Type: picture bookAges: 3+Author: Evaline Ness Moonshine: empty talk or nonsense Young listeners to this classic picture book will, at first, have the opposite example of living honorably with truth telling. It is very obvious–and parents can make it even…
Type: 10-week biblical worldview curriculum (flexible)Ages: 9+Author: Kevin Swanson So, here’s the thing. I’ve seen and used a lot of Bible curricula over the years… …and so, so much of it avoids going deep or getting to the meat of…
Type: historical fiction chapter bookAges: 10-15Author: Jules Verne *This is in chapter 14 and can be read for free on gutenberg.org if parents wanted to pre-read. Phileas Fogg is a man of unbroken regularity with perfectionist tendencies and for whom…
Type: chapter bookAges: 8-12Author: Kristina Roy With its beautiful descriptions of nature, an admirable faith of a child, and a little mystery, Palko’s story is satisfying from start to finish. Readers will heartily join him in his search for the…
Type: chapter bookAges: 8+ (reader), 6+ (listener)Author: E. Nesbit *For specifics on the divining rod in chapter 14: the siblings do gloomy chants, pray to an idol to lead them with the rod, and eventually it twists in the girl’s…
Type: short chapter bookAges: 8-12Author: Patricia MacLachlan The overall feel of this book is certainly somber, but it is remarkably appropriate for the above age group (and older). Literary buffs will appreciate many references–from Yeats and Shakespeare to Narnia and…
Type: illustrated chapter bookAges: 5-10Author: Elizabeth EnrightIllustrator: Katie Thamer Treherne Every single name in this book is made up…and they almost all begin with T! Prince Tackatan aims to rescue the beautiful young lady, Tatsinda. King Tagador is married to…
Type: chapter bookAges: 8-12Author: E.L. Konigsburg The sister-brother duo initially run away because of “injustices” at home, such as having to set the table and empty trash cans. Their reasons for departure eventually morph, however, as they come across a…
Type: picture bookAges: 3-7Author: Anita Lobel A grumpy troll! The five musician friends are temporarily distraught when their instruments begin to make farm animal sounds. But with some creativity and a little help from the troll’s wife, the magic spell…
Type: picture bookAges: 3-7Author: Buddy DavisIllustrator: Dan Lietha This book originally entered our home in a bundle of new-to-us books. I was completely wrong in thinking it was solely the lyrics of Davis’ song (whose music, by the way, is…
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