Stories from A to Z – 26 Brief Reviews

Union Presbyterian Seminary student Beth Lyon-Suhring has written brief reviews of 26 children’s books, along with suggestions for ways to use these books as a ‘springboard for faith talk’.  This delightful resource is yours to download and use by clicking on Stories from A to Z.   by  Jim Davies 

Righteousness: A Bibliography

Righteousness is a hard concept for young people to grasp. The following books are intended to help shed light on this concept so critical to living according to God’s plan. There are many scriptural references to living a righteous life. Janet Lloyd, librarian and guest blogger here, has noted a few Biblical passages  and listed  [...]

Sermons and Children’s Books

Certainly, one of the reasons that we added the Lectionary Links section to this blog was our belief that children’s books could provide bridges that link the stories of our faith with the stories of literature.  And we especially love hearing how our readers have made those links. Carla Pratt Keyes, minister at Ginter Park [...]

Bibliography: Peace

Sometimes after a particular book review, we get emails asking for other suggestions about books on that same topic.  While it isn’t always possible to reply individually to ever question, we do save those questions and work on developing bibliographies to share with our readers that might help them explore other stories around similar topics. [...]

Books about Prayer for Children

Last week, we mentioned that we would not generally pair a children’s book with the reading from the Psalms in our Lectionary Links posts.  We did post a bibliography last week of some book resources on the Psalms for children, and this week, we’d like to share with you a bibliography related to books about [...]

Psalms Resources

You may have noticed that our lectionary links do not include books that related to the passages from Psalms.  However, there are many wonderful books for children which bring the Psalms alive.   We are attaching a bibliography here that will point you to some good books for children that may also be helpful in your [...]

Poetry is Your Friend

Poetry, like many fine things in life, is an acquired taste, but once you have inhaled the spiced aroma of a well played verse or thrilled to the sound of onomatopoeia or felt your heart break at the sheer beauty of words, then you, my friend, will be hooked. Click here to read more about [...]

Books about Death

The last of Marcia Rauch’s bibliographies about using books to help children in challenging situations deals with death.  What other books have you used in talking with children about the death of a pet or a loved one or friend? Death Wilhelm, Hans. I’ll Always Love You. ISBN# 0-517-57265-6.  A child narrates the story and [...]

Books About Depression

There are very few books that are written about depression at a child’s reading level.  Most of the books on this list are about feelings that are often associated with depression such as sadness, loneliness, and fear. The use of these books is one way for you to help your child to name and express [...]

Books About Divorce

Pastors and educators are frequently asked for resources that will help children cope with divorce.  Marcia Rauch offers these books dealing with divorce that may be helpful for parents and children. Divorce Boegehold, Betty. Daddy Doesn’t Live Here Anymore. ISBN#0-307-12480-0.  Fictional story of  Casey and her reaction to a divorce.  Illustrates various feelings that children [...]