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TaylorTroutmanFaculty members, students and graduates of  Union Presbyterian Seminary will post short articles here on how to use children and youth books in a variety of settings, as well as  bibliographies on themes of particular interest in the lives of children and youth.  In addition, we will occasionally invite readers to share what they are doing with books in their own contexts – be it church or home or anywhere else!

If you have bibliographies you would like to request, or want more ideas about such things as how to use books in the home, in intergenerational settings, or one on one with a child, please let us know by clicking on the Contact Us tab on the home page and sending a request.

Biographies: Meeting the Cloud of Witnesses

30 June 2014, 1 Comment
Virginia Thomas, co-author of Children’s Literature for All God’s Children and one of our regular book reviewers on Storypath, has written an introduction to the role of biography with children and youth as a prelude to reviews of six particular biographies. The book...

Hymns to Sing Praise: Session 5

11 June 2014, Comment are Off
We have come to the end of our five session series on hymn texts in books for children.  Krista Lovell has done a wonderful job of sharing some great reviews and lesson plans that can form the basis of a summer church school series, or with expansion, even a Vacation Church...

Hymns to Sing Praise: Session 4

04 June 2014, Comment are Off
The review for Morning Has Broken was posted on Monday.  Here’s the lesson plan, written by Krista Lovell, that can be used as part of a five session series on Hymns of Praise.    

Hymns to Sing Praise: Session 3

28 May 2014, Comment are Off
The third session of Hymns to Sing Praise focuses on the wonderful hymn GOD OF THE SPARROW.  Please remember to credit Krista Lovell for this wonderful curriculum if you use it in your church!      

Bedtime Books

05 September 2013, Comment are Off
Bed time for the young child.  It may be a happy moment of sharing or a life and death struggle.  Indeed, bedtime for children between one and six may be a little like death for they live in the present moment and have little sense of tomorrow. This is one reason why the end of a...

Guest Voices: Wondering with Sacred Stories

28 August 2013, 3 Comments
It is always exciting to us to hear from those of you in homes and churches who are using stories in creative and engaging ways.  On our new site, we wanted to be able to share some of those stories with you!  Today we welcome guest blogger Anna Ostenso Moore. “I wonder where God...

Stories from A to Z – 26 Brief Reviews

23 April 2012, 1 Comment
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...

Christmas Books for Elementary Children

28 November 2011, Comment are Off
Librarian and regular reviewer Janet Lloyd offers a collection of suggestions for Christmas reading with elementary students. Click on the link below to print these bibliographies.  And don’t forget, we would love to hear your suggestions for books to use with this age group. ...

Two Weeks of Bibliographies Coming Your Way

21 November 2011, Comment are Off
We’re not quite in  Advent yet, but for all of those who hope to share books with your family or congregation during the season, we’re giving you a head start on securing them. For the next two weeks, we will be posting a series of bibliographies of Christmas books...
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