Type: long picture bookAges: 7-12Author: Elizabeth MannIllustrator: Laura Lo Turco The author immediately captures our attention with a hypothetical scenario of a boy excited to help build something for their honorable leader, the pharaoh. Then it transitions to a non-fiction…
Type: picture bookAges: 4-8Author: Jonathan D. Voss It’s always fun to read imaginative stories, and the book’s duo is quite creative in their rainy day play. But the solution to Hoot’s lack of imagination fell flat. Hoot: “Why is it,…
Type: wordless board bookAges: 0-6Author: Jessica Linn Evans Sometimes it’s a bit awkward for the adult to figure out how to “read” wordless books with their children, but here are two of my favorite elements: But back to this adorable…
Type: very long picture bookAges: 8+Author: Diane Stanley I recommend parents flip to the back and read the author’s note before embarking. Her historical information and suggestions might help families navigate the “voices and visions” Joan mentions throughout the book.…
Type: biblical picture bookAges: 3-8Author: Scott JamesIllustrator: Irina Avgustinovich James has given Christian families a good starting point in teaching our little ones how to live out the command to be always aware of God’s presence in our lives and…
Type: historical fiction chapter bookAges: 12-16Author: Gary Blackwood If you can navigate the uncouth vocabulary on occasion and your children are old enough for some more intense scenes, this surprisingly makes a pretty good read-aloud. The word choices are often…
Type: picture bookAges: 3-7Author: Barbara DavollIllustrator: Dennis Hockerman The rest of the series is unknown to me, but this was a lot less cheesy than I thought it would be. Ha! A boy mouse is convinced to do something his…
Type: short chapter book biographyAges: 7+Author: Joann Johansen BurchIllustrator: Kent Alan Aldrich Johann was a very curious boy and loved to learn how things work. His life is an example of fierce determination and perseverance as he worked on his…
Type: picture bookAges: 4-8Author: Bernadette Watts Your little girls will especially love this one. The pictures are fun in a unique way as the dolls and stuffed animals all change facial expressions to match the scenes. Parents might appreciate that…
Type: picture bookAges: 3-8Author: Lauren Castillo And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night… Luke 2:8-14 Guys! Here is one of those shockingly rare Christmas picture books that you…
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