Penny Reeve (also writing as Penny Jaye) is the award winning, Australian author of more than 20 books for children. She writes picture books, junior fiction, children’s Bible studies and young adult fiction. She’s an experienced writing workshop leader, conference presenter and writing coach with a particular interest in equipping Christian children’s writers. You can learn more about Penny at www.pennyreeve.com and www.pennyjaye.com
“As many as 50% of children raised in Christian families drop out of church during their transition from primary school to high school.” This is what I heard at a recent children’s ministry conference. The speaker was David Goodwin, an … Continue reading →
We all know how important it is for our children to develop strong, healthy friendships. These are the kind of relationships that bring out the best in our kids; encouraging, accepting, challenging, relaxing. When our kids have good friends they … Continue reading →
“Go and make disciples…” The words of Jesus’ great commission (see Matthew 28:18-20) are almost too familiar to us. They roll off our tongue in memory verses and rattle round our ears comfortably like words spoken as a lullaby. But … Continue reading →
When I was a teenager at boarding school (my family were missionaries in PNG at the time) I remember sharing a chocolate bar with a little girl visiting our hostel. The chocolate was one of my favourites and was a … Continue reading →
In Australia the school year follows the calendar year so this last week has included a lot of new beginnings. The children are back at school, with new teachers and newly mixed friendship groups. The two playgroups I attend have … Continue reading →
I wrote my first book when I was in grade 3. It was a picture book illustrated by me and drawing from, as all good writing should be, life experiences. It was the immediate bestseller titled: Creepy Crawlys. I remember … Continue reading →