Holidays and celebrations
The Nutcracker: This is That Time of Year
By Betsy Farquhar |
The Nutcracker ballet is part of many Americans' yearly cultural celebration of Christmas. The music plays everywhere, and even young children often recognize the strains ...
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Have an Awesome Thanksgiving
By Janie Cheaney |
In honor of this week's holiday, a book review post from a few years back: *Sarah Gives Thanks: How Thanksgiving Became a National Holiday, by ...
Read More Bunny’s First Spring by Sally Lloyd Jones and David McPhail
By Megan Saben |
Bunny’s First Spring by Sally Lloyd Jones, illustrated by David McPhail. Zonderkidz, 2014. 32 pages. Reading Level: Picture Books, ages 0-4 A little bunny explores ...
Read More *Mission Accomplished: A Two-Week Family Easter Devotional
By Betsy Farquhar |
*Mission Accomplished: A Two-Week Family Easter Devotional by Scott James. New Growth Press, 2015. 64 pages. Reading Level: Middle Grades, ages 8-10 Recommended for: ages ...
Read More *Mockingbird by Allan Ahlberg
By Hayley Morell |
Mockingbird by Allan Ahlberg, illustrated by Paul Howard. Candlewick Press, 1998. 24 pages. Reading Level: Picture Books, ages 0-4 Recommended for: ages 0-4 Bottom Line: Young children will love ...
Read More *I Haiku You by Betsy Snyder
By The Redeemed Shall Read |
I Haiku You by Betsy Snyder. Random House, 2012. 32 pages. Bottom Line: This Valentine's Day themed picture book is a wonderful introduction to the ...
Read More A Christmas Carol Watch-Along Guide
By emily |
How many versions of Charles Dicken's A Christmas Carol have you seen? It seems like every cultural figure has done a version of it, Klingons, ...
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Jesus is Most Special by Sally Michael, illustrated by Fred Apps
By Megan Saben |
This book is a "Best of the Best" pick from our Winter Book Fair. CLICK HERE to see more gift ideas! Jesus is Most Special by Sally ...
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Christmas Carols for a Kid’s Heart by Bobbie Wolgemuth and Joni Eareckson Tada
By Megan Saben |
Christmas Carols for a Kid’s Heart by Bobbie Wolgemuth and Joni Eareckson Tada, illustrated by Sergio Martinez. Crossway, 2004. 96 pages. Reading Level: Picture Books, ages ...
Read More The Dawning of Indestructible Joy by John Piper
By Janie Cheaney |
The Dawning of Indestructible Joy: Daily Readings for Advent by John Piper. Crossway, 2014,96 pages Reading Level: Young Adults, ages 12-15 Maturity Level: 6 (ages ...
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*Christmas is Here by Lauren Castillo
By Betsy Farquhar |
This book is a "Best of the Best" pick from our Winter Book Fair. CLICK HERE to see more gift ideas! We are participants in the Amazon LLC ...
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Every Valley by Albert L. Blackwell
By Betsy Farquhar |
Every Valley: Advent with the Scriptures of Handel's Messiah by Albert L. Blackwell. Westminster John Knox Press, 2014. 160 pages. Reading Level: Adults (16 and up)Recommended ...
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*Unwrapping the Greatest Gift by Ann Voskamp
By Megan Saben |
*Unwrapping the Greatest Gift: A Family Celebration of Christmas by Ann Voskamp. Tyndale, 2014. 154 pages. Reading Level: Picture Books, ages 4 and upMaturity Level: 2 (ages ...
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Easter devotional: Why Easter?
By Megan Saben |
Compared to the proliferation of Christmas-themed titles, the availability of books about Easter is sparse. As we noted last year, many of them focus ...
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Valentine’s Day
By Megan Saben |
As Christians we are called to practice so many forms of love besides the romantic kind. Themes for Valentine's Day can be broadened to emphasize ...
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Nostalgic Christmas Picture Books
By Betsy Farquhar |
Many of our cultural Christmas celebrations are just that--cultural, not biblical. That being said, we can be Christians and still enjoy many of our cultural ...
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Truth in the Tinsel: A Family Advent Tradition
By emily |
Truth in the Tinsel Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I suppose the Christmas race has officially begun now, and with that in mind, ...
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Winter Book Fair: Gift Books to Support Redeemedreader
By emily |
Dear Redeemedreaders, We appreciate you! If you have appreciated Redeemedreader this year, we'd love to have your support during the holiday season. We have narrowed ...
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Looking Forward to Thanksgiving and Christmas
By Janie Cheaney |
Every holiday season brings forth a crop of shiny new picture books, and we're on the beat. Today, two for Thanksgiving and two for Christmas--the ...
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Veterans Day: The Warrior’s Heart
By Janie Cheaney |
The Warrior’s heart: Becoming a Man of Compassion and Courage, by Eric Greitens. Houghton Mifflin, 2012, 263 pages. Age/interest level: 15-up. You stand in freezing ...
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Laboring and Resting: Books about Both!
By Betsy Farquhar |
In this digital world of ours, I can post this blog entry "on" Labor Day without having to do any work on Labor Day: I'm ...
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The Poppy Lady
By Megan Saben |
Have you ever received a handmade tissue-paper poppy in exchange for a donation to the American Legion outside of a store on Memorial or Veteran's ...
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Easter Picks from the New Crew
By emily |
We thought we'd kick off our new partnership with Megan and Betsy with a few Easter book recommendations. (If you missed their introduction, read about ...
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For Beginners: ALA Geisel Award Winners
By Janie Cheaney |
The Theodore Seuss Geisel Medal (featuring a bas-relief of Dr. Seuss himself) is given by the American Library Association every year for outstanding books for ...
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Valentine Books for Little Ones
By emily |
VALENTINE'S DAY PRESENTS With Valentine's Day creeping up on us, I thought I'd throw out a few of my favorite Valentine books for the little ...
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Our Best Christmas Posts
By emily |
Hey guys! How's that shopping and cooking and cleaning going? I'm pretty far behind, but I did get most of my grocery shopping done yesterday. ...
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Charlotte Mason’s Christmas List: 5 Living Books Library Picks
By emily |
What is a living book library? Check out our interview with Emily and Liz Cottrill of Livingbookslibrary.com from November if you haven't already. The upshot ...
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A Very LOGOS & Parnassus Christmas, Part One
By emily |
One Hip Town. Two Bookstores. And Lots of Great Books for Kids! Here in Nashville, we have at least two exceptional bookstores: Logos Bookstore and ...
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O Come, Emmanuel
By Janie Cheaney |
Every year advent takes me by surprise--otherwise I would have posted this last week! Family advent readers come down from the shelves this time of ...
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Are You Turkey Worthy?
By emily |
I was sick this week, so I gave myself permission to veg on the couch watching TV, even before the kids went to bed. Surprisingly, ...
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Declare Your Independence!
By emily |
Happy 4th everybody! We're wrapping up two very fun weeks at Redeemedreader, and I feel a little like a kid on Christmas morning. Happy it's ...
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In Memory – Picture Books For Memorial Day
By Janie Cheaney |
Memorial Day, like Veterans Day, is one of those overlooked observances that to government, library, and bank employees means a chance to catch up or ...
Read More Our Easter Basket
By emily |
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 ...
Read More A Poem for Christmas Morning
By emily |
ADVENT II The year the tree fell: Little bits of brittle angels all over the floor, bent up boxes, and torn paper. I cut myself ...
Read More What’s Lefse?
By Janie Cheaney |
The Invention of Lefse: a Christmas Story, by Larry Woiwode. Crossway, 2011, 63 pages. Age/interest level: 8 and up. “Lefse? What’s lefse?” is the epigraph ...
Read More What Are Your Kids Getting Under the Tree?
By emily |
Janie has offered lots of kids' book gift suggestions on the site this week. And I'm hoping to chime in next week, too. For those ...
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Thoughts on A Christmas Carol: Reading and Watching
By Janie Cheaney |
Charles Dickens, unlike other great authors like Herman Melville, had the good fortune of enjoying widespread fame and popularity during his lifetime. A Christmas Carol ...
Read More A More Excellent Way
By Janie Cheaney |
On Friday we looked at some very popular picture books that you just might find under your tree. Some of them are better than others, ...
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He’s Coming!
By Janie Cheaney |
In the fundamentalist church where I grew up, we never did advent. I never even understood what the word meant until well into my twenties, ...
Read More Bible Gifts for Kids
By emily |
We've written a number of articles about Bibles and Bible-related kids' books over the past year. Here are a few that might make great Christmas ...
Read More A Prayer of Thanks from the “Valley of Vision”
By emily |
Valley of Vision: A collection of Puritan Prayers & Devotions. Drawn from the writings of men like John Bunyan, Isaac Watts, and Charles Spurgeon, The ...
Read More Ways to Be Grateful
By Janie Cheaney |
I'm sitting in an upstairs bedroom as the smell of pumpkin pie wafts up the stairwell. Tomorrow the family will arrive, starting around noon: not ...
Read More RR Podcast 9: Susan Hunt on Raising Thankful Kids
By emily |
Last week, Janie and I had the privilege of speaking with Susan Hunt...and happily for you, we managed to tape our conversation! For those of ...
Read More Make-A-Book: Thanksgiving Edition
By emily |
Readers, this is an older post that was affected in our hack. We have not recovered all the resources yet. Our apologies! While we're on the subject of crafts and ...
Read More Give My Heart: A Christmas Contest
By emily |
GIVE MY HEART Christina Rosetti's poem, In the Bleak Midwinter, isn't my favorite Christmas poem--or hymn. But it does bring home one point that I ...
Read More Thanksgiving! Books For Kids 10 and Under
By emily |
Books To Consider Buying We are participants in the Amazon LLC affiliate program; purchases you make through affiliate links like the one below earn us ...
Read More Those Who Served–And Serve
By Janie Cheaney |
Veterans’ Day is one of those holidays that sneak up on me. I intend to write a note to a veteran, wear red, pray a ...
Read More Labor Day: Books to Get Your Kids Working!
By emily |
"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 ...
Read More ‘Oh Say, I Can’t See’ Anyone Else But Me
By emily |
Boy Humor, and How I Came to Terms With It One of my earliest realizations of the strange, otherness of boy humor is embodied in ...
Read More 4th of July Round-up
By emily |
Here it is: my 4th of July round-up! Books about the Revolutionary War era recommended for ages 4-12, arranged from youngest to oldest. Saving the ...
Read More ‘The Dawning’ by George Herbert
By emily |
Awake sad heart whom sorrow ever drowns; Take up thine eyes, which feed on earth; Unfold thy forehead, gathered into frowns; Thy Saviour comes, and ...
Read More Easter Gifts 101: Last Minute Warning!
By emily |
Easter is almost here, and while you could just pick a board book up at Walmart while you're getting the Paas dye, you've still got ...
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Easter Gifts 101: ‘The Prince’s Poison Cup’ by R. C. Sproul
By emily |
The Prince's Poison Cup is perfect for young boys ages 4-8, but I think it will also appeal to many girls. It's that time of ...
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