So how do you explain Good Friday and Easter Sunday to a four-year-old child? The story of the crucifixion and resurrection is difficult for adults to comprehend, let alone young children. Well, the key to explaining anything to young children is to use language … Continue reading →
Title: The Berenstain Bears and the Easter Story Author: Jan & Mike Berenstain ISBN: 978-0-310-72087-4 SRP: $4.99 Reviewed By: Melissa Staehli … Continue reading →
■Title: Why Do We Celebrate Easter? ■Author: Mark Sutherland ■Illustrator: Julie Hammond ■ISBN: 978-0983236306 ■SRP: $9.99 ■Reviewed By: Cheryl Malandrinos Rating: 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 In this beautifully illustrated story, children learn that God had planned Easter a long, … Continue reading →
■Title: The Little Pot ■Author and Illustrator: Dawn Stephens ■Publisher: Bumblebee Productions (2009) ■ISBN-10: 1-933982-11-X ■ISBN-13: 978-1-933982-11-3 ■SRP: $17.95 ■Reviewed by: Janice D. Green Rating: The Little Pot by Dawn Stephens is a children’s storybook that teaches a lesson in patience … Continue reading →
Creating children’s books, especially illustrated books, requires many hands and many skills. One of my favorite projects as a freelance editor has been Zack, You’re Acting Zany: Playful Poems and Riveting Rhymes (Standard Publishing, 2010). The author is Marty Nystrom, … Continue reading →
When I was a little girl, I loved to hear Jiminy Cricket sing about wishing on a star. Do you remember the song? The lyrics promised that if we wished on a star, our dreams would come true. Oh, wouldn’t … Continue reading →