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Title:  Mouse Tales, Things Hoped For Author: Ruth L. Boling Illustrator:  Tracey Dahle Carrier Publisher:  Westminster John Knox ISBN:  13-978-0-664-22705-0 Audience:  4-6 years Summary:  This book is broken into 14 chapters to be used as curriculum during Advent, Christmas,

Name of Book:  Night Tree Author:  Eve Bunting Illustrator: Ted Rand Publisher: Voyager Books Harcourt Brace & Company ISBN: 978-0152001216 Audience:  Ages4-8 Summary:  On Christmas Eve, a family treks into the woods to trim an evergreen with edible decorations for the forest

4th Sunday of Advent Year B:  December 23, 2012 First Reading: Micah 5:2-5a “The Gourd of Plenty” from Joy to the World: Christmas Stories From Around the Globe by Saviour Pirotta (Written for ages 5-9) Comment: “And he shall stand and feed his flock in the strength of the

3rd Sunday in Advent Year C:  December 16, 2012 First Reading: Zephaniah 3:14-20 The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree by Gloria Houston (Written for ages 5-9) Comment: “At that time I will bring you home, at that time when I gather you; for I will make you renowned and praised

In slightly more than two weeks, the season of Advent begins.  As we wait for the gift of God’s love entering the world, we want to use the next several weeks to share reviews, educational events and some favorite Christmas books by some of our readers and regular writers.

2nd Sunday in Advent Year C:  December 9, 2012 First Reading: Malachai 3:1-4 Catching the Fire: Philip Simmons, Blacksmith by Mary E. Lyons (Written for ages 8-12) Comment: “For he is like a refiner’s fire…” In reflecting upon this text, I was caught up in the image of a

1st Sunday in Advent Year C:  December 2, 2012 First Reading: Jeremiah 33:14-16 Brothers in Hope: The Story of the Lost Boys of Sudan by Mary Williams (Written for ages 8-12) Comment: Jennifer Ryan Ayres speaks of the despair that was surely felt by the exiled people. “Humans

Dr. Pamela Mitchell-Legg, professor at Union Presbyterian Seminary in Charlotte, teaches a course on using children’s and adolescent literature in the church.  (It was her students’ work that provided the push to get this blog going!)  She offers a gift of a

4th Sunday of Advent Year B:  December 18, 2011 First Reading: 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16 The Carpenter’s Gift by David Rubel (Written for ages 5-9) Comment: Understanding the consistent grace of God is a helpful way to explore this text with children. Mark Douglas suggests that for the

3rd Sunday of Advent Year B:  December 11, 2011 First Reading: Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11 Boxes for Katje by Candace Flemming (Written for ages 5-9) Comment: “The Lord…has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed, to bind up the brokenhearted…” This text from Isaiah speaks words of