3rd Sunday of Advent YEAR  A: December 15, 2013 First Reading:  Isaiah 35:1-10 The Curious Garden by Peter Brown (Written for ages 3-6) Comment:  Isaiah proclaims that “the desert shall rejoice and blossom…it shall blossom abundantly.” This is just one of many signs that “God’s...

Title: Love You When You Whine Author: Emily Jenkins Illustrator: Sergio Ruzzier Publisher:  Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN: 139780374346522 Audience: Ages 3-6 Summary:  A patient mother cat loves her child despite endless misbehavior. Literary elements at work in the story:  It...

2nd Sunday in Advent Year A:  December 8, 2013 First Reading:  Isaiah 11:1-10 Let There Be Peace On Earth: And Let It Begin With Me by Jill Jackson (Written for ages 5-8) Comment:  Stacey Simpson Duke writes: “this is how hope gets its start—it emerges as a tiny tendril in an...

We have had many requests to move our posting dates for Lectionary Links to provide our readers – particularly those who don’t live in the United States – a little more time to secure books they think they might use on future Sundays.  We will post the Links for...

Reign of Christ Year C:  November 24, 2013 First Reading: Jeremiah 23:1-6 The Herd Boy by Niki Daly (Written for ages 5-9) Comment:  In this text we get a glimpse of a shepherd’s leadership as one who reigns with wisdom, justice, and righteousness. The Herd Boy follows a young...

Title:  Around the Year Author:  Elsa Maartman Beskow Publisher:  Floris Books (September 2008) Audience:  Ages 3 – 7 Summary:  This picture book takes the reader on a journey through the months of year, briefly touching on time/number association and the days of the week,...

33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C:  November 17, 2013 First Reading: Isaiah 65:17-25 Uno’s Garden by Graeme Base (Written for ages 4-8) Comment: “For I am about to create new heavens and a new earth…” This is a beautiful text of restoration and harmony that acknowledges...

Title: Rain! Author:  Linda Ashman Illustrator:  Christian Robinson Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN: 9780547733951 Audience: Ages 4-8 Summary:  An irrepressible little boy in a frog hat lifts the spirits of everyone he meets on a very rainy day.  A grumpy old man just...