Type: biographical long picture bookAges: 8-12Author: Simonetta CarrIllustrations: Matt Abraxas This is part of a classy little series called “Christian Biographies for Young Readers” published by Reformation Heritage Books. They are hardcover and a wonderful addition to our biographies collection!
Type: biblical picture bookAges: 4-8Story Creator: Jocelyn FlendersEditor: Edward T. WelchIllustrator: Joe Hox “Gwen Tells Tales” is part of a series called, “Good News for Little Hearts.” I love these books for the lessons they teach and biblical tools they…
Type: picture bookAges: 3-6Author: John Rocco Admittedly, my guard was up when I realized it was published by Disney. They have endless propaganda and agendas, subtle and lately not so subtle. But I picked it up because it is promoted…
Type: chapter bookAges: 6-9Author: Roald DahlIllustrator: Quentin Blake I am not a big fan of Roald Dahl in general, BUT this was the cleanest of his that I’ve read. *The drunkenness was one small scene in which the kids &…
Type: picture bookAges: 4-7Author/Illustrator: Lynd Ward *Basically, the boy is humiliated by his family, but it’s all in his head. There’s no mention of anyone teasing him. So, the rest of the book is in response to this pride issue.…
Type: picture book:Ages: 3-8Author: Paulette BourgeoisIllustrator: Brenda Clark This is one of my all-time favorite picture book collections. Most of them are easily 5 stars for me (very few exceptions). Note: There are many Franklin books made after the TV…
Type: chapter bookAges: 6-9Author: Mary NashIllustrator: Garrett Price Though we let our kids read this, we also make sure to discuss “lying” versus “twisting/omitting truth.” If you’re following me for my biblical point of view, I’ll also note there is…
Type: picture bookAges: 2-6Author: Audrey WoodIllustrator: Don Wood Ngl, this was a totally random library book one of my kids wanted, and I didn’t think I’d bother making a review for it. But when I pre-read it, I found myself…
Type: picture bookAges: 4-8Author: William JoyceIllustrators: William Joyce & Joe Bluhm This was featured to me by Goodreads, so since it was a “popular” book, I thought I’d check it out. (I admit I have a problem going down bookish…
Type: chapter bookAges: 6-8 (listeners), 8-12 (readers)Author: Irene Howat We are very slowly making our way through this series, since we’re in other good books right now, but this one is mostly very good! Here are the 10 women: I’m…
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