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2nd Sunday of Advent Year B:  December 4, 2011 First Reading: Isaiah 40:1-11 Mia’s Story: A Sketchbook of Hopes and Dreams by Michael Foreman (Written for ages 5-9) Comment: “Get you up to a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good tidings…” Each Advent we hear words of comfort for

Title: You’re Finally Here Author: Melanie Watt Illustrator: Melanie Watt Publisher: Hyperion Books ISBN:9781423134862 Audience: 4-8 years Summary: “You’re finally here,” shouts the rabbit in an excited welcome.”  “But where were you?”  And the rabbit turns from excitement to

1st Sunday of Advent Year B:  November 27, 2011 First Reading: Isaiah 64:1-9 Snook Alone by Marilyn Nelson (Written for ages 5-9) Comment: This passage from Isaiah opens the season of Advent with the themes of longing, waiting, and hope.  Scott Bader-Saye says, “Our hope [relies

(4th Sunday of Advent) Year A: December 19, 2010 First Reading: Isaiah 7:10-16 Mama, Will It Snow Tonight? by Nancy White Carlstrom (Written for Grades PreK-1) Comment: Isaiah speaks of a sign from God. Signs prepare us for things that have not yet come. A simple exploration of

(3rd Sunday of Advent) Year A: December 12, 2010 First Reading: Isaiah 35:1-10 The Return of the Buffaloes by Paul Goble (Written for Grades K-3) Comment: “For waters shall break forth in the wilderness and streams in the desert…” This text is a promise of renewal and restoration

(2nd Sunday of Advent) Year A: December 5, 2010 First Reading: Isaiah 11:1-10 The Mitten by Jan Brett (Written for Grades K-3) Comment: “The wolf shall live with the lamb, the leopard shall lie down with the kid, the calf and the lion and the fatling together…” The Mitten is an

(1st Sunday of Advent) Year A: November 28, 2010 First Reading: Isaiah 2:1-5 A Child’s Garden: A Story of Hope by Michael Foreman (Written for Grades K-3) Comment: “…they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks.” As you turn through the pages

I recently did a search on a large, online shopping website for “children’s Christmas books”.  What resulted was a list of 12,658 said books, but as I started to sift through them I quickly realized just how few actually deserve to be in this category.  The vast majority should

Name of Book: Who Is Coming to Our House? Author: Joseph Slate Illustrator: Ashley Wolff Publisher: Puffin Book Publisher’s Intended Audience: Ages 3-8.  The simple, rhyming text would certainly be most appealing for this age group. Summary: This book tells in rhyming verse how