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Name of Book:  Guess How Much I Love You Author:  Sam McBratney Illustrator:  Anita Jeram Publisher:  Candlewick Press Audience: Ages 4-8 Summary:  This book centers on the question of how much you can love someone. It is the classic tale of a little baby rabbit trying to tell

This is the second session of a two part teaching plan to help a multi-age group of children consider Jesus’ commandment to love one another.  This session plan uses The Sneetches by Dr. Seuss as a starting point. Loving Your Neighbor as Yourself Session 2 This is the

The older I get, the more convinced I am that much of my personality (shyness, introversion, lack of confidence) took roots in my earliest years and were formed largely by the treatment I received from my peers and my reactions to them.  I think that’s why I’m so

Name of Book: Koala Lou Author: Mem Fox Illustrator: Pamela Lofts Publisher: Voyager Books Audience: Ages 6 -11 Summary: Koala Lou is a story about a little girl’s discovery that she cannot earn her mother’s love and that there is no need—she already has it and always will.

Name of Book: The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree: An Appalachian Story Author: Gloria Houston Illustrator: Barbara Cooney Publisher: The Penguin Group Audience: Elementary and up.  Story is wonderful for all ages but book is lengthy and might be difficult for preschool age

The last is a series of four lesson plans using books by Dr. Seuss, this lesson reminds us that God loves each of God’s children with a love that is deeper, wider, and higher than any human love we can ever imagine. The last page of this lesson lists ten more books by Dr. Seuss

Name of Book:  I Love You the Purplest Author:  Barbara M. Joosse Illustrator:  Mary Whyte Publisher:  Chronicle Books Audience:  Ages 3 – 8 Summary:  This book is the story of a mother and her two sons and an evening they spend digging up worms, fishing, and getting ready

Name of Book: God’s Dream Author: Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Douglas Carlton Abrams Illustrator: LeUyen Pham Publisher: Candlewick Publisher’s Intended Audience: Ages 4-8 Summary: This book begins with a question, “What does God dream about?” This draws the reader in and