I love I Love God’s Green Earth: Devotions for Kids Who Want to Take Care of God’s Creation. I know there are a variety of opinions out there about how we should be caring for our planet, but I think Michael & Caroline Carroll presented a great devotional book teaching children how to approach the…
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Genoa Bay
Premise: single, widowed mother named Brandy moves with her young daughter to Genoa Bay on Vancouver Island off the Canada coast. She is willed an old, falling apart home that used to be run as an Inn. She decides to start her life over again on Genoa Bay by reopening the Inn as a Bed…
Jane Austen (Christian Encounters)
I recently finished reading Jane Austen which is part of Thomas Nelson‘s new Christian Encounters biography series. A relatively short read on the life of Jane Austen, I was curious to know how Christianity was going to be tied into her story. This one hundred and fifty three page biography was written by Peter Leithart,…
Children’s Classics Mystery Challenge – April
Yup. I know! It’s that time again! Where does the time go anyway? I keep asking that question because I still don’t know the answer. It’s unnerving, that’s what! This month I finally got around to re-reading the first book in the Trixie Belden series. Do you know Trixie? Well, as Jennifer re-descovered last month…
The Agency: A Spy in the House
Being that I’m currently on a children’s mystery reading kick, I couldn’t resist trying out a modern tale of suspense and adventure. I noticed that Candlewick had recently released a new (to them) title called The Agency 1: A Spy in the House. It sounded like perfection so I gave it a whirl! A Spy…
Picture Books for 2010!
I’ve been receiving a plethora of newly released children’s books and have I got a treat for you! I’ve skimmed from my stack and selected my favorite new releases (thus far) for 2010 and not only do I get to share a little bit about them, but I have a copy of each to giveaway…
Bonhoeffer: A Biography
Bonhoeffer: A Biography is a hefty six hundred page read. However, when you close the book, you know Bonhoeffer in a way you’ve never quite understood him before. I saw this book coming down the pike from Thomas Nelson and I knew it would be one that I would absolutely want to read. Despite its…
The Night Fairy
The Night Fairy? FUN! I was an unsuspecting reader. I had no idea what I was getting into when I cracked open the cover of The Night Fairy. Laura Amy Schlitz has written a delightful fairy tale story in every sense of the word! I was hooked entirely by the opening sentences: “Flory was a…
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