2nd Sunday of Lent Year A:  March 16 2014 First Reading: Genesis 12:1-4a  The Blessing Cup by Patricia Polacco (Written for ages 4-8- this text is long, and may not hold the attention of most pre-readers. It seems to be more appropriate for 7 and up) Comment: “…I will bless you,...

Name of Book:  The Blessing Cup Author:  Patricia Polacco Illustrator:  Patricia Polacco Publisher:  Simon and Schuster ISBN:  9781442450479 Audience:  Ages 4 to 8, though the text is longer than most storybooks for the lower end of the age range listed, and the picture book...

1st Sunday of Lent Year A:  March 9 2014 First Reading:  Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7 Making the World by Douglas Wood (Written for ages 3-7) Comment:  In Making the World, Douglas Wood shows how all aspects of creation are intertwined in such a way that we each contribute to t...

Title: This is the Rope: A Story from the Great Migration Author: Jacqueline Woodson Illustrator: James Ransome Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books, Penquin Group, Inc. Publication Date: 2013 ISBN: 9780399239861 Audience: K-3rd. Summary: A little girl skips rope under the pine trees...

Last Sunday after the Epiphany (Transfiguration Sunday) Year A:  March 2, 2014 First Reading:  Exodus 24:12-18 Scaredy Boo by Claire Freedman and Russel Julian (Written for ages 2-5) Comment:  As Moses goes up the mountain to wait for God, he and the Israelites are entering...

Name of Book:  Year of the Jungle Author:  Suzanne Collins Illustrator:  James Proimos Publisher:  Scholastic Press ISBN:  9780545425162 Audience:  4 and up Summary:  When Suzy is in first grade, her father is deployed to fight in Viet Nam for a year.  Although she begins the...

7th Sunday After Epiphany Year A:  February 23, 2014 First Reading:  Leviticus 19:1-2,9-18 Chickens to the Rescue by John Himmelman (Written for ages 4-8) Comment:  This passage from Leviticus begins with the call to “be holy” because God is holy, and ends with the call to “love...

Name of Book: The Glass Puzzle Author: Christine Brodien-Jones Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers ISBN: 978-0385742979 Audience: Grades 5-7 Summary: 11-year-old Zoé and her cousin Ian love spending the summer with Granddad in the Welsh town of Tenby. Tenby has a history...