Wisdom & Wonder Week 4: Which Path and With Whom?
Welcome to Week 4 of Wisdom and Wonder! We hope you had a wonderful Fourth of July. Now, back to the reading challenge! For a …
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Responding to Correction: What does it look like in books?
This week the team discusses how characters respond to correction not only in our anchor books, but also in other literary or popular titles. In Wise …
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The Source of Wisdom: What does it look like in books?
The Redeemed Reader Team is discussing books this week in light of our Wisdom & Wonder Week 2 Theme: God’s Word! In particular, we’re looking …
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The State of our Heart – Virtual Discussion
The Redeemed Reader Team is discussing books this week in light of our Wisdom & Wonder Week 1 Theme: Turning to God/Away from sin. We …
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Wisdom and Wonder: Linked Reads – Week 1
This week’s theme: Turning to God and Away From Sin To further engage with the theme, here is a list of archived posts that we feel …
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Wisdom and Wonder: Week 1 – Turning Towards God and Away from Sin
Welcome to week 1 of our Wisdom & Wonder Summer Reading Challenge! Wisdom and Wonder Week 1: Turning to God and Away from Sin! This …
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Toward a Positive Multiculturalism in Children’s Books (and a Book List)
It’s no wonder classic children’s books feature characters with racist attitudes—the authors of those books also had some racist attitudes. We looked at the problem …
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Sad Dog Stories: They’re a Thing–and a Necessity
Does the Dog Die? “Miss Wanda,” I stage whispered to the children’s librarian across from me, “I need to know. Does the dog die?” I was holding …
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Historical Racism in Children’s Books–What do we do?
The website Reading While White dedicates itself to issues involving the dreaded “-isms” in children’s literature: racism, anti-Semitism, ableism, classism, sexism, and more. A post …
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Peter Spier, Reissued
Yesterday we received the sad news that Peter Spier, illustrator of classic children’s books, had passed away on April 27. Given his age (89) and …
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