Bibliographies

We’re not quite in  Advent yet, but for all of those who hope to share books with your family or congregation during the season, we’re giving you a head start on securing them. For the next two weeks, we will be posting a series of bibliographies of Christmas books...

Righteousness is a hard concept for young people to grasp. The following books are intended to help shed light on this concept so critical to living according to God’s plan. There are many scriptural references to living a righteous life. Janet Lloyd, librarian and guest...

Sometimes after a particular book review, we get emails asking for other suggestions about books on that same topic.  While it isn’t always possible to reply individually to ever question, we do save those questions and work on developing bibliographies to share with our...

Last week, we mentioned that we would not generally pair a children’s book with the reading from the Psalms in our Lectionary Links posts.  We did post a bibliography last week of some book resources on the Psalms for children, and this week, we’d like to share with...

You may have noticed that our lectionary links do not include books that related to the passages from Psalms.  However, there are many wonderful books for children which bring the Psalms alive.   We are attaching a bibliography here that will point you to some good books for...

The last of Marcia Rauch’s bibliographies about using books to help children in challenging situations deals with death.  What other books have you used in talking with children about the death of a pet or a loved one or friend? Death   Wilhelm, Hans. I’ll Always Love...

There are very few books that are written about depression at a child’s reading level.  Most of the books on this list are about feelings that are often associated with depression such as sadness, loneliness, and fear. The use of these books is one way for you to help your child...

This is another bibliotherapy resource for adults who are working with abused children. Abuse Povondra, Shirley. My Imaginary Friend.  ISBN# 978-1595266699.  A story told through the perspective of seven year old Kathann who has been molested.  Helps abused children to tell their...

Pastors and educators are frequently asked for resources that will help children cope with divorce.  Marcia Rauch offers these books dealing with divorce that may be helpful for parents and children. Divorce Boegehold, Betty. Daddy Doesn’t Live Here Anymore. ISBN#0-307-12480-0...