Hard to believe, but the start of a new school year is just around the corner. Here’s a roundup of new and favorite books to make the transition back to school a little easier. Picture Books Hand to Hold, by JJ Heller. Perfect for bedtime, this lovely book captures the unconditional love parents want their…
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My Lent and Easter Booklist
From simple board books to family devotions, here are suggestions to help you explore the meaning of Easter with the children in your life. And every Easter basket needs a book! Board Books Easter Is Coming, by Tama Fortner. Takes children from the garden of Eden to the cross and resurrection in simple, appropriate, child…
About My Book Reviews and Recommendations
My career as a children’s book editor, acquisitions editor, and editorial director greatly influences my response to books. I have high standards for text, illustration, book design, and the purpose of a book. I understand too that parents, grandparents, and others who buy books want and need good value in the books you choose. Your…
Nonfiction for Tweens = Great Christmas Gifts
Are there book-loving tweens on your Christmas gift list this year? Help them know God better and enjoy a great read at the same time with any of these four new nonfiction titles. Cold-Case Christianity for Kids and God’s Crime Scene for Kids: Investigate Creation with a Real Detective, by J. Warner Wallace…
Children’s Books for Advent and Christmas
Books should be part of every child’s Advent and Christmas, whether you give them as gifts, stuff them in stockings, or pile them under the tree to enjoy throughout the season. Here’s a look at some of this year’s new Advent and Christmas books for the kids on your list. Snuggle Time Christmas Stories, by…
“Thinking Bigger” at the Ark Encounter
“Think Bigger.” Last month I obeyed the ads and finally was able to visit the Ark Encounter theme park in Williamstown, Kentucky. At the center of the park, of course, is a life-size Noah’s Ark, built according to the dimensions given in the Bible. And it is BIG. 510-feet-long-85-feet-wide-51-feet-high-BIG. According to the Ark Encounter website,…
Here’s How You Can Help Houston
I keep wondering how it would feel to be a mama or grandma in Houston today, needing rescue or shelter, food and necessities. How grateful I’d be for that bottle of water or box of diapers, and for the people who provided it. People I’d probably never meet. Strangers “out there” who simply care. But…
10 Kids Easter Books for All Your Easter Baskets
Helping children catch and understand Easter joy can be as simple as choosing a book to add to an Easter basket or give as a gift. Here are 10 good choices for you to consider. My First Easter (Worthy Kids/Ideals). Bright photos of Spring and Easter objects, one per page. Includes a simple cross. The…
Fun Facts and Books about the Presidents
Did you know that • Thomas Jefferson invented the first chair that could spin around? • John Quincy Adams kept his pet alligator in a bathtub in the White House? • Theodore Roosevelt’s children once gave a pony a ride in the White House elevator? • William Howard Taft was the first president to throw…
5 Children’s Books to Brighten Winter
When Punxsutawney Phil looks around tomorrow morning, will we know how much longer winter plans to stick around? Well, probably not. But whether the groundhog sees his shadow or not, a few good books can warm up winter days and help children learn more about our good God. Here are five to consider. The Wonderful…
