On Palm Sunday the children from the preschool department came marching down the aisle waving their palm branches and singing their hearts out. One of the songs they sang was a song from my generation, “Praise Him, Praise Him, all … Continue reading →
Paperback: 176 pages Publisher: Zonderkidz (2014) Language: English ISBN-13: 978-0-310-72500-8 SRP: $7.99 Ages 9-12 Rating: Do you know how to make s’mores with solar energy? How to purify water? Plant and grow a summer garden? Clean up an oil spill? … Continue reading →
I’ve always disliked the question, “Can you describe your typical day?” Most likely because I can never answer it. I don’t have typical days–at least not as far as writing is concerned. Or at least not as far as I assumed my … Continue reading →
My mother is 92 years old and can still sit at the kiddie table in her kitchen. When my niece posted this Facebook picture of my mother with her great- grandkids, Psalm 78:4 came to my mind: “We will tell … Continue reading →
Hardback: 32 pages Publisher: Ideals Children’s Books (2014) Language: English ISBN-13: 978-0-8249-5664-6 SRP: $16.99 Ages 4-8 Rating: Children have a remarkable ability to feel guilty even when they haven’t done anything wrong. And because they think in concrete, not abstract, … Continue reading →
I don’t often confess this, but I was not excited about reading when I was a child. “See Spot run!” just didn’t do it for me. I needed a little more humor and fun in the stories in order to … Continue reading →