Jolabokaflod for Megan’s family in 2024
Choosing Jolabokaflod titles for my family every year is a pleasant challenge. What would interest each member that we don’t already have in our collection? As each boy reaches a new stage of maturity and I see their own characteristics developing, I want to find a good fit for their personal libraries.Here’s what I chose…
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Back Porch Book Chat with Tasha Kazanjian (YA author)
Back Porch Book Chat: a casual conversation about books and writing. Today we’re visiting with Tasha Kazanjian, author of A Trick of Spades. A lover of old books, history, and theology, Tasha writes fantasy inspired by very real places and times. She can’t resist adding a bit of magic to her worlds, but her stories primarily focus…
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Spiders: A Book List for Young Arachnophiles
A few weeks ago I was trying to address the cobwebs on the walls and corners above my desk (possibly some procrasti-cleaning due to a looming book deadline), and strangely found that I couldn’t bear to vacuum up the spiders that were trying to escape, whether they were poised on a freshly-woven web or weakly…
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*Little Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, illustrated by Joe Sutphin
A classic Christmas story of an old sinner who finds redemption through visits from four spirits who convict him of his worldly wretchedness.
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Gifts for Grownups, Round 2
Even though your Redeemed Reader team is reading a plethora of books for children and teens, we do also read grownup books, too! A few years ago, we crowd-sourced an outstanding list of gift suggestions for adult readers. We benefited from that list ourselves. Today, we bring you part 2, based on our own reading…
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đź“šAmazon Black Friday BOOK Deals (2024)
We resist posting much Christmas content before Thanksgiving, but we also know that *many* of you are watching those Black Friday deals. Side note: since when did “Black FriDAY” become “Black Friday WEEK”? I digress. A gazillion children’s books are currently on sale on amazon right now. Since we’re reading ahead for you, we’re gonna…
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The Best This World Can Do: Thoughts about “Not Nothing” by Gayle Forman
Christian book reviewers face certain challenges. We could review only Christian books and be reasonably assured that we won’t run into glaring content problems like profanity, sex, abuse, or LGBTQIA themes. But many such “safe” novels aren’t particularly good when it comes to character development, skillful plotting, or literary excellence. We’re looking for truth, goodness,…
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Choosing Biographies: Practical Considerations
Some practical considerations to keep in mind when choosing biographies for your children or students.
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Choosing Biographies: Start with Your “Why”
What is the most important question in choosing biographies? We’ve got the answer!
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Back Porch Book Chat with William Boekestein
Back Porch Book Chat: a casual conversation about books and writing. Today we’re visiting with William Boekestein. Bill is an author best known around here for his histories of major Reformed confessions (such as the Westminster Confession of Faith), written for middle graders. He’s also a pastor, husband and father, and author most recently of…
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