Title: Not in Room 204 Author: Sharon Riggs Illustrator: Jaime Zollars Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company ISBN#:978-0-8075-5764-8 Audience: Ages 9 and up Summary:  Mrs. Salvador states, explains, and enforces many different kinds of rules in room 204. When Mrs. Salvador...

26th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C:  September 25, 2016 First Reading: Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15 The Apple-Pip Princess by Jane Ray (Written for ages 5-9) Comment: This text inspires readers to trust that even amidst destruction and desolation, there is hope for the future in...

19th Sunday after Pentecost Year 3: September 25, 2016 Preaching Text: Genesis 37:3-8, 17b-22, 26-34; 50:15-21 Percy and TumTum: A Tale of Two Dogs by Jen Hill (Written for ages 5-9) Comment:  “When his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, they...

Title: Pax Author:  Sara Pennypacker Illustrator: Jon Klassen Publisher: Balzer + Bray ISBN:  9780062377012 Audience:  Ages 10-14 (but those with particularly tender hearts should be aware that this is a powerful story) Summary: Despite the endearing picture of a red fox on its...

18th Sunday after Pentecost Year C:  September 18, 2016 First Reading: Jeremiah 8:18 – 9:1 Ben’s Flying Flowers by Inger Maier (Written for ages 5-9) Comment: With today’s passage, Stephen Breck Reid suggests Jeremiah is bidding us “to pause for a moment...

18th Sunday after Pentecost Year 3: September 18, 2016 Preaching Text: Genesis 15:1-6 There Is a Tribe of Kids by Lane Smith (Written for ages 4-8) Comment: In the midst of Abram’s hopelessness, God responds with the promise that the Abram’s future is bright, filled with as many...

Title: The Sandwich Swap Author: Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah and Kelly Dipucchio Illustrator: Tricia Tusa Publisher: Disney.Hyperion Books ISBN# 978-1-4231-2484-9 Audience: ages 4-9 Summary: This book shows how two friends, Lily and Salma, become closer because they make...

17th Sunday after Pentecost Year C:  September 11, 2016 First Reading:  Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28 Silent Music: A Story of Baghdad by James Rumford (Written for ages 4-8) Comment: With this text the preacher must walk the line, avoiding a situation where we blame victims for their...