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Weight of a Flame: The Passion of Olympia Morata (Chosen Daughters series) by Simonetta Carr

Posted by Bob Hayton on
January 17th, 2012

Book Details:   • Author: Simonetta Carr   • Category: Children’s Books   • Publisher: P & R Publishing (2011)   • Format: softcover   • Page Count: 256   • ISBN#: 9781596381582   • List Price: $11.99   • Rating: Highly Recommended Review: What would it be like to live in the years immediately following the Reformation? How joyful would the discovery of Gospel truth…

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Special 72 Hour Sale on The Gospel Story Bible

Posted by Bob Hayton on
November 28th, 2011
Special Promotion for The Gospel Story Bible

Westminster Bookstore is offering 65% off on an exciting new title from New Growth Press: The Gospel Story Bible: Finding Jesus in the Old and New Testament by Marty Machowski. This could be the perfect Christmas gift for families with young children. And it’s only $9.99 now through Wednesday. You…

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Athanasius (Christian Biographies for Young Readers) by Simonetta Carr

Posted by Bob Hayton on
November 4th, 2011
Athanasius (Christian Biographies for Young Readers) by Simonetta Carr

Athansius is one of the most important early Christian leaders, perhaps the only one with a Creed named after him. But like many Christian young people, I grew up without learning much about him at all. Simonetta Carr hopes to remedy this problem through her latest addition to the “Christian Biographies for Young Readers” series [...]

Book Excerpt: Give Them Grace by Elyse Fitzpatrick and Jessica Thompson

Posted by Bob Hayton on
August 4th, 2011

Another insightful excerpt from the new book, Give Them Grace: Dazzling Your Kids with the Love of Jesus by Elyse M. Fitzpatrick & Jessica Thompson: _____________________ Works righteousness is a deadly and false variation of godly obedience. Godly obedience is motivated by love for God and trust in his gracious plan and power. Works righteousness [...]


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Book Excerpt: Give Them Grace by Elyse Fitzpatrick

Posted by Bob Hayton on
July 13th, 2011

I’ve just started into Crossway’s new title Give Them Grace: Dazzling Your Kids with the Love of Jesus by Elyse Fitzpatrick and Jessica Thompson. It is going to take some time to go through it because it is so powerful and packed with quite the punch. It’s at the same time oozing with grace and [...]


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Four Picture Books from Eerdmans

Posted by Bob Hayton on
March 11th, 2011
NowSummer

Recently, Eerdmans Books sent me some of their Young Readers titles. Each of the books below are beautifully produced and full of color — bound to attract little eyes. Here is a mini-review of each book, with an excerpt from the publisher’s book description. Images of God for Young Children…

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Remy the Rhino Learns Patience by Andy McGuire

Posted by Bob Hayton on
February 10th, 2011
RemyRhino

Book Details: Author: Andy McGuire Category: Children’s Books Publisher: Harvest House (2010) Binding: Hardcover Page count: 32 ISBN#: 9780736927734 Recommendation: Review Date: 02/10/11 by Bob Hayton Rating: Highly Recommended Review: Books are powerful tools in the hands of children. My own five children remain fascinated with books of all types…

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The Lightlings by R.C. Sproul

Posted by Bob Hayton on
December 31st, 2010
Lightlings

Book Details: Author: R.C. Sproul Illustrator: Justin Gerard Category: Children’s Books Publisher: Reformation Trust (2006) Binding: Hardcover Page count: 40 ISBN#: 9781567690781 Recommendation: Review Date: 12/31/10 by Bob Hayton Rating: Must Read Review: Have you ever wondered why stories have such power to move us? Why children sit mesmerized when…

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My First Book of Questions and Answers by Carine MacKenzie

Posted by Bob Hayton on
August 2nd, 2010
1stBookQ&A

Book Details: Author: Carine MacKenzie Category: Children’s Books Publisher: Christian Focus (2001) Binding: Paperback Page count: 64 ISBN#: 9781857925708 Recommendation: Review Date: 08/02/10 by Bob Hayton Rating: Highly Recommended Review: For hundreds of years, the training of Christian young people involved the learning of a catechism. A catechism was a…

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This Little Prayer of Mine by Anthony DeStefano

Posted by Shaun Tabatt on
April 4th, 2010
This Little Prayer of Mine by Anthony DeStefano

Book Details: Author: Anthony DeStefano Illustrator: Mark Elliott Category: Children’s Books Publisher: Waterbrook Multnomah (2010) Binding: Hardcover Page count: 40 ISBN#: 9780307458049 Recommendation: Review Date: 04/04/10 by Shaun Tabatt Rating: 4 Stars! Review: When our children are very young, we applaud them for their simple prayers such as, “Jesus bless…

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