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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Interview with Author Jane Kurtz on African Stories
More African stories! Today, we hear from Jane Kurtz, who was raised by missionary parents in Ethiopia. Since then, she’s come to live in the U.S. (though she travels frequently!) and she’s written scores of kids’ books. I haven’t read all of them, so I can’t give a blanket recommendation. However, her literary gift is…
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Happy Presidents’ Day! No, really…
Better Than Little Obama Debbie Cakes Let’s go ahead and admit it. Nobody really cares about Presidents’ Day. I mean, maybe a few history buffs, but does anybody ever make a Lincoln-shaped cake? Ever seen Washington-head Oreos or Little Obama Debbie Cakes on the junk food isle in the grocery store? If I had any…
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Africa: A Literary Adventure and Podcast!
This month my local public library is offering a marionette show of African folktales starring Anansi the spider. It’s a unique way to celebrate Black History Month; what better way to introduce my kids to African influence on this country than getting to know of their stories? But of course, my focus won’t be the…
Read MoreBible Reading Challenge, Week 6
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