Title: Tonight – a book of God’s bedtime promises By: Emily Assell and Lauren Copple RRP: £6.99 but £5.94 here Published by: Hodder Faith Young Explorers Available from: The Book Depository Blackwells and a host of other places Best bit: a simple way to read God’s promises over your child at bedtime Worst bit: I … 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
Title: Out of the shadows By: Lisa Haskett Price:Hardback: £6.99 Published by and available from: Lisa’s website Good for: children age 7-11 Best bit: Lovely contemporary pictures with a great story about becoming confident Worst bit: There are a lot of words on each page, meaning that it will work better for children age 7+ although … Read more
Title: The Good News Bible Family Edition Created by: YFC and The Bible Society Published by: The Bible Society Price: £27.99 here Useful for: families with children aged 5+ years old Best bit: It’s BIG! Seriously, a large book with TONNES of stuff inside, large text plus space to write and draw in it, extra … Read more
Title: Make Room: a child’s guide to Lent and Easter Author: Laura Alary Illustrator: Ann Boyajian Published by: Paraclete Press Price: £8.99 (Amazon) Good for: Families with children aged 3–10 years old who want to introduce them to the Easter story focusing on the transforming nature of the story Best bit: The book is written … Read more
Title: Dave the Donkey Author and Illustrator: Andrew McDonough Published by: Malcolm Down Price: £5.99 Useful for: children age 3-8 Best bit: Fun re-telling of Jesus’ arrival in Jerusalem, death and resurrection from the view point of the Palm Sunday donkey! Worst bit: Very fast re-telling, with few details of the Easter story – for … Read more
Title: Abigail: a story book in the Mighty Girl, Mighty God series Author: Lucy Rycroft Illustrator: Andy Gray Published by: The Hope Filled Family Price: RRP £8.99 Good for: Families with children age 3-10 years old, childrens’ group where Bible stories are shared Best bit: I loved the combination of rollicking rhyme and detailed, expressive illustrations Worst bit: Rhyme is hard, and sometimes … Read more
This week I made a photobook using actual Bible text and toys to ‘act’ the story then set the book up with the toys in an ‘Invitation to Play’ the story. When I found a company doing photobooks for £6 (!) I got to work making a photobook of a Bible story using Bible text … Read more
Does God ever speak to you through things you have got for your children? We’ve been listening to a new CD for very young children with this song on it – I don’t have to feel scared (No No No!) – and today it really spoke to me. This is how it happened: This week I am … Read more
A few years ago my children were really into Lego, so I planned some ways to explore the Christmas story using Lego. You can buy a set online but, like these ones, they’re not cheap and only feature a small number of the characters actually mentioned in the Bible story, so here are a few … Read more
Here’s a fun way to help children (and adults!) listen to the words in traditional carols. I did this with my children at home after finding out which traditional carols would be used at our carol service. There were some they knew, but others they were less familiar with. To make the service more accessible, … Read more
This is a really simple but powerful way to develop your ‘thanks muscles’ in your family, letting each other know what you’re thankful for about each other. On the download are 10 thanks prompts for your family to fill in about each other. Print out multiple copies of the next page according to how many … Read more