LIGHT YOUR LIBRARY Finale!
We started our LIGHT YOUR LIBRARY campaign nearly two weeks ago, but Janie and I had been planning it since at least the summer. So much to say and so little time! It’s been fun if challenging, and we’re happy to have been able to think along with our readers about how Christians can support…
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Author Interview: Simonetta Carr on Athanasius
Athanasius. By Simonetta Carr. Reformation Heritage Press, sale 2011. 66 pp. Ages 9-12. What makes a good children’s book? We’ve talked a lot the past few days about what doesn’t make them. But last week, I had the opportunity to interview author Simonetta Carr about her experience as a Christian writer as well as her…
Read MorePodcast 6: Janie and Emily, and a Prayer for Banned Books Week
Over at BannedBooksWeek.org, the celebration has begun. And while Janie and I made our objections to Banned Books Week clear last week, we are happy to join with our fellow book and library lovers in celebrating the freedom of the press we DO have in this country. We don’t believe that YA Saves, but we…
Read MoreInterview With Meghan Cox Gurdon
Early last June, the YA publishing world was rocked by a column in the Wall Street Journal by Meg Cox Gurdon, who reviews children’s books for the paper. Titled “Darkness Too Visible,” the short piece related the experience of Amy Freeman, mother of three, who visited the local Barnes & Noble to buy a book…
Read MoreBanned Books Week: Live It, Love It, Get the T-Shirt!
Back in 1984, that fateful year when we first decided to teach our kids at home, very little curriculum was available—strange as it may seem to those moms and dads who wander the apparently endless curriculum halls of homeschooling conventions today. You can pore over catalogues and websites until your eyes glaze over, and still…
Read MoreLIGHT YOUR LIBRARY! Win Stuff, Love People, and Think Deeply
ME & MY LIBRARY I am not ashamed to say I love my local library. As a conservative, I wish that it could be funded some other way than government plunder, but it’s not a perfect world, is it? And as a classical homeschooler, the books we get there play a huge role in our…
Read MoreRabbit Ears Audiobooks for Kids
A while back, I recommended to you The Jesus Storybook Bible in audiobook format. Today, I would like to add one more Bible story to my short list, and in so doing, introduce you to an audiobook source worthy of note: Rabbit Ears Cherished Bible Stories: Parables that Jesus Told, The Savior is Born. Read…
Read MoreA Prayer on 9/11
Found this prayer/poem, Praying on 9/11, by Mike Cosper tonight on The Gospel Coalition site. Thought I would share it not only for our adult readers, but for those who might like to share it with their families.
Read MoreLabor Day: Books to Get Your Kids Working!
“Of course ‘successful careers’ are important, but I would suggest thinking of them in the very different Christian paradigm of vocation. Not, what career should I choose that will make me successful in the sense of making a lot of money, but what has God equipped me to do best and what is He calling…
Read MoreBooks-to-Movies Contest: We Have a Winner!
When we teamed up with Reelthinking.wordpress.com, Janie and I hoped there would be a little interest in the subject. Little did we know that in response to our contest, our guest and readers combined would produce over 50 suggestions of good books made into movies, all excellent for family viewing! I am so grateful to…
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