Last year in the weeks leading up to Advent we shared a variety of non-theological books that would make great Christmas gifts. We covered quite a bit: board books, picture books, family read-alouds, and great books for adults. More recently I posted my list of favorite picture books for 2-year-olds. This year we thought we’d [...]
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The Christmas Troll Eugene Peterson & Will Terry NavPress, 2004 Christmas is about the Incarnation; we all know that. But I’m going to venture a guess that gift-giving is part of how your family celebrates Christmas Day. My family does, at least, and I think it’s a perfectly fine tradition. As we reflect in gratitude [...]
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So, Haley’s post from two weeks back – on telling our children Bible stories in our own words – has really been on my mind lately. A lot of reasons why, really, but two in particular: I’m teaching the Godly Play curriculum to the three-year-olds at church, which involves retelling Bible stories and asking lots [...]
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Voices of Christmas Nikki Grimes & Eric Velasquez Zonderkidz, 2009 Sarah and I have been reviewing theological kidlit for nearly 1 1/2 years now, and we’ve gotten to the point where we have to search a bit harder to find new titles to share with you all. That is, except for during this time of [...]
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Our church has just begun using the Godly Play curriculum in Sunday School. It’s a wonderful program that invites children each week to encounter God’s story, to find themselves within that story, and to respond in worship. There’s a huge emphasis on allowing the children to wonder about and explore the stories; rather than telling [...]
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Dangerous Journey arranged by Oliver Hunkin, illus. Alan Parry Eerdmans, 1985 It’s almost upon us, friends. Advent begins in less than two weeks, and here at Aslan’s Library we’ve been thinking about books and resources your family might want to use during the upcoming season of waiting and preparation. And let’s face it, most of [...]
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All Things Bright and Beautiful Ashley Bryan (and Cecil Francis Alexander) Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2010 For some strange reason, it took me a long time to warm up to the idea of songs-as-picture-books. Earlier this year, though, I found one that I loved, which made me think that maybe there might just be [...]
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About a month ago I wrote about the various ways that my husband and I have tried to bring church home, so to speak, so that when we’re at church our daughter feels like she knows what’s going on. I mentioned having a plan to create some small banners representing the different colors of [...]
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