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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The Bronze Bow Elizabeth George Speare Houghton Mifflin, 1961 I don’t know how I missed The Bronze Bow when I was a young reader. I loved Elizabeth George Speare’s debut novel, Calico Captive and the Newbery-winning The Witch of Blackbird Pond. But somehow The Bronze Bow (also a Newbery medalist) never made it home from the [...]
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Peril and Peace:Chronicles of the Ancient Church History Lives, Volume 1 Mindy & Brandon Withrow Christian Focus Publications, 2005 More than once, Haley and I have had the same experience. We see a book, we love the idea, and we think to ourselves somewhat fearfully, “I really hope this works.” Strangely enough, my own excitement [...]
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Corrie Ten Boom: Keeper of the Angels’ Den Janet & Geoff Benge YWAM Publishing, 1998 A few weeks ago Sarah and I visited her daughter’s school library and scoured the shelves for books that we might want to review here. At one point we strayed from the theology section to the biography section because we’d [...]
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Hero Tales Dave & Neta Jackson Bethany House, 1996 When my husband and I were engaged, he was in graduate school and living with Haley’s in-laws. I was still in college nearby, and would drive up occasionally and stay with their family for the weekend. After dinner together, we would sit together around the table [...]
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The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Barbara Robinson Harper & Row, 1972 When Haley and I began tossing around titles for Advent/Christmas reviews, Barbara Robinson’s classic The Best Christmas Pageant Ever floated up from somewhere deep in my mind – along with all of the childhood associations. Just glancing at the cover sitting beside me right [...]
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