A Children’s Guide to Pilgrim’s Progress
Last October, Janie and I celebrated Reformation Day with a read-along of Pilgrim’s Progress for families. Janie covered the original book for older kids, while I picked up Oliver Hunkin’s Dangerous Journey: The Story of Pilgrim’s Progress. It would turn out to be more than just a good read or a vocabulary builder. My mom…
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Bible Reading Challenge, Week 11
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Saturday Review: Books for Beginning Readers
I read a lot of books for this blog. All the ladies at the circulation desk at the Greene County Library (bless their hearts!) know me by name. Some books I don’t finish, but most are like that box of old worksheets and supplies left over from homeschooling days that I just might want to…
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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…
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