Talking Over the Hunger Games, Part One
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 car pools), we thought it would be worthwhile to get different points of view—particularly the young readers for whom the books were written. So we’ve invited two Christian college students…
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Simonetta Carr on Reformer Olympia Morata
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, including her books on John Calvin, Augustine, and John Owen. I’ve also had the pleasure of interviewing Simonetta twice already and I always enjoy the thoughtfulness behind her work. One…
Read MoreOur Easter Basket
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 is the link: https://redeemedreader.com/estore/. You can also just click on eStore in the black menu bar to get to the page. I’ve already written about many of them: Easter 101:…
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Bible Reading Challenge, Week 10
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A Parent’s Guide to Environmentalism in Children’s Literature, Part Two
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 course they do. Any publisher will gravitate toward books that speak to a current issue, so expect to find plenty of books in your local school and public library about…
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Bible Reading Challenge, Week 9
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Parents’ Guide to Environmentalism in Kids’ Literature
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 in focus for parents and kids. The message that we ought to protect and nurture our environment is not a new one—it’s been around for decades now, and can be…
Read MoreThe Lorax: A Podcast with Dr. James Wanliss
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 of the environment and man’s role in it. This post is only the beginning of our coverage–we will soon be releasing a parents’ guide to environmentalism in kids’ media, as…
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Christ in Literature: The Anansi Stories
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 up with an interview with African-raised American Girl author, Jane Kurtz. She was kind enough to share some of her memories of growing up with missionary parents in Ethiopia and…
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Bible Reading Challenge, Week 8
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