Reflections
A Parent’s Guide to Environmentalism in Children’s Literature, Part Two
By Janie Cheaney |
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 ...
Read More The Lorax: A Book and Movie Meditation
By emily |
“It is to be broken. It is to be torn open. It is not to be reached and come to rest in ever. I turn ...
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Parents’ Guide to Environmentalism in Kids’ Literature
By emily |
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 ...
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Christ in Literature: The Anansi Stories
By emily |
We started our February series on African folktales with an interview with a Christian from the Congo and a stack of books. We followed that ...
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Interview with Author Jane Kurtz on African Stories
By emily |
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 ...
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Africa: A Literary Adventure and Podcast!
By emily |
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 ...
Read More Japanese Literary Adventure: Study Notes
By emily |
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 ...
Read More Mike Sugimoto on Japanese Literature for Kids
By emily |
In case you missed it, here is the Introduction post to our Japanese Literary Adventure. And here's a link to our interview with Roger Lowther, ...
Read More Japan: A Literary Adventure
By emily |
Little One-Inch and Other Japanese Children's Favorite Stories. Compiled by Florence Sakade. Illustrated by Yoshisuke Kurosaki. Tuttle Publishing. Tokyo, 2008. 50 pgs. Ages 4-10. The ...
Read More Tollbooth and Its Imitators
By Janie Cheaney |
Last August saw the 50th anniversary of The Phantom Tollbooth—has it been that long already? We’re a little late but wanted to observe the occasion ...
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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, ...
Read More Kids’ Books & The Historicity of Adam
By emily |
This week, the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary will entertain a panel discussion on the historicity of Adam. I came across this tidbit of news recently ...
Read More Dangerous Journey, Part 4
By emily |
This post is part of our Pilgrim's Progress read along during our Reformation Month celebration. You can find an introduction and sign up for an ...
Read More Dangerous Journey, Part 1
By emily |
Welcome to our Pilgrim's Progress Read Along, part Redeemedreader.com's Reformation Month celebration! We'll be pursuing two tracks over the month of October, 2011--this one for ...
Read More Living With Autism
By Janie Cheaney |
Nobody knows yet exactly what causes it, or why it occurs more in certain income levels, or even quite what defines it, but autism becomes ...
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Are You A ‘Book Whisperer’?
By emily |
Our librarian is always reminding moms that it's not enough to read TO your children. To raise readers, you also need to read in front ...
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The Use and Abuse of Youth Literature
By Janie Cheaney |
Much of our coverage of “Banned Books Week” has centered on the territory known as YA, or Young Adult, which has for the last ten ...
Read More What Gets a Book “Banned”?
By Janie Cheaney |
In my post on Tuesday, I included a brief survey of the ALA’s “Top Ten Banned Books for 2010.” Let’s take a closer look at ...
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The Lord Saves
By emily |
The Lord Saves: A Reflection on "YA Saves" Francis Schaeffer's Insight Francis Schaeffer once wrote that in his generation, serious art required someone standing on ...
Read More Lord of Light
By Janie Cheaney |
They had guessed before that this was an island: clambering among the pink rocks, with the sea on either side, and the crystal heights of ...
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Ted Tripp’s Worship Principle
By emily |
The basic premise of Shepherding a Child’s Heart by Ted Tripp is this: “Behavior is heart-driven, therefore, correction, discipline, and training—all parenting—must be addressed to ...
Read More Books-to-Movies: Training “Reel Thinkers”
By emily |
Back-to-school time means hitting the books and living more structured days. All the more reason to look forward to a good, family movie at the ...
Read More Help For Struggling Readers: Dyslexia and Beyond
By emily |
For several years before I became a parent, I worked part-time in The Literacy Council of Sumner County (LCSC). Like most non-profit organizations, it was ...
Read More That Hideous Strength 3: Climax
By Janie Cheaney |
Previous posts: Introduction, Part One: Setup, Part Two: Development. Climax? Isn’t it a little early for that? Most of us have the idea that the ...
Read More Christ in Literature: Symbolism (pt. 4)
By emily |
In my last post of this series, I looked at two ways that the Lord wrote Christ in the Old Testament: historically and symbolically. As ...
Read More That Hideous Strength 2: Development
By Janie Cheaney |
Previous Posts: Introduction Part One: Setup Almost all the main characters have been introduced and the potential conflicts are in place. Now development: that phase ...
Read More That Hideous Strength 1: the Setup
By Janie Cheaney |
Beginning our first-ever Readalong: here's the Introduction. The action takes place at three fictional locations: Edgetow, a university town similar to Cambridge, but smaller; St. ...
Read More Breakpoint’s Youth Reads with Sherry Early
By emily |
Last week, Janie had the privilege of sharing radio waves with Chris Fabry on his national radio show. You can find out more about the ...
Read More Reader Spotlight
By emily |
As we wrap up our half-birthday celebration, I thought it might be nice to give some attention to our readers. You've already met a few ...
Read More Should Christian Kids See Harry Potter?
By emily |
Or for you parents, will your kids be going to see the final Harry Potter movie released to theaters this week? If so, for what ...
Read More Christ in Literature: History (pt. 3)
By emily |
In my previous post, I tried to show that Sally Lloyd Jones uses two broad ways of finding Christ in the Old Testament: 1) historical ...
Read More Is Historical Fiction Dead?
By Janie Cheaney |
Short answer: no, but it's showing signs of dementia. Historical fiction has one of the longest roots of any literary form. You might say that ...
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Reflection in a Dragon’s Eye
By Janie Cheaney |
The main problem with Christian fantasy may be, what do you do with Christ? Honestly: can it be "Christian" without him? But it's not easy to ...
Read More Jonathan Rogers on Reading and Writing, Boys and Dads
By Janie Cheaney |
We're delighted to welcome Jonathan Rogers to our site today, as one of our "writing fathers." Jonathan is Georgia-born, with an undergraduate degree from Furman ...
Read More Who’s Your Daddy?
By Janie Cheaney |
The Return of the Prodigal Son, clinic by Pompeo Batoni, 1773 Of all the charges hurled against Christianity in the modern age, one of the ...
Read More Turn On the Light
By Janie Cheaney |
At least twice a year, it seems, there's a controversy blowing up in the Young-Adult book trade. The latest brouhaha began with an article in ...
Read More Earthly Fathers, Our Heavenly Father & A Contest
By emily |
"For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship. And by him ...
Read More Christ in Literature: Old Testament Lessons (pt. 2)
By emily |
I have recommended The Jesus Storybook Bible by Sally Lloyd Jones in numerous posts on this blog. That doesn't mean I think it is perfect, ...
Read More Sex, Cats, and Stereotypes
By Janie Cheaney |
Just when you thought we'd done a pretty good job of knocking down stereotypes, a new study (those three words have to be among the ...
Read More What Would You Do Differently?
By emily |
While we are awaiting a post by Dr. Gene Veith later in the week, I thought it would be fun to ask some of our ...
Read More The Graduate
By Janie Cheaney |
In anticipation of our interview with Dr. Veith next week (see Emily's anticipatory post), I intended to write some thoughts on life after homeschooling to ...
Read More Preparing for Launch: Gene Edward Veith, Jr.
By emily |
We don't usually do teasers on this blog. But we don't usually do interviews with scholars as distinguished as Gene Edward Veith, Jr. either. If ...
Read More Christ in Literature: Worlds Without God? (pt.1)
By emily |
“They know bits and pieces of the Old Testament—how God created the heavens and the earth, what rules he wants us to follow, how he ...
Read More A Mother’s Day Meditation: ‘She Has Done A Beautiful Thing’
By emily |
“While Jesus was in Bethany in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came to him with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, ...
Read More Is Your Daughter “God’s Little Princess”?
By emily |
I know I'm in murky water here. Early in my daughter's infancy, my husband and I began the argument: is our daughter a princess? Now ...
Read More Steampunk!
By Janie Cheaney |
Example of Clanker technology from the 1914-ish world of "Leviathan." According to Wikipedia, the term was probably coined by science-fiction writer K. W. Jeter as ...
Read More 400 Candles
By Janie Cheaney |
As our readers probably know, this spring marks the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible, and celebrations are going on throughout the English-speaking world. ...
Read More Looking For Love: The Paranormal Teen Romance
By Janie Cheaney |
Several years ago I started noticing references to a new YA novel that was enjoying sensational sales, especially among adolescent girls. As months passed, excitement ...
Read More Dear Reader….
By emily |
So, we've been up and running here at Redeemed reader for roughly a month and a half. It's amazing to think about that, considering all ...
Read More Stalking the Elusive Boy Reader
By Janie Cheaney |
Supposedly, one of the most-asked questions in children's publishing divisions is, "Will boys read it?" Will boys read anything? Or only books that have "butt" ...
Read More What Ginger Plowman Taught Me About Kids’ Books
By emily |
Roughly three years ago, I read Ginger Plowman's book, Don't Make Me Count to Three. It's a fantastic resource with lots of practical advice for ...
Read More Young Adult or Adult “Youngs”?
By Janie Cheaney |
Once upon a time there was no such thing as YA in the publishing world. That may be because there was no such thing as ...
Read More “Jane! Jane!”
By Janie Cheaney |
Few literary cries have echoed down the ages as persistently as that one: the ultimate impassioned plea from the ultimate gothic romance, which stands as ...
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‘True Grit’ and True Grace
By emily |
“Or what man is there among you who, when his son asks for a loaf, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for ...
Read More When God Shakes a Nation: Real Relief for Japan
By emily |
I have been praying for Japan over the last few days, as I know many of you have. In particular, I have been praying for ...
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‘A Story, A Story’: Thinking Through African Mythology
By emily |
The Anansi stories have been handed down through generations of Ashanti culture...Born in Ghana I left at aged 3, leaving much of the Ghanaian culture ...
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They Don’t Write ’em Like This Anymore
By Janie Cheaney |
In tone, appearance, and character, On the Blue Comet is straight out of the 1950s. On the Blue Comet by Rosemary Wells. Candlewick, 2010, 329 ...
Read More Dystopia, Part Three
By Janie Cheaney |
Part One. Part Two. What's the problem with a glut of grim, futurist fiction on the YA bookshelves? Maybe nothing. Youth is resilient, and most ...
Read More Dystopia, Part Two
By Janie Cheaney |
(Find Part One here) Besides being uniformly grim, there are other traits the current crop of dystopian novels share: A post-apocalyptic future--the story opens after ...
Read More If Olivia Comes to Visit….
By emily |
We live in an age of series picture books. Which, like having 27 McDonalds in every city, makes shopping a little less complicated for tired, ...
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Dystopia: Dead Ahead
By Janie Cheaney |
Part One How's this for a scenario: In the future, the USA has been divided into thirteen districts, and the most prosperous oppresses all the ...
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