Type: picture bookAges: 4-8Author: Malachy DoyleIllustrator: Andrew Whitson This short book was action-packed! Two different people “pass out” in the story, so that might take some explaining to the younger crowd, but it shouldn’t affect sensitive listeners. The only thing…
Type: picture bookAges: 4-8Author: Gloria HoustonIllustrator: Barbara Cooney *First, note that the people came to church on Christmas Eve “to celebrate the Christmas tree.” During part of the service (mostly a Christmas play by children), Santa enters the scene with…
Type: chapter bookAges: 6-10Author: P.L. Travers *Some of the magic comes across as mildly amusing while other parts are surprisingly dark. In one scene, a snake (a hamadryad) was recognized as the “wisest of all animals” who gives a speech…
Type: picture bookAges: noneAuthor: Erin DealeyIllustrator: Nick Ward Read this book if you would like to teach your children new ways to disobey, be rude, make more work for you and generally create a miserable home environment. This wasn’t for…
Type: board bookAges: 0-5Author: Bonnie Rickner JensenIllustrator: Natalia Moore I should say that I do not have a lot of information on the author, so I can’t direct you toward or away from her based on potential theological issues. However,…
Type: biographical picture bookAges: 6-10Author: Anna Harwell CelenzaIllustrator: JoAnn E. Kitchel We’ve now read a few different books on Vivaldi (my children and I), and I appreciate this one a lot. It doesn’t give many details regarding other aspects of…
Type: biographical picture bookAges: 6-10Author: Janice ShefelmanIllustrator: Tom Shefelman *Be prepared for various topics of conversation here as Vivaldi was raised Catholic and the setting is in a culture predominantly Catholic. The first page’s text has the mother praying to…
Type: picture bookAges: 3-8Author: Dandi Daley MackallIllustrator: Richard Cowdrey Young Jack is initially baffled and a little unhappy at why his mother is making Christmas cookies for the needy when he feels so needy himself sometimes. This perfectly opens up…
Type: picture bookAges: 3-8Author: Astrid LindgrenIllustrator: Ilon Wikland This book is especially cozy if you are already familiar with the children from other books, namely The Children of Noisy Village and Happy Times in Noisy Village. However, it’s still a…
Type: biographical picture bookAges: 3-8Author: Harriet ZiefertIllustrator: Anita Lobel War can bring devastation for many years even after it ends. We get a glimpse of that in Anna’s story. The illustrations toward the beginning show dilapidated buildings and rubble, but…
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