Review By BEN DEVRIES Little Colt’s Palm Sunday is a gentle retelling of Jesus’ entrance into Jerusalem on a young donkey, who had never been ridden before and was recruited along with his mother from a nearby town by Jesus and his disciples. The book, beautifully illustrated and written in rhyming stanzas, is especially appropriate […]
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Little Colt’s Palm Sunday
March 22nd, 2012 · No Comments · Books
Tags: Ben DeVries·Christianity·Donkeys·Early Elementary·Easter·Illustration·Palm Sunday·Preschoolers
What Is Easter?
April 16th, 2011 · 3 Comments · Books
Review By JENNIFER KALI What Is Easter? describes traditional Easter celebrations as the narrator attempts to determine the true meaning of Easter. Is it the bunnies, the eggs, the candy, the baby chicks, the gifts, the fancy dress, the parade, the choir? No, of course not! Though these things are fun, Easter is about Jesus. […]
Tags: Amy Wummer·Christian Vegetarians·Christianity·Easter·Holiday·Jennifer Kali·Michelle Adams·Religion·Spring
The Story of the Easter Robin
April 9th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Books
Review By BEN DEVRIES Christian children’s books about the biblical story of Easter or the animals we culturally associate with the celebration today (bunnies, chicks, etc.) are plentiful. But books which are true to the original message of Christ’s resurrection and also communicate a message of genuine concern for animals are hard to find. Because of this, […]
Tags: Anna Vojtech·Ben DeVries·Birds·Christian Vegetarians·Christianity·Dandi Daley Mackall·Early Elementary·Easter·Eggs·Female Protagonist·Grandparents·Holidays·Religion·Religious Books