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The earliest stories of our faith describe a wandering people.  And the Israelites are told to remember the experience of having to leave their homes and use it to inform their lives after they are settled again.  “You shall not wrong a stranger or oppress him, for you were

Title:  Old Pig Author:  Margaret Wild Illustrator:  Ron Brooks Publisher:   Allen & Unwin (February 23, 2010) ISBN:  978-1741757064 Audience:  Ages 4 – 8 Summary:  Old Pig is a book on how to help cope with a loss of a loved one.  In the story there are two pigs, Old

Title of Book:  Stellaluna Author:  Janelle Cannon Publisher and Publication date:  Harcourt Brace & Company, 1993 ISBN number:  0-15-280217-7 Audience:  Ages 4 – 8 Summary:  Stellaluna is a baby bat who is separated from her mother during an owl attack.  She ends up in

Name of Book:   Whittington Author:  Alan Armstrong Illustrator:  S. D. Schindler Publisher:  Random House Children’s Books Audience:   Ages 8 and up Summary: This is a story of the animals that live in Bernie’s barn.  Bernie takes in the animals that no one else has any use f

Name of Book: The Shine Man: A Christmas Story Author: Mary Quattlebaum Illustrators: Tim Ladwig Publisher: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers Audience: Ages 5 and up (The story may be too long for preschool-aged children, but older readers could retell it in their own words and

Name of Book: Who Is Coming to Our House? Author: Joseph Slate Illustrator: Ashley Wolff Publisher: Puffin Book Publisher’s Intended Audience: Ages 3-8.  The simple, rhyming text would certainly be most appealing for this age group. Summary: This book tells in rhyming verse how