"Never Underestimate a Gift Book" by Gladys Hunt
We’re nearing the end of this fantastic series by Gladys Hunt. If you’re just checking in, please do check out The Hive for a list of all the posts to date! In today’s installment, she reflects on gift books. “Never Underestimate a Gift Book” by Gladys Hunt It’s not easy to go into a bookstore cold…
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“Look for Illustrators” by Gladys Hunt
We’re up to the sixteenth in our series of posts by Gladys Hunt, author of Honey for a Child’s Heart. In this one, she shares some thoughts about book illustration and compares three versions of a popular story. I hope you are beginning to collect information and names of illustrators as you use book recommendations…
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Heroes of WWII: A Book List for Tweens and Teens
World War II is perennially interesting and not just to history buffs! We’ve focused on church history the past couple of years during October, first on the early church and general church history in 2016 and then Reformation church history in 2017. This year, we’re honing in on Christians–and other heroes–during World War II in this…
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“Sarah, Plain and Tall Series” by Gladys Hunt
We’ve got another post from Gladys Hunt for you today about a series beloved to many. For the other posts in this series, please check out The Hive for a complete list to date. “Sarah, Plain and Tall Series” by Gladys Hunt The nine-to-twelve year old readers are getting heavy-duty reading lists from librarians across…
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“On Your Next Trip to the Library” by Gladys Hunt
In the fourteenth of our series of previously-unpublished posts, Gladys Hunt makes a list of her most-favorite recent picture books to check out at the library. One Your Next Trip to the Library by Gladys Hunt Take along a list when you go to the library. I like it that many people take along a…
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"Words That Build People" by Gladys Hunt
Gladys Hunt gently reminds us that our words make a big impact on our children; let us use words that build up instead of tear down. This is part of our series of previously-unpublished blogposts by the author of Honey For a Child’s Heart. “Words that Build People” by Gladys Hunt The other day I heard a…
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“Watch Your Expletives!” by Gladys Hunt
In the twelfth in our series of previously-unpublished posts, Gladys Hunt cautions about “those words” our kids pick up at school, at play–and increasingly in books. Watch Your Expletives! by Gladys Hunt I try not to be the family grammarian, but I have teased my granddaughter (in-love) about the way she adds at to questions…
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Gladys Hunt: Grammar Does Matter
Gladys Hunt reflects on the importance of grammar, plain and simple, in this essay. It’s not as hard as you might think! This is the next in our series of blogposts by the author of Honey For a Child’s Heart. “Grammar Does Matter” by Gladys Hunt Every family has its own way of speaking. It’s partly…
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“Second Guessing the Message” by Gladys Hunt
In the tenth of our previously-unpublished posts by Gladys Hunt, she begins a series on the value of language by reflecting on nonverbal communication. Years ago when we visited France for the first time, someone gave us tickets to see Marcel Marceau, the world-famous mime. It was a delight! Partly because we didn’t have to…
Read MoreGladys Hunt: Early Literacy with Preschoolers
Gladys Hunt shares some tips for encouraging early literacy in young children in this latest post. For more in our Gladys Hunt series, see The Hive. Please note: the title for this post was created by Redeemed Reader since Hunt didn’t title it. Preschoolers develop an awareness and an interest in reading at different times. A child’s…
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