Here is a link to another piece I have written on bible material for children. I have posted this on my pastoral ministry blog previously, but it has been edited a bit (e.g., prices now in US dollars) and its subject is suited to this blog. This edition was recently printed in the Dec 21 …
Here is another book I reviewed a few years ago. Raising a Modern-day Knight: A Father’s Role in Guiding His Son to Authentic Manhood Robert Lewis (Tyndale House, 1997; now from Focus on the Family) This is a super book in pointing out the importance of a vision of authentic manhood and of a father …
A few years ago I reviewed briefly some (then) recent publications for children from Christian Focus Publications, one of our favorite publishers of Bible material for children. Here is a link to that review.The books mentioned here are: For children about ages 7 and up:Carine Mackenzie, The Bible Explorer: God’s Truth from Genesis to RevelationIrene …
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I have been planning a follow up to my previous post on the importance of the church, and a recent column from Christianity Today has pushed me to go ahead and post at least part of it. According to the CT article, George Barna’s latest book argues that there is a great spiritual revolution going …
Susan and Richie Hunt, Big Truths for Little Kids. Good News Publishing, 1999, hb., 160 pages. $12.50. ISBN 1581341067 This book quickly became a favorite of ours after my wife purchased it 5 or so years ago. It can be used with kids as young as three and then continues to be of much interest …
Often times renditions of classic books for children are disappointing. However, we have found two renditions of Pilgrim’s Progress which we have really enjoyed. The first one came across and used is The Evergreen Wood, by Alan and Linda Parry. In this book the Parry’s retell the story with all animal characters. For example, Christian …
I have started a new blog called The Children’s Hour dedicated to reviews and recommendations for children’s books. Parents are often asking about good books to read to their children (and it is a good thing for pastors particularly to be ready to give guidance here), so I decided to post the reactions of myself …
The Story of Rolf and the Viking Bow(originally published early 1900’s; Bethlehem Books, 1993), 244 pages. This was a great story! It did seem to start slowly, and the language is different (they talk in Elizabethan English and various Icelandic or Norse terms). However, there is a glossary to help in getting started, and the …
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The Lantern Bearers, Rosemary Sutcliffe (Oxford University Press, 1959; Sunburst, 1994), 280 pages. We have read several Rosemary Sutcliffe books by now, and though this is the first one I am posting about it is not the first we read. This story concerns a young Briton, Aquila, who is a Roman soldier but stays behind …
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Saint Patrick, Michael J. McHugh (Christian Liberty Press, 1999), 150 pages. Stories about key historical Christian leaders are always attractive to me but we have learned from experience that a good idea for a book does not insure the good writing of the story. This book, however, is really well done. The story is told …