Winter Book Fair 2014
Looking for Christmas gifts for the kids and teens in your life? Redeemed Reader has pulled together our best picks in our annual Winter Book Fair. WANT A PRINTABLE LIST OF OUR PICKS? Try these .pdf files: 1) Titles and Descriptions. 2) Titles Only. A New Tradition Last year about this time, we held a Winter Book…
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*Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton
This book is a “Best of the Best” pick from our Winter Book Fair. CLICK HERE to see more gift ideas! Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton. HMH, 2014 (originally published 1939). 56 pages. Reading Level: Picture Books, Ages 4-8 Recommended for: Ages 0-8 Beloved Mike Mulligan and his trusty steam shovel, Mary…
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*Choo Choo by Virgina Lee Burton
This book is a “Best of the Best” pick from ourWinter Book Fair. CLICK HERE to see more gift ideas! *Choo Choo: The Story of a Little Engine Who Ran Away by Virgina Lee Burton. Houghton Mifflin, 1964. 48 pages. Reading Level: Picture Books, ages 4-8Maturity Level: 1, 2 (ages 0-8) With striking charcoal illustrations so appropriate to…
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*The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton
*The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton. Houghton Mifflin, 1969. 44 pages. Reading Level: Picture Books, Ages 4-8Recommended for: Ages 4-8 A little house living out in the country is curious about life in the big city. She observes the seasons, the playing of children, and the passage of life going on around her. Little does she…
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*A Library Book for Bear by Bonny Becker, illustrated by Kady MacDonald Denton
This book is a “Best of the Best” pick from our Winter Book Fair. CLICK HERE to see more gift ideas! *A Library Book for Bear by Bonny Becker, illustrated by Kady MacDonald Denton. Candlewick, 2014. 32 pages. Reading Level: Picture Books (ages 0-8)Maturity Level: 1, 2 (ages 0-8) Bear is a loveable curmudgeon. Mouse, his patient…
Read MoreA Christmas Carol Watch-Along Guide
How many versions of Charles Dicken’s A Christmas Carol have you seen? It seems like every cultural figure has done a version of it, Klingons, and Dr. Who, along with at least two Broadway musical productions and uncounted movies. Whatever your favorite movie version, if a viewing of A Christmas Carol is on your family…
Read More*On the Wing by David Elliot
*On the Wing by David Elliot, illustrated by Becca Stadtlander. Candlewick, 2014. 30 pages. Reading Level: Picture Books, ages 4-8 Maturity level: 2 (ages 4-8) and up One-line Summary: On the Wing beautifully celebrates the varieties of bird life in this picture book for all ages. Birds and picture books seem to be made for…
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*Flora and the Penguin by Molly Idle
This book is a “Best of the Best” pick from our Winter Book Fair. CLICK HERE to see more gift ideas! *Flora and the Penguin by Molly Idle. Chronicle Books, 2014. 32 pages. Reading Level: Picture Books, ages 0-4 Recommended for: Ages 0-8 Beginning on the title page, Idle uses soft illustrations full of movement to tell…
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*Three Bears in a Boat by David Soman
This book is a “Best of the Best” pick from our Winter Book Fair. CLICK HERE to see more gift ideas! *Three Bears in a Boat by David Soman. Dial Books for Young Readers, 2014. 40 pages. Reading Level: Picture Books, ages 4-8 Recommended for: Ages 0-8 “Once there were three bears, Dash, Charlie, and Theo, who…
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Christmas Carols for a Kid’s Heart by Bobbie Wolgemuth and Joni Eareckson Tada
Christmas Carols for a Kid’s Heart by Bobbie Wolgemuth and Joni Eareckson Tada, illustrated by Sergio Martinez. Crossway, 2004. 96 pages. Reading Level: Picture Books, ages 4-10Maturity Level: 2 -4 (Ages 4-12) Christians are blessed to have such a wealth of worship and great truths of Scripture set to beautiful poetry and music in our hymnbooks,…
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