again, this week Janie and I have the honor of hosting Evan Hughes as our artist-in-residence. We’ve been covering the scope of the entire ...

By emily | Aug 13, 2012

Janie and I have spent a lot of time preparing for our Fifty Shades trilogy coverage here on the site. In case you missed it, ...

By emily | Aug 12, 2012

Hey guys, this is just a quick note to say that we're not quite finished with the Bible Challenge this week. Since we're working with ...

By Janie Cheaney | Aug 10, 2012

Our 50 Shades of Gray discussion this week demonstrates how our sin nature turns God's gifts into perversions. But sex is still a gift, and ...

By emily | Aug 8, 2012

This week Janie and I have the honor of hosting Evan Hughes as our artist-in-residence. We've been covering the scope of the entire Bible in ...

By emily | Aug 6, 2012

The Conference We don't promote a lot of conferences at Redeemedreader, mostly because there aren't that many that touch on kids' literature from a Christian ...

By emily | Aug 5, 2012

Big news about our Bible reading challenge! 1) While Carl is away, we have enlisted Evan Hughes, illustrator of William Boekestein's books among others, to ...

By emily | Jul 30, 2012

Guys, I want to apologize. This week has been extra busy as we've prepared for 50 Shades and dealt with technical woes. We also still ...

By emily | Jul 25, 2012

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 ...

By emily | Jul 23, 2012

Noteworthy book-related articles and news: Olympic Christians: Betsy at LiterariTea.blogspot.com reviews Zonderkidz kids' books about Olympic athletes. Get 'em while they're hot! New Christian ereader: ...

By Janie Cheaney | Jul 22, 2012

THE PROPHETS: Jonah, Amos, Hosea Anybody for minor prophets? When naming the books of the Old Testament, that's the category where we often stall out, ...

By emily | Jul 19, 2012

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 ...

By emily | Jul 16, 2012

Noteworthy book posts I'm ruminating on these days: Big Truths for Little Kids: a wise and thoughtful review of Susan Hunt's classic book at The ...

By emily | Jul 16, 2012

THE PROPHETS: Elijah ?The great days of the kings are over. God promised to divide the kingdom after Solomon's time, doctor and (surprise!) that's just ...

The Hero’s Journey: A Teaching Tool

By emily | Jul 12, 2012

On Tuesday,> Janie talked about the Higgs boson, and the search for what's under the surface in physics. Today, I've invited Nathan Huffstutler, a writing ...

Bible Reading Challenge, Week 26

By emily | Jul 9, 2012

THE KINGS: Solomon's Fall ?It's clear this week that although Solomon was the pinnacle of earthly kings, he wasn't the King the Israelites were waiting ...

Author Interview: Carol Swain on Religious Freedom

By emily | Jul 2, 2012

Dr. Carol Swain is a Vanderbilt law professor with numerous publications--books and articles--to her credit. Before joining Vanderbilt in 1999, Dr. Swain was a tenured ...

By emily | Jul 2, 2012

THE KINGS: Wisdom Solomon was the wisest earthly king ever before or ever since. Where did he get that wisdom? And how can we get ...

American Originals

By Janie Cheaney | Jun 29, 2012

Those delegates to the Second Continental Convention probably had no idea what they were creating when they signed a certain document back in July of ...

Podcast 14: Susan Olasky on the Revolutionary War for Kids

By emily | Jun 27, 2012

Compared to the aristocracy in Europe, these were really modest people and they weren't perfect people...[but] they really lived motivated by these ideas. If you ...

Bible Reading Challenge, Week 24

By emily | Jun 25, 2012

THE KINGS: Solomon and the Temple This week we come to the apex of Israel's earthly glory: Solomon's reign as symbolized by the construction of ...

Bible Reading Challenge, Week 23

By emily | Jun 17, 2012

THE KINGS: David's Fall David sees something he wants. Something he really, really wants. And now we see writ large why, though he is called ...

Tough Guy: An Interview with Andrew Klavan

By Janie Cheaney | Jun 15, 2012

Andrew Klavan's new novel, Crazy Dangerous, is the story of complicated characters in a complex world. Not necessarily the story you'd expect from a Christian ...

By emily | Jun 14, 2012

Over the past 16 months since launching this website, Janie and I have the opportunity to interview a number of authors and cultural critics who ...

Bible Reading Challenge, Week 22

By emily | Jun 11, 2012

THE KINGS: David We've already seen King Saul and what happens when he follows his own heart instead of God. This week we'll see how ...

By Janie Cheaney | Jun 8, 2012

Summer- camp stories are a staple in children's literature--we reviewed one worthy example on Tuesday. But for today, let's look at "real life." Do your ...

More Picture Books on Death: 5 Recommendations

By emily | Jun 4, 2012

(Sorry to all of you who read this post earlier! It wasn't supposed to be posted until this afternoon...but I accidentally published it last night ...

Bible Reading Challenge, Week 21

By emily | Jun 3, 2012

THE NATION: Failure Thanks to Janie for covering for me this week! I've been on a very blessed reprieve this week, but Janie and Carl ...

Summer Vacation Audiobooks

By emily | May 31, 2012

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 ...

Welcome to College: Caity Interviews Jonathan Morrow

By emily | May 30, 2012

This interview was conducted by one of our interns, Caity Kullen, an English Literature major at Oklahoma State University. Thanks, Caity! If you'd like to ...

Bible Reading Challenge, Week 20

By emily | May 27, 2012

THE NATION: Saul The people wanted a king, so God let them have their way. Saul is crowned, and everything is coming up roses for ...

In Memory – Picture Books For Memorial Day

By Janie Cheaney | May 25, 2012

Memorial Day, like Veterans Day, is one of those overlooked observances that to government, library, and bank employees means a chance to catch up or ...

By emily | May 24, 2012

With summer approaching, I'm frantically trying to piece together a summer "curriculum" for my kids, as well as researching what we'll study next fall. Exciting ...

Thriving at College: An Interview with Alex Chediak

By emily | May 23, 2012

A handbook of practical wisdom for the would-be college student. Essential summer read for every incoming freshman.--Dr. Gene Veith, provost of Patrick Henry College About ...

Bible Reading Challenge, Week 19

By emily | May 20, 2012

THE NATION: Samuel First and Second Samuel represent a transition period from the time of the judges to the first earthly king of Israel. Before ...

Bible Reading Challenge – Week 18

By Janie Cheaney | May 13, 2012

THE NATION: RUTH Happy Mother's Day! This week's Bible Reading Challenge is actually appropriate for the Mother's Day--as long as we include mothers-in-law. How do ...

Mother’s Day: Our Interview with Susan Hunt

By emily | May 12, 2012

Last Thanksgiving, Janie and I had the privilege of speaking with Susan Hunt on the subject of encouraging thankfulness in kids...and in ourselves! We thought ...

Summer Book Fun

By emily | May 7, 2012

Looking for fun, educational things to do with your kids this summer? Here are a few book-related ideas: Book Vacations Do It Yourself Book Tours: ...

Bible Reading Challenge, Week 17

By Janie Cheaney | May 6, 2012

THE NATION: FAILURE! Remember that promise the people made to Joshua after his farewell speech: "We will serve the Lord"? Well, they did, sort of. ...

Interview with Avengers Illustrator, Sergio Cariello

By emily | May 2, 2012

Who is Sergio Cariello? With The Avengers movie opening in theaters this weekend, I invited Sergio Cariello--a Marvel comics illustrator who worked on Avengers comics--to ...

To The Avengers…and Beyond!

By emily | Apr 30, 2012

COMICS: Guy Kryptonite? Why do guys like comics so much? Especially the super-hero variety? It's an enigma I spent quite a lot of energy trying ...

By emily | Apr 29, 2012

WEEK 16: THE NATION--HOME AT LAST Joshua is installed as leader of the Israelites, and it's time for them all to enter the Promised ...

By Janie Cheaney | Apr 26, 2012

I've known David since the publication of my first novel, when we started seeing each other at children's book events. He's tall, thin, and genial, ...

Bible Reading Challenge, Week 15

By emily | Apr 23, 2012

WEEK 15: BLESSINGS AND CURSES This week we're reading through Deuteronomy, in which the Israelites are almost ready to enter the Promised Land. Moses ...

Not-So-Secret Gardens for Kids

By emily | Apr 23, 2012

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 ...

How Our Gardens Grow

By Janie Cheaney | Apr 21, 2012

Planting a garden is an exercise in faith—the assurance of things hoped for, and the evidence of things not seen. Young children are fascinated with ...

Podcast 14: American Girls, Dangers and Delights

By emily | Apr 20, 2012

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 ...

Graduation Gifts for Teens

By emily | Apr 16, 2012

We're fast approaching graduation day at many schools, so I thought it might be worth tossing out a few books to brighten your celebrations. 1. ...

Bible Reading Challenge, Week 14

By emily | Apr 15, 2012

THE NATION: Sacrifice How can an unholy people approach a holy God? Leviticus helped God's people answer that question many years ago, and even though ...

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 ...

By emily | Apr 8, 2012

No new material this week. We're celebrating the risen Lord--in my case by worshiping and then taking a Sunday nap! If you don't want to ...

Bible Reading Challenge, Week 13

By emily | Apr 1, 2012

THE NATION: TABERNACLE It's clear God's people can't keep the law. They aren't worthy to be His people. So, is God going to ...

Redeemedreader on World Magazine Radio… and Beyond!

By emily | Mar 31, 2012

On Your Radio This week Redeemedreader--as represented Janie, Caity Kullen (intern), Morgan Lee (friend of the blog), and me--virtually met with Nick Eicher of World ...

Kingstone Part 2: Interview and Babylon

By emily | Mar 29, 2012

By Redeemed Reader intern Jack Mertens Today I continue my series on Kingstone Comics, begun on Monday with reviews of two of Marvin Olasky's graphic ...

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 ...

Bible Reading Challenge, Week 12

By emily | Mar 25, 2012

THE PEOPLE: FAILURE! After receiving the law from God on Sinai, this week we learn about how the Israelites experience ...

A Children’s Guide to Pilgrim’s Progress

By emily | Mar 20, 2012

Last October, Janie and I celebrated Reformation Day with a read-along of Pilgrim's Progress for families. Janie covered the original book for older kids, while ...

Bible Reading Challenge, Week 11

By emily | Mar 18, 2012

The Lord leads His people to the same mountain where he spoke with Moses from the burning bush--Mt. Horeb, also called Sinai. Israel is in ...

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 ...

Talking Over the Hunger Games, Part One

By Janie Cheaney | Mar 16, 2012

Since Susanne Collins’ Hunger Games trilogy (reviewed here) has sparked so much discussion in school cafeterias and dorm rooms (not to mention break rooms and ...

Simonetta Carr on Reformer Olympia Morata

By emily | Mar 14, 2012

Simonetta Carr is one of my favorite authors writing about historical subjects today. Her care for historical detail shows in all her biographies for children, ...

By emily | Mar 12, 2012

Rather than do a more traditional Easter post, I thought that this morning I'd create a small "bookstore" of some of my Easter favorites. Here ...

Bible Reading Challenge, Week 10

By emily | Mar 11, 2012

THE PEOPLE: Deliverance This week we go deeper into Moses' story, and how God used him to bring His people out of slavery and on ...

A Parent’s Guide to Environmentalism in Children’s Literature, Part Two

By Janie Cheaney | Mar 10, 2012

Wrapping up our two weeks of Lorax-inspired environmental emphasis, how do children’s books specifically reflect growing concern about our care of the earth? Because of ...

Bible Reading Challenge, Week 9

By emily | Mar 4, 2012

THE PEOPLE: Moses Today we look at how God grew Israel's family into a new "people", and how God worked deliverance for them ...

Parents’ Guide to Environmentalism in Kids’ Literature

By emily | Mar 1, 2012

What is Environmentalism? With the movie version of The Lorax hitting theaters this weekend, man's role in shaping and caring for the environment is back ...

By emily | Feb 29, 2012

This Friday, The Lorax opens in theaters nationwide. It's a movie based on Dr. Suess's book by the same name, and it deals with issues ...

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 ...

Bible Reading Challenge, Week 8

By Janie Cheaney | Feb 26, 2012

This week we look at that boy with the amazing technicolor dreamcoat! But what's really important about Joseph is not his fancy coat. God has ...

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 ...

Happy Presidents’ Day! No, really…

By emily | Feb 20, 2012

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, ...

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 12, 2012

Last week as you recall, we made a switch from "Problem" mode to "Promise" mode--we made the problem, God will fix it. Abraham was the ...

By Janie Cheaney | Feb 8, 2012

On the web Even without a Dickens bicentennial to ramp them up, there are lots of Dickens sites, containing links to other sites containing links ...

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 | Feb 5, 2012

Thanks again to picture book illustrator, Kevin Luthardt, for creating our Story Bible art today! To read more about him and his advice for your ...

By Janie Cheaney | Feb 3, 2012

Charles Dickens was born on February 7, 1812, which makes this coming Tuesday his bicentennial. They’ve been making a big deal of it for some ...

By emily | Feb 2, 2012

I was introduced to Kevin Luthardt's work many years ago, when I was but a mere Operations Assistant at Peachtree Publishers. I thought his work ...

By emily | Jan 30, 2012

I hope you guys have enjoyed learning a little more about Japanese literature with our guests Roger Lowther and Dr. Mike Sugimoto this month. As ...

By emily | Jan 29, 2012

Study Guides: .pdf Download: Ages 4-8, Week Four .pdf Download: Ages 9-13, Week Four Make Your Own Story Bible Resources: .pdf Download 1: Story Bible ...

By emily | Jan 26, 2012

In case you missed it, here is the Introduction post to our Japanese Literary Adventure. And here's a link to our interview with Roger Lowther, ...

By Janie Cheaney | Jan 24, 2012

Actually, it’s not at night, but first thing in the morning. And there are no backless evening gowns or acceptance speeches (those come later). But ...

By emily | Jan 22, 2012

Wow, week 3! This week we'll be studying Noah, so put on your rainboots! Study Guides: .pdf Download: Ages 4-8, Week Three .pdf Download: Ages ...

By emily | Jan 19, 2012

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 ...

By Janie Cheaney | Jan 17, 2012

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 ...

By emily | Jan 16, 2012

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 ...

By emily | Jan 15, 2012

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 ...

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 emily | Jan 10, 2012

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 ...

By emily | Jan 8, 2012

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 ...

By Janie Cheaney | Jan 6, 2012

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 ...

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