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Title: Tidy Author: Emily Gravett Illustrator: Emily Gravett Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Publication Date: 2016 ISBN: 978-1-4814-8019-2 Audience: Ages 4-7 Summary: Pete is a badger who likes for everything to be neat and tidy.  Pete learns the hard way

Title: This House, Once Author: Deborah Freedman Illustrator: Deborah Freedman Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Kids Publication Date: February 28, 2017 ISBN: 978-1-4814-4284-8 Audience: Ages 4-8 Summary: As the inside jacket of the book suggests, the text “asks readers to

In many congregations, fall is a time when a specific emphasis on stewardship begins.  Although almost always tied to encouraging financial gifts to support God’s work in a particular setting, stewardship is best understand as our faithful and grateful response to

Title:  Extra Yarn Author:  Mac Barnett Illustrator: Jon Klassen Publisher: Balzr + Bray Publication Date: 2012 ISBN: 9780061953385 Audience: 4-8 years Summary: One cold afternoon in a colorless town covered with white snow and black soot a little girl named Annabelle found a box

Name of Book:  The Pine Tree Parable Author:  Liz Curtis Higgs Illustrator:  Nancy Munger Publisher:  Tommy Nelson, Inc. ISBN:  9781400308477 Audience:  Although this book is recommended for children ages 3-7, I believe that this would be a great book for older children and

Title:  More Author:  I.C. Springman Illustrator: Brian Lies Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN: 9780547610832 Audience: 4 and up. Age 3 is not too young; adult is not too old. Summary: A magpie is given a marble by a mouse.  The magpie flies to his nest and places it

Title:  Joseph Had a Little Overcoat Author: Simms Taback Illustrator: Simms Taback Publisher: Viking ISBN: 0670878553 Audience: ages 3 and up Summary: Joseph had a little overcoat that was worn and full of holes so he made it into a jacket.  As the jacket continues to wear out

Name of Book:   The Present Author:   Bob Gill Illustrator:   Bob Gill Publisher:   Chronicle Books ISBN:   978-0-8118-7743-5 Audience:  Ages 3 – 8 Summary:  This is a delightful story in which the main character, a boy named Arthur, discovers the joy of giving. He finds a

On February 26, Union-PSCE student Marcia Rauch reviewed Jan Karon’s Miss Fannie’s Hat. Today, she expands on her review by making that book (and Luke’s story of the widow who gave all she had) the centerpiece of a session for adults about stewardship.  As

Name of Book:   Miss Fannie’s Hat Author:   Jan Karon Illustrator:   Toni Goffe Publisher:   Puffin Books Audience:   Ages 6-9 Summary:   Miss Fannie has a large collection of hats.  Each one has special meaning for her.  All of her friends at church always tell her how beautiful