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2nd Sunday of Advent YEAR B:  December 7, 2014 First Reading:  Isaiah 40:1-11 Come on, Rain! by Karen Hesse (Written for ages 4-8) Comment:  The prophet Isaiah proclaims that God will soon shift everything—what is crooked will be straight, the valleys lifted, the mountains

1st Sunday of Advent YEAR B:  November 30, 2014 First Reading:  Isaiah 64:1-9 Taming Horrible Harry by Lili Chartrand (Written for ages 4-8) Comment:  Isaiah describes a majestic and powerful God, a God who does amazing things. Consequently, the people’s decision to live in sin

Name of Book:  The Gift of Nothing Author:  Patrick McDonnell Illustrator:  Patrick McDonnell Publisher:  Little, Brown and Company ISBN:  978-0-316-11488-2 Audience:  Ages 3-8. Summary:  Mooch wants to give his friend, Earl, a special gift. But what do you get someone who has

Name of Book:  Christmas Farm Author:  Mary Lyn Ray Illustrator:  Barry Root Publisher:  Harcourt, Inc. ISBN:  978-0-15-216290-0 Audience:  Ages 4-8. Summary:  Wilma grows flowers, but one day, she decides to try something new. With her young neighbor, Parker, she orders and

Name of Book:  Gifts of the Heart Author:  Patricia Polacco Illustrator:  Patricia Polacco Publisher:  G.P. Putnam’s Sons ISBN:  978-0-399-16094-3 Audience:  Ages 5-8. Summary:  Young Trisha and Richie are nearing their first Christmas without Gramma, and their last Christmas on

4th Sunday in Advent Year A:  December 22, 2013 First Reading:  Isaiah 7:10-16 Waiting for Noel by Ann Dixon (Written for ages 4 and up) Comment:  Although Ahaz initially refuses to ask for a sign, God graciously offers a sign to him anyway. But it is an unusual sign: a child

3rd Sunday of Advent YEAR  A: December 15, 2013 First Reading:  Isaiah 35:1-10 The Curious Garden by Peter Brown (Written for ages 3-6) Comment:  Isaiah proclaims that “the desert shall rejoice and blossom…it shall blossom abundantly.” This is just one of many signs that “God’s

2nd Sunday in Advent Year A:  December 8, 2013 First Reading:  Isaiah 11:1-10 Let There Be Peace On Earth: And Let It Begin With Me by Jill Jackson (Written for ages 5-8) Comment:  Stacey Simpson Duke writes: “this is how hope gets its start—it emerges as a tiny tendril in an

We have had many requests to move our posting dates for Lectionary Links to provide our readers – particularly those who don’t live in the United States – a little more time to secure books they think they might use on future Sundays.  We will post the Links for

Title: The Carrot Seed Author:  Ruth Krauss Illustrator:  Crockett Johnson Publisher:  HarperCollins Publication Date:  Reprint, December 2004 (60th Anniversary Edition) ISBN:  9780064432108 Audience:  Ages 4 – 8 Summary: A young boy plants a carrot seed, marks the place,