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Title: Oh, the Places You’ll Go! Author: Dr. Seuss Illustrator: Dr. Seuss Publisher: Roaring Brook Press (June 5, 2012) ISBN: 978-1596437111 Audience: ages 3 -8 years Summary: “Congratulations!  Today is your day.  You’re off to Great Places! You’re off and away!”  In his

Name of Book:  Thank God for Circles Author:  Joanna Marxhausen Illustrator:  Dan Johnson Publisher: Augsburg Publishing House ISBN: 0-8066-1135-9 Audience:  Ages 3-7 Summary:  This is a short story that tells that God is forever. Literary elements at work in the story:  This

Regular contributor Virginia Thomas offers three shorter reviews of books related to ways that teens engage questions of faith. Title:  Preacher’s Boy Author:  Katherine Paterson Publisher: Harper Trophy ISBN: 0064472337 Audience: Ages 10 and up Summary: Robbie Hewitt decides to

Title:  This Plus That:  Life’s Little Equations Author:  Amy Krouse Rosenthal Illustrator:  Jen Corace Publisher:  HarperCollins ISBN:  978-0061726552 Audience:  Ages4 yrs and up Summary: Arithmetic is the tool for reducing important life experiences to their elementary parts.

Name of Book:  Verdi Author:  Janell Cannon Illustrator:  Janell Cannon Publisher:  Harcourt Brace & Company Audience:  Ages 3 – 7 Summary:  Verdi is a tender tale about a young snake’s desire to stay yellow, young, fast, and adventuresome, avoiding his perceived

Title: Tuck Everlasting Author:   Natalie Babbitt Publisher:  Scholastic, Inc ISBN:  9-780590-988865 Audience: Written for ages 9 -12, but this review suggests the book’s applicability to both young and mature audiences. Summary:   The story starts with a young girl,