The Youngest Disciple
As parents who want their children to grow up and love Jesus, we spend a lot of our time teaching them to believe in Jesus. But what we don’t do often enough is teach our children that Jesus believes in … Continue reading →
Five Back-to-School Tips and Three Back-to-School Books
For many young families, school is just around the corner. This is an exciting time for children, but it can bring a lot of anxiety as well. Will they like their teacher? Will their best friend be in their class? … Continue reading →
Resources for Children’s Writers
With the click of a mouse, writers can find lots of good resources online. However, when I teach at writers’ conferences, I always recommend and bring along my two favorite resources: Writing Picture Books and The Children’s Writer’s Word Book.
Continue reading →The Rhyme Bible
This fall I have the privilege to teach an elective Bible class in our local public high school. The students will meet every day and at the end of the semester be given a high school elective credit. I have … Continue reading →
Engaging the Whole Child in Your Books
The Big Bad Wolf said, “Then I’ll huff, and I’ll puff, and …… Generations of children know just what to do next: BLOW the house down! Children engage with picture books by hearing the words and seeing the pictures. A … Continue reading →
Jesus as a Lamb. A book to explain it all.
When children hear of Jesus as a lamb they do not always understand why. Just ask a few of them why they think Jesus is called the lamb of God. I once asked several students this question and heard answers like “Lambs are gentle like Jesus”, “Lambs are loving”, and even “Because Jesus is the shepherd”. Obviously, I had some work to do in helping them understand this important name of Jesus.
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