Name of Book:  Guess How Much I Love You Author:  Sam McBratney Illustrator:  Anita Jeram Publisher:  Candlewick Press Audience: Ages 4-8 Summary:  This book centers on the question of how much you can love someone. It is the classic tale of a little baby rabbit trying to tell...

It’s that time of year in the church when we ponder the birth of Jesus and  think lofty thoughts about God’s immanence and transcendence, and then we wake from our reverie only to realize that we have yet to buy those Christmas presents that our little ones are so eagerly...

Name of Book: Anytime, Anywhere~ A Little Boy’s Prayer Author:  Marcus Hummon Illustrators: Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher Publisher: Antheneum Books for Young Readers Audience:  Preschool-early elementary children Summary: This book takes place during the evening ritual of a...

This is the second session of a two part teaching plan to help a multi-age group of children consider Jesus’ commandment to love one another.  This session plan uses The Sneetches by Dr. Seuss as a starting point. Loving Your Neighbor as Yourself Session 2 This is the...

The older I get, the more convinced I am that much of my personality (shyness, introversion, lack of confidence) took roots in my earliest years and were formed largely by the treatment I received from my peers and my reactions to them.  I think that’s why I’m so...

Name of Book:  God’s Dream Author:  Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Douglas Carlton Abrams Illustrator:  LeUyen Pham Publisher : Candlewick Press Audience:  Preschool children Summary:   The story, as well as the illustrations, draw children towards empathy and forgiveness and...

Name of the Book:  Pete’s Angel, a Story of Self-love Author:  Hunter D. Darden Illustrator:  Sally Vacca Publisher:  Sunfleur Publications, Inc. Audience:  Elementary School Children Summary:   This is a story of a little boy with no self-confidence, a character many children...

Name of Book:  The Big Box Author:  Toni and Slade Morrison Illustrator:  Giselle Potter Publisher:  Jump at the Sun Hyperion Books for Children Audience: Ages 8 – up Summary: Three children live inside a large box that is equipped with all that they need from swings to beds and...