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Title: The Bad Seed   Author: Jory John Illustrator: Pete Oswald Publisher: Harper Collins Publication Date: August 29,2017 ISBN: 978-0-06-246776-8 Audience: 4-8 years old Summary: The main character is a sunflower seed who is behaves badly but eventually decides he doesn’t want

Title: The Tree Author:  Neal Layton Illustrator:  Neal Layton Publisher: Candlewick Press ISBN: 9780763689520 Audience: 2-5 years Summary: In only sixty words, Neal Layton tells the story of a small ecosystem: a tall tree, the animals which live happily on, in, and under it, and

Title: Love You When You Whine Author: Emily Jenkins Illustrator: Sergio Ruzzier Publisher:  Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN: 139780374346522 Audience: Ages 3-6 Summary:  A patient mother cat loves her child despite endless misbehavior. Literary elements at work in the story:  It

Name of Book:  Penny and Her Marble Author:  Kevin Henkes Illustrator:  Kevin Henkes Publisher:  Greenwillow Books, HarperCollins Publishers ISBN:  978-0-06-208205-3 Audience:  This book, written for new readers, provides an excellent opportunity for parents or teachers and

Name of Book: The Magic Circle Author: Donna Jo Napoli Illustrator: unknown Publisher: Dutton Children’s Books ISBN:  0525451277 Audience: Ages 10 and up Summary:   Author Donna Jo Napoli provides different voices and perspectives in her re-fashioning of well known fairy tales

Name of Book:  The Quiet Book Author:  Deborah Underwood Illustrator:  Renata Liwska Publisher:  Houghton Mifflin Books for Children ISBN:  978-0547215679 Audience:  Ages 3 and up; may work well as part of an intergenerational conversation. Summary:  This picture book explores

Name of Book :  The Giver Author:  Lois Lowry Publisher:  Laurel-Leaf Books Audience:  Ages 11 and up Summary:  Jonas and his family live in a perfect society where no one feels emotions or has to think for themselves. Each member of the community has a role which is assigned to

This is the third in a series of lessons written by MDiv/MACE student Katie Todd for a 24 week confirmation curriculum with youth.  In this session (one of two) that focuses on sin,  sections of Lois Lowry’s The Giver as well as scenes from the movie Harry Potter and the

Name of Book:   The Brimstone Journals Author:  Ron Koertge Publisher:  Candlewick Press (2001) No. of Pages:  113 Audience:  13-18 males and females.  This book would be good for small group discussion for Youth Group or with a Sunday school class. Summary:   This book of poetry