Children's Books
Here & There – Thea Lu
My six-year-old is a world traveler. In the short time he’s been alive, we’ve lived in six houses in six different cities across three states and two countries and had holidays in even more. As […]
Publisher: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Children's Books
Home – Isabelle Simler
Home is the perfect example of using various media to make learning come to life. The art is absolutely stunning. Even with no text, only as a book of art, this would be a book […]
Children's Books
What Makes Us Human – Victor D.O. Santos and Anna Forlati
What Makes Us Human? At first this seems like a simple enough question, but ponder it long enough and that’s when things begin to get a bit tricky—particularly when speaking from a purely secular and […]
Children's Books
Water – Olga Fadeeva
Water. It’s the stuff of life. Following their previous book, Wind, Russian author and illustrator Olga Fadeeva takes young readers into an informative and engaging conversation about the liquid of life. Each two-page panel in […]
Children's Books
Thank You, God – J. Bradley Wigger and Jago
Every night, as I put my son to bed, we say what he calls the “Dear God.” We talk to God, tell them about our day, thank them for creating our family, and share about […]
Children's Books
Harriet’s Reflections – Marion Kadi
Harriet’s Reflections is actually the story of a lion’s reflection. The lion was old and died, leaving his reflection behind. The reflection didn’t know where to go and wandered around until he saw Harriet. He […]
Children's Books
The Young Teacher and the Great Serpent – Irene Vasco and Juan Palomino
This is a story about good intentions. It is also a story about broadening horizons. And also, there’s a great and dangerous serpent. The Young Teacher and the Great Serpent is written by Irene Vasco, […]
Children's Books
The Brothers Zzli – Alex Cousseau and Anne-Lise Boutin
The Brothers Zzli have come to town and have no place to stay. Where will they go? There’s one house that’s offered them safe haven, and that’s where the story begins. The three brothers are […]
Children's Books
I Lay My Stitches Down: Poems of American Slavery – Cynthia Grady and Michele Wood
I Lay My Stitches Down: Poems of American Slavery is a unique amalgamation of poetry, history, quilting, and spirituality. In the book’s preface, author Cynthia Grady explains her process: “The poems are written in blank […]
Children's Books
Later, When I’m Big – Bette Westera and Mattias De Leeuw
My five-year-old is currently at a place where he is interested in age. He loves to pretend to be a baby—never mind that’s he’s already over four feet tall! He’s also curious about how old […]