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Name of Book:  Ordinary Mary’s Extraordinary Day Author:  Emily Pearson Illustrator: Fumi Kosaka Publisher: Gibbs Smith ISBN: 9780879059781 Audience:  Ages 4 – 8 Summary: One young girl, Mary, finds some blueberries along her way one morning and shares them with others. The

In many congregations, fall is a time when a specific emphasis on stewardship begins.  Although almost always tied to encouraging financial gifts to support God’s work in a particular setting, stewardship is best understand as our faithful and grateful response to

Title:  Grumpy  Cat Author :  Britta Teckentrup Illustrator:  Britta Teckentrup Publisher:  Sterling Publishing Co., Inc; 2008 ISBN:  13-978-1-905417-69-8 Audience:  Ages 3 – 6 Summary:  This wonderfully simple story is one of Grumpy Cat, who is a loner, always in a bad

Title of Book: Beatrice’s Goat Author: Page McBrier Illustrator: Lori Lohstoeter Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers ISBN: 0-689-82460-2 Audience: Ages 4 and up Summary: Beatrice’s Goat is an endearing true story about a little girl and her goat.  Beatrice desires to go

Title of Book:  A Ball for Daisy Author/Illustrator:  Chris Raschka Publisher:  Schwartz and Wade Books ISBN:  978-0-375-85861-1 Audience:  Ages 3 and up Summary:  This is a story told all in pictures about a dog and the ball she loves.  This story, told solely in pictures, uses

Name of Book: Four Feet, Two Sandals Author: Karen Lynn Williams & Khadra Mohammed Illustrator: Doug Chayka Publisher: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers ISBN: 978-0-8028-5296-0 Audience: 4 – 8 years old Summary: Two girls meet in a refugee camp in Pakistan along the

Name of Book:  Grandpa’s Soup Author:  Eiko Kadona Illustrator:  Satomi Ichikawa Publisher: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers Audience: Ages 5-14 Summary: After the death of his wife, Grandpa finds himself day after day alone and sad. One day, he has a sudden urge for his beloved