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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Read MoreDickens Resource Roundup: Web and Video
On the web Even without a Dickens bicentennial to ramp them up, there are lots of Dickens sites, containing links to other sites containing links to lesson plans, online biographies, historical and social background material. Who has time to comb through them all? Not me—but here are some of the more fun and helpful sources…
Read MoreA Roundup of Dickens Resources: Books
My first exposure to Charles Dickens was the original Classics Illustrated edition of A Tale of Two Cities. The last panel of Sidney Carton climbing the steps to the guillotine (“It is a far, far better thing I do now . . .”) is burned into my memory. So I’m perfectly fine with graphic-novel versions…
Read MoreBible Reading Challenge, Week 5
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Read MoreHappy Birthday, Mr. Dickens!
Charles Dickens was born on February 7, 1812, which makes this coming Tuesday his bicentennial. They’ve been making a big deal of it for some time in the U.K., no surprise (here’s the Bicentennial Website), but we like him over here, too. Charles Dickens was one of the most successful authors who ever lived, both…
Read MoreInterview with Kevin Luthardt
I was introduced to Kevin Luthardt’s work many years ago, when I was but a mere Operations Assistant at Peachtree Publishers. I thought his work was quite good back then, but if I’m totally honest, as a fresh-from-college kid with a head still full of Flannery O’Conner and Francis Schaeffer, I wasn’t a groupie. However,…
Read MoreJapanese Literary Adventure: Study Notes
I hope you guys have enjoyed learning a little more about Japanese literature with our guests Roger Lowther and Dr. Mike Sugimoto this month. As a wrap-up, I’ve compiled a few notes from our discussions. Hopefully, you can put them with the resources listed below and you’ll have a fun, Christ-centered beginning experience about Japan…
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