Children’s literature has always had a special place in my heart – first, as a child; then as an elementary teacher, and now as a cool aunt. That’s why I’m excited to welcome Daphne Self to the blog today to talk about her new children’s book The Case of the […]
Please join me in welcoming LeAnne Blackmore to the blog today! According to Leanne, she’s probably not too different from you—balancing a variety of roles and feeling like she’s floundering with most. But she’s got a big God who loves taking the weak and ordinary and infusing them with His […]
Welcome to the circulating blog tour and giveaway for The Searchers series of middle grade historical fiction by Bertha Schwartz, hosted by JustRead tours! Title: Sarah’s Search for Treasure (Searchers #3) Author: Bertha Schwartz Publisher: Ambassador International Release Date: December 1, 2018 Genre: Middle Grade Historical Fiction It’s 1849, and […]
Welcome to the circulating blog tour and giveaway for The Searchers series of middle grade historical fiction by Bertha Schwartz, hosted by JustRead tours! Title: Kelly’s Search for Family (Searchers #2) Author: Bertha Schwartz Publisher: Ambassador International Release Date: December 1, 2018 Genre: Middle Grade Historical Fiction It’s 1880 and […]
Welcome to the circulating blog tour and giveaway for The Searchers series of middle grade historical fiction by Bertha Schwartz, hosted by JustRead tours! Title: Daisy’s Search for Freedom (Searchers #1) Author: Bertha Schwartz Publisher: Ambassador International Release Date: December 1, 2018 Genre: Middle Grade Historical Fiction It’s the 1850s […]
November is National Adoption Month, and we’re celebrating with the Why Did You Choose Me? Saturday Hop and giveaway, hosted by JustRead Tours and Ambassador International! Every Saturday in November, hop along to the different host blogs and enter the great giveaway! Title: Why Did You Choose Me? Author: Katie […]
GENRE: Children’s Picture Book/History PUBLISHER: Disney-Hyperion RELEASE DATE: June 5, 2018 PAGES: 40 An inspiring portrait of an immigrant and the gift he gave his new home. Persecuted as Jews, Izzy Baline and his family emigrated from Russia to New York, where he fell in love with his new country. […]
Happy Tuesday, my friends! Today’s Top Ten Tuesday topic is ‘Best Character Names’ and originally I planned to just send you to Jen Turano’s books and point out some of my favorites of her delightful character names (Gertrude Cadwalader, Permilia Griswold, Temperance Flowerdew, etc.). BUT my friend Rachel over at […]
Please join me in welcoming J.A. Myhre to the blog today! J. A. Myhre serves as a doctor with Serge in East Africa where she has worked for over two decades. She is passionate about health care for the poor, training local doctors and nurses, promoting childhood nutrition and development, […]
How do you explain the gospel to toddlers and preschoolers? Often adults are stumped, but Jared Kennedy’s focus on the promises of God makes the gospel come alive to the littlest hearts. Through fifty-two Old and New Testament stories, The Beginner’s Gospel Story Bible highlights God’s perfect promises. Every page […]
Join the movement to inspire the next generation of godly women! Meet God’s Called and Courageous Girls, Bible heroes who inspire your child’s faith in God. Harvest House’s new series just launched with the release of the first book! To celebrate the release of A Brave Big Sister, you’re invited […]
In May (which seems a lot longer ago than just one month lol), I did a post on my fave MOMS in kiddy lit as well as middle grade and young adult novels. Since Father’s Day is nigh upon us, I decided to use my Father’s Day freebie Top Ten […]
Happy Tuesday! Today on Top Ten Tuesday, the theme is Mother’s Day so I thought I would take a look at my favorite moms (and mother figures) in Childrens, Middle Grade, and Young Adult novels. I realize this is a wide range but … I’m finicky. For instance, I refuse […]
Sam Parker sees many weird things, but he has never heard a dog talk. He knows nothing of his parents, has never used a supernatural sword, and has never moved a coin with his mind. All he knows is the nuns think he is crazy, the doctor over medicates him, […]
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday is all about the visual, so I decided to talk about a few of my favorite picture books! These range from newer to more classic, but they are all in my arsenal of go-to reads for the nieces and nephews. In fact, I asked my […]
This is such a fabulously fun resource for teaching kids about other cultures and time periods. Today, in this post sponsored by author Carole P. Roman and The Children’s Book Review, I’m spotlighting the series but also focusing on If You Were Me and Lived in…Brazil which is especially timely […]
Genre: Upper Middle Grade Mystery/Thrillers Publisher: Astraea Press Publication date: March 13, 2012 Number of pages: 277 In a small town in Michigan, fifteen-year-old Sarah Cole is stuck spending the summer at her Aunt and Uncle’s with her sister, Lacey. She’s not happy with the situation until she befriends a girl named […]
Genre: Fiction, Historical, Children’s Publisher: Clean Reads Publication date: January 6, 2016 Number of pages: 208 ClaireLee’s life changes when she must take charge of her siblings after her mother becomes depressed from a difficult childbirth. Frightened by the way Mama sleeps too much and her crying spells during waking hours, ClaireLee just […]
Happy Sunday to y’all! I am currently visiting family, celebrating my nephew’s FIRST birthday! (Still wondering how a year has gone by already!) As reading is my superpower, I am of course the aunt who buys books as presents. Much to my delight, my nephew already loves being read […]
The League and the Lantern is the first book in a new adventure series for middle-school readers. Jake Herndon’s middle school sleepover takes a shocking turn when a dangerous organization invades. As he and his new friends Lucy and TJ race for their lives on the streets of Chicago they […]