Bookish Gifts for Girls

By Megan Saben | December 8, 2022

What makes good gifts for book lovers besides more books (and infinite bookshelf space)? Here are some lovely things we’ve recently discovered for girls that would be perfect to wrap in brown paper and tie up with string.

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Gladys Hunt on Christmas Books

By Janie Cheaney | December 2, 2022

Here’s a list of books to read under the Christmas tree, from a lady who has field-tested each one.

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Gladys Hunt on Enjoying Picture Books–at Any Age

By Janie Cheaney | November 25, 2022

Did that picture book make you laugh out loud at Barnes & Noble? Pause a moment before buying it for your grandson . . .

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Gladys Hunt on The Scent of Thanksgiving

By Janie Cheaney | November 18, 2022

Gladys Hunt shares some wonderful, evocative picture books for family Thanksgiving gatherings.

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Fairy Tales and Folk Tales: A Picture Book List

By Betsy Farquhar | November 14, 2022

Google the difference between fairy tales and folk tales (or is it folktales?), and you’ll find some answers. For instance, folk tales are part of the oral tradition (“Little Red Riding Hood”) whereas fairy tales are ascribed to particular authors (such as Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Little Mermaid”). Another difference is that, usually, folk tales…

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Family Advent Devotional List

By Betsy Farquhar | November 14, 2022

Do you have a favorite family Advent tradition? Perhaps your family does a Jesse Tree together. Or maybe you have an Advent wreath on your dining room table. Do you wait until the day after Thanksgiving before turning on Christmas music? We have a great lineup of recommended family Advent devotional guides for you, no…

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Honey for a Child’s Heart Read Along: Month 3

By Betsy Farquhar | November 8, 2022

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Gladys Hunt on Literary Excellence

By Janie Cheaney | November 4, 2022

Editor’s Note: This month, our “Honey for a Child’s Heart Read-Along” partners are thinking about Chapters 3, 13, and 14. The latter two chapters are about picture books, as is fitting for Picture Book Month. Chapter 3 asks what makes a good book, a question Gladys Hunt explored further in today’s blog post. What Makes…

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Are Cozy Animal Stories Cozying up to Gay Ideology?

By Janie Cheaney | November 3, 2022

One of our readers alerted us to Katherine Applegate’s latest book, as it seemed to her to feature a lesbian relationship. Odder, picturing a beyond-cute protagonist on the cover, is a novel-in-verse about a female sea otter who was born with an extra “spark”: a questing spirit, a taste for adventure. After a storm separates…

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20 ABC Books for All Ages

By Betsy Farquhar | October 31, 2022

We’re celebrating Picture Book Month here at RedeemedReader! ABC Books are some of the most common picture books young children see, but there are many ABC books that delight older readers as well. Just as a teacher’s roster, the dictionary, a filing system use the alphabet as an organizing tool, so, too, do many clever…

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