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Title: Pembrick’s Creaturepedia Author: Andrew Peterson Published by: Hodder Faith Price: £8.99 Good for: Anyone who’s enjoyed The Wingfeather Saga and who likes non-fiction books or sketches with lables! Best bit: That this is a book referred to in the Wingfeather Saga so it feels like you are holding a copy of a book which the characters had! I also love the … Read more
Ten years ago I help make the best books I’ve ever made: the Held in Hope series. At the time I was working for Christian Education, and Paul Nash contacted us to ask if we could work with them to produce a book for sick children. I went to visit him at Birmingham Childrens’ Hospital, … Read more
I love mini-books! They are so cute and so quick and very satisfying to make. I recently made this rainbow set for a group of 12 children. It only took me about an hour and only used paper, card and staples. I have a lot of mini-books, both ones I’ve bought and ones I’ve made. … Read more
From time to time, I get asked this question: Which Bible would you recommend for young children? It’s quite a personal thing, so I’d recommend getting a variety of Bibles, as this helps children to experience the Bible in different ways, through different lenses. Every Bible translation comes with the bias and assumptions made by … Read more
Back in the summer, while everyone else wasn’t even planning for Christmas, I started work on the Easter Countdown Calendar for 2022. I wanted to make it available in December (just made it!). Compared to the Advent Calendar, the Easter one is much more complicated to make, especially to make it simple to use! For … Read more
The GodVenture Sticker Advent Calendar is the only one which using stickers to tell the Christmas story. With it’s 40 stickers and Christmas storybook, it’s a fabulous product which you could use in any way which works for you. Here’s ten ideas: Basic one first: Daily, weekly or ad hoc, add a sticker each day … Read more
Title: Corrie ten Boom – the courageous woman and the secret room From the Do Great Things for God series Author: Laura Caputo-Wickham Illustrator: Isabel Munoz Price: RRP £6.99 but available for £5.94 from The Good Book Company Good for: children age 3-7 years old Best bit: a short, simple version of Corrie’s story, a good … Read more
When I was pregnant with my eldest daughter, we visited a couple in France. We sat in their sunny garden chatting for hours. My pregnant tummy was getting very hungry, but neither of them got up to go and make food. Just as I was getting a bit desperate, they took us indoors to a … Read more
I don’t know about you, but I have friends who help me in different ways. There are some amazing friends who came to my house a few weeks ago to help tidy and clean when we had an inspection coming up. I have friends who always sincerely ask me how I am, whether face to face … Read more
Title: Whistlestop Tales: Around the Bible with 10 extraordinary children Author: Krish and Miriam Kandiah Illustrator: Andy Gray Published by: Hodder Faith Price: RRP £12.99 Good for: Families with children age 5-13, who enjoy humour and bible stories re-told from different perspectives Best bit: My personal favourite was The Tale of the Girl who Didn’t Feel Well – the … Read more
Title: Into his presence – an interactive prayer journal designed for teens, by teens Author: Joanne Gilchrist and Shell Perris Illustrator: Gail Hanks Published by: Fieldnote.co.uk Price: RRP £7.99 Good for: Anyone who wants space to journal but would also like some jumping off points Best bit: fabulous quality paper, nice design, really like the … Read more
Title: A smashing day – Jack and Bea’s survival guide to church Author: Emma Browne and David Painting Illustrator: Diane Notman Available on Amazon Price: RRP £4.99 Good for: Anyone who’s been to Sunday School and it wasn’t all that great. Also, people who like funny books. Best bit: Humour and honesty of the voice … Read more