In this companion to Cold-Case Christianity for Kids, Jason uncovers a mystery in his grandmother’s attic. He and his friends, Hannah, Daniel and Jasmine, enlist the help of Detective Jeffries at the Jr. Detective’s Academy. Along the way, they develop the skills needed to investigate the mystery and the evidence of God’s existence. The cadets… Continue reading “God’s Crime Scene for Kids” by J. Warner Wallace
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‘God’s Crime Scene for Kids’ Mystery Investigation Kit Giveaway
Join your children in learning how to determine the most reasonable cause for everything we see in creation with a real-life detective! In God’s Crime Scene for Kids, J. Warner Wallace shows kids ages 8 to 12 what skills are needed to solve Jason’s mystery. Jason uncovers a mystery in his grandmother’s attic. He and his… Continue reading ‘God’s Crime Scene for Kids’ Mystery Investigation Kit Giveaway
NEW! “The Voice, the Revolution, and the Key” by Jenny L. Cote
My Big Helper loves to read. She’s happy to read anywhere and for hours, and like me, she loves a good, thick book in which she can really fall in love with her characters. That’s one reason she loves Jenny L. Cote’s books. The Epic Order of the Seven series is lengthy, amazingly detailed, and… Continue reading NEW! “The Voice, the Revolution, and the Key” by Jenny L. Cote
“Dragon Seed” by Marty Machowski
An angry teen, a desperate mother, a missing father, and a shadow lurking in the background. Things were going from bad to worse for Nick and his family. Tempted to run away after yet another argument with his mom, Nick receives a handwritten, leather-bound copy of an old book a family legend passed down to… Continue reading “Dragon Seed” by Marty Machowski
“Hello Stars” by Alena and Wynter Pitts
Lena Daniels never thought she’d get the chance star in a movie. Headstrong and determined, she has her life planned out to the minute. But when her best friends, Savannah and Emma, tell her about an audition, she knows there’s nothing else in the world she’d rather do. And now that she’s gotten her wish,… Continue reading “Hello Stars” by Alena and Wynter Pitts
NEW! Nature/Literature Scavenger Hunt Printable Pack
You know I’m a super big fan of great books. I love it even more when those books lead to more educational investigation, and that’s exactly what Julie Andrews Edwards’ book Mandy does. Mandy, a ten-year-old orphan, dreams of a place to call her own. Escaping over the orphanage wall to explore the outside world,… Continue reading NEW! Nature/Literature Scavenger Hunt Printable Pack
“Dr. Fell and the Playground of Doom” by David Neilsen
When the mysterious Dr. Fell moves into the abandoned house that had once been the neighborhood kids’ hangout, he immediately builds a playground to win them over. But as the ever-changing play space becomes bigger and more elaborate, the children and their parents fall deeper under the doctor’s spell. Only Jerry, Nancy, and Gail… Continue reading “Dr. Fell and the Playground of Doom” by David Neilsen
Interviewing Author Chris Grabenstein
It started with the happiest of emails. Not the fake “you’ve-won-a-million-dollars” type, but the a real from-the-personal-assistant “Congratulations! You’ve won!” type. In this instance, though, the prize was a thirty-minute interview with Chris Grabenstein for my students. It would be exciting to interview any children’s author. We love books and love reading, so being able… Continue reading Interviewing Author Chris Grabenstein
Book Club, Boys’ Edition: Gary Paulsen’s “Lawn Boy”
Last month the boys read Gary Paulsen’s Lawn Boy for book club. Maybe this seems like a strange choice for January, because it’s really about just what it sounds: a boy who creates a summer job mowing for lawns, but for our purposes, the winter weather suited us just fine. In the book, the main… Continue reading Book Club, Boys’ Edition: Gary Paulsen’s “Lawn Boy”
Book Club, Girls’ Edition: “Tuesdays at the Castle”
We read an exciting fantasy book this month called Tuesdays at the Castle. It’s about a castle with feelings that grows and shifts on its own and the potential takeover of the kingdom from other lands when the king and queen go missing. Heirs Rolf, Lilah, and Celie work to find their parents, learn… Continue reading Book Club, Girls’ Edition: “Tuesdays at the Castle”
