Ten No or Low-Cost Summer Activities for Kids
Ten No-Cost or Low-Cost Summer Activities for Kids With summer in full swing, it’s hard to forget that the new school year will be here before you know it. Now that I am older, I look back on some of...
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Book Review: Guess How Much God Loves You by Karen Ferguson
We can probably all agree that it’s getting more difficult to find uplifting and appropriate picture books that reflect the Christian values we want to instill in our children. And with all the...
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Home Missions and American History
We often hear of the works of foreign missions both now and in earlier times, their bravery and hardships but what about home missions? Dennis Peterson is from East Tennessee but now resides in...
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Celebrating Autumn with Seasonally Themed Picture Books
Picture books have long been the first choice for bedtime stories or just for when someone needs a cuddle on the couch. Well-loved stories have stood the test of time and bring back good memories from...
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THANK YOU, OMU! by Oge Mora and Five Ways Your Family Can Serve Others at...
Have you ever given until you have nothing left? That is what happens to the main character of Thank you, Omu! written and illustrated by Oge Mora. This beautiful picture book is a Caldecott winner...
View ArticleWhy the Nativity?
It’s Christmas Eve! What a wonderful time for family to come together and worship the newborn king. Holiday celebrations involve a lot of traditions—everything from Advent calendars to candlelight...
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I Love You to the Stars–When Grandma Forgets, Love Remembers
As the Baby Boomer population ages, dementia is on the rise. It is estimated that 1 in 10 adults over the age of 65 have some form of dementia. This debilitating disease affects not only the person,...
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A Poem is Firefly
A Poem is a Firefly is a fun children’s picture book written in rhyme with a beautiful calming rhythm. The story opens with a bear asking a question. “What is a poem?” All the animals in the forest...
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Growing Gratitude
Fall is just around the corner, and with it comes cooler weather, shorter days, colorful leaves, cozy pleasures, and the ‘designated’ season of thankfulness and gratitude. Of course, teaching our...
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Squanto
You know the picture in our minds we all get of the Indian brave who walked into the Pilgrim village in the spring of 1621 to show the Pilgrims how to plant corn, and beans, and pumpkin? Wasn’t his...
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Creating Christian Children’s Books that Share Your Unique Testimony
A sweet man recently contacted ChristianChildren’sAuthors.com. He has self-published the book Four Blue Shoes and Two Sticky Hands. His wife, Becky Anne Linskey, made the book before she went to be...
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Quirky Critters
Exploring nature is a first love for me. As a child, I caught crawfish from our creek. I made “toady-frog houses” in my sandbox. Later I hunted and fished with my dad. The memories of these happy...
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Poetry for Kids ~ Robert Frost
Ahh – the imagery of “Mending Wall,” “Birches,” “The Road Not Taken,” “Fire and Ice,” and “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening.” The words Robert Frost used to create pictures and emotions, make him...
View ArticleHow to use your imagination like Harold and the Purple Crayon
Last month, I took my grandkids to the new movie about Harold and the Purple Crayon. I was excited because I loved this book as a child. Before we went, I read them the book. Surprisingly, they said...
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Appealing Reads
Have you ever picked up a book and immediately you were drawn in but you just can’t put your finger on what makes it so appealing? Two of my favorite picture books are Owl Moon by Jane Yolen and...
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Baby and Toddler Literacy
There are so many books out there for babies and toddlers! Some are just pictures, some have words, and others are interactive. So, how can we use them with our babies and toddlers? I watched several...
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