Coming Soon! By Sheila Barnes & Kate Matthews The Puppets of Spelhorst would make a great read-aloud for families or for classrooms. Five puppets have a story to tell. Powerful tale of life, loss, and love. The story of Mary and Joseph in Two From Galilee is beautiful. Marjorie Holmes’s style of combining biblical characters … More November Newsletter
It’s time to head back to school and find a learning routine groove. What books have caused you to change your life? Join us as we discuss books that schooled us and caused a significant shift in our lives. “It strengthens thy heart to do a hard thing” is a powerful quote from A Door … More Books That Schooled Us
In this episode we throw out a reading challenge to you, literary warrior. We go over our list and share books we have read from each category. Enjoy this free printable to help you stay on track and keep track of your reading goals. We would love to hear from you and see the books … More 21 Reading Challenges Checklist
Summary Today we wrap up the epic classic, The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. The link to the book is the exact version and translation we read and thoroughly enjoyed. We discuss some new characters that show up in the second half of the book and talk about our favorite quotes. Also discussed … More The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas -Part Two
Summary We opened up our kid lit locker today and discussed the final book in the Whole Nother Story series. Such an adventurous, fun and intriguing book. It wrapped up all of our unanswered questions very nicely. Our two kid consultants joined us in talking about our favorite parts and in singing the Fighting Paper … More Kid Lit Locker- No Other Story by Dr. Cuthbert Soup
Summary Written 180 years ago we step back in time through the pages of the classic novel The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. This is such a hefty book and contains so much we wanted to talk about we decided to break it up into two parts. We are really enjoying our Penguin … More Part 1 -The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Summary Today we discuss a small yet impactful book called Keeper of the Doves. This book was written by Betsy Byars a prolific children’s author, winner of the Newbery Medal and National Book Award and many others. Betsy Byars passed away at the age of 91 in February of 2020, however her lifetime of work … More Keeper of the Doves By Betsy Byars
Summary An epic read of how a simple mindset change has a major life impact! Unoffendable is a witty, insightful, life changing beautiful book! We highly recommend it to everyone. It is in my “read once a year” list. We can’t wait to read more of Brant’s novels. Brant is a raw and authentic author … More Unoffendable By Brant Hansen
Summary Particularly excited to recap The Bible today! My mom and me did The Bible Recap chronological reading of the Bible in 2022 and today we talk about what we learned and how we liked the reading guide. We used a mix of the bible app, physical ESV Bible, and The Bible Recap podcast. Below … More The Bible: The Best Selling Book of All Time
Summary Published in 1991 but set during the great depression, this novel shows that even in the worst times our best selves can be found. Nothing to FearThe story which was inspired by Koller’s family history follows Danny, a thirteen year old boy and his journey of self discovery and survival. This book gives us … More Nothing to Fear by Jackie French Koller
