The Faithful Spy: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Plot to Kill Hitler, written and illustrated by John Hendrix published in 2018 by Amulet Books 167 pages + back matter I’ve read several biographies of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the German pastor whose faith-shaped …
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a fabulous new book for Lent and Easter
To be honest, I rarely come across an overtly Christian book that I find beautiful — artistic in both image and text. They are out there, but they are rare finds for me. John Hendrix’s new book, however, completely turns …
multicultural children’s book day…honey bunnies and Pascha eggs!
This year I am pleased to be a part of a blogging community celebrating multicultural children’s literature. January 27th is the third annual Multicultural Children’s Book Day, an event created by two women with a passion for diversity within children’s literature, …
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spotlight on…women, faith, and the Sahara
Deep in the Sahara, where men wear billowing white boubous and dates grow sticky and sweet… where women, veiled head to toe, bear water pots serenely on their heads… lives Lalla. Lalla gazes with admiration and longing at the beautiful, …
fiction favorites…Odette’s Secrets
I’ve posted several World War II fiction titles recently — just what’s happened to cross my plate lately. That war, particularly the Holocaust, continues to inspire so much children’s literature. This novel is based on a true story… Odette’s Secrets, …
