4th Sunday of Lent Year A:  March 30, 2014 First Reading: 1st Samuel 16:1-13 The Seeing Stone (The Spiderwick Chronicles Book 2) by Tony DiTerlizzi (Written for ages 6-10) Comment: Sometimes to see clearly, we need help along the way. Many times children seeking their favorite...

Title: Are You My Friend? Author: Janice Derby Illustrator: Joy Dunn Keenan Publisher: Herald Press (PA) (June 1993) ISBN: 978-0836136098 Audience: Ages 4 and up Summary: A beautifully illustrated story of a little boy who takes a walk in the park with his grandfather.  Along the...

3rd Sunday of Lent Year A:  March 23, 2014 First Reading:  Exodus 17:1-7 Animal Strike at the Zoo, It’s True! by Karma Wilson (Written for ages 4-8 ) Comment: Sue is so excited for her trip to the zoo. She has been waiting an entire year to see the animals, but when she gets to...

Title:   Anna Was Here Author:  Jane Kurtz Publisher:  Greenwillow Books, 2013 ISBN:  978-0060564933 Audience: Ages 8 – 12 Summary: Anna and her baby sitter/Sunday school teacher, Jericho, began the Safety Club after a series of forest fires swept across Colorado becau...

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...