Author Nancy White Carlstrom drew inspiration for this charming children’s picture book from living in Alaska with her family for 18 years. In an author’s note, White Carlstrom extends an invitation to children: “Open your wise and wonderful eyes to the natural world around you. Look and see the ways of the wild, their paths…
Based on the true story of author Alexandra Alessandri’s experiences with her family on Sept. 9, 2017, when Hurricane Irma made landfall in Florida, this comforting children’s picture book relates how young Lupita and her family prepare for the storm’s onslaught. (Readers may now come to this book with images of Hurricane Helene and Hurricane…
In this spiritually-formative children’s picture book, author Roger Hutchison spells out the truth of Psalm 139:4: “Even before a word is on my tongue, O Lord, you know it completely.” Hutchison shows children the many ways in which they can offer prayers to God. Sparrow begins each morning by spreading his wings and praising God…
As Yuna, the protagonist of Marie Tang’s imaginative book, watches her parents “fold, fit, and tuck old things into new spaces,” the young girl wonders “how she fit into her new home.” Yuna and her parents have just immigrated from Japan to the United States, and she is homesick.As Yuna listens to neighbourhood children play,…
“This is Nanette. A little girl with a head full of birds.” So begins author Alexandra Garibal’s poignant narrative about two neurodiverse children who become friends. Nanette is bullied by her peers because they think her actions are strange; the young girl likes to eat ham with her fruit yogurt, to sit for lengthy periods…
One day, a strange box appears in the forest, a box that is “big enough for someone or something to fit inside. Big enough to hide in.” Bear, Fox, Squirrel, Hare, and Owl are curious about the two eye-like openings in the box, how the box got there, and when it arrived. When the box…
This reimagining of Psalm 23 as part of a child’s bedtime ritual invites youngsters into the comfort and love of God, the Good Shepherd, as they face the coming night. A young girl slips under her comforter at bedtime, and thinks, “God is my Comforter; I will not be afraid.” As she rests on her…
Beautifully designed and illustrated, this journal is a lovely means to encourage and teach children to talk to God and grow in their relationship with him. Author Molly Hodgin explains, “The journal you hold in your hands isn’t just a notebook or diary. It’s not a school assignment you have to do for a grade….
In his concise, relevant and encouraging personal essay, author Alan Noble asserts that everyone experiences mental suffering at one point or another in their lives. Noble’s subject matter is broad, but he doesn’t attempt to cover every mental illness. He believes that his essay will speak to almost everyone who has suffered some mental anguish…
I’m not exactly sure when it happened, but my mother has changed a lot. She used to be one of my favorite people. Now all she does is ask questions, try to micromanage my life, and embarrass me just by being who she is. Of course, she still throws in an occasional hug, which –…
On a farm near Union City, Michigan young Patricia Polacco’s Grandpa helps her learn how to appreciate birds and care for their habitats. Then the farm is sold, and Patricia and her brother must move to nearby Battle Creek with their mother, while Grandpa must move to Indiana. Patricia worries there will be no birds…
Illustrator Liita Forsyth’s winsome, delightful illustrations serve as a welcome mat for the three authors’ introductory comments to this encouraging, hopeful collection of prayers for children as they encounter everyday events: “These prayers are for ordinary days. For playing, for school, for when you have big thoughts or little ones. God meets you in each…
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