Title: What is God like? Author: Rachel Held Evans and Matthew Paul Turner RRP: £15.99 (hardback book) Published by: Random House Available from: Book Depository for £11.54 Perfect for: curious children age 3 to 10 years old wanting to discuss this big question, and parents wanting to give answers which inspire awe, wonder and a desire to … Read more
Title: Together with God Author: Ed Mackenzie and Gareth Crispin Price: £6.95 Published by: Together with God Perfect for: anyone wanting inspiring ideas and real examples of how they could do family worship at home together Best bit: Each family shares something they’ve done, including challenges and what they would recommend. The format is easy to … Read more
Title: 52 Faith Adventures for Dads and their Kids – Care for the Family Author: Andy Frost Price: RRP £9.99 available for £7.99 Published by: Care for the Family Perfect for: anyone wanting ideas of fun adventurous activities to do with children with Bible stories and questions to link in with them Best bit: loads of … Read more
Title: Roots at home Price: free until July 2021, then £3/m Published by: ROOTS | Worship and learning for the whole Church (rootsontheweb.com) Perfect for: families looking a weekly Bible focus with activities in step with the Lectionary Best bit: Good variety of activities, with QR codes to link to online videos Worst bit: the design is a … Read more
Title: The Lion Storyteller Book of Family Values By: Bob Hartman and Krisztina Kallai Nagy Price: £8.00 Published by: Lion Children’s Perfect for: families looking for a low-key devotional to do with their children aged 3-8 years Best bit: Bob Hartman’s storytelling is, as always, excellent, while the addition of ideas for acting or play … Read more
Title: Prayers around the world By: Deborah Lock and Helen Cann Price: £7.99 Published by: Lion Children’s Perfect for: children age 3-10, and adults who love beautiful words and pictures Best bit: lovely small, hardcover book with stunning artwork of scenes from different countries paired with simple, expressive, daily-life prayers Worst bit: At first, I … Read more
Title: The Lion Bible for children By: Murray Watts and Helen Cann Price: £9.69 Published by: Lion Children’s Perfect for: children age 4-11 Best bit: over 200 re-told Bible stories, told in order including ones from prophetic books and psalms, with pictures on each page! Worst bit: Although this is really hard, as a bedtime … Read more
Title: You are very special By: Su Box and Susie Poole Price: £5.93 from Eden Published by: Lion Hudson Perfect for: birthday or baptism/dedication gift for unders 5s, especially those not regular at church Best bit: joyful artwork, hardback book and the mirror at the back which you can actually see yourself in! Worst bit: … Read more
Title: Reflection Roadmap By: Jessica-Anne Jenner Price: £2.50 each or as little as 35p when bought in bulk Published by and available from: Foundationstones.co.uk Best bit: Lovely artwork, open-ended questions and space to reflect! Worst bit: As a writer and a drawer, I would have liked spaces to write and draw without lines 😉 More … Read more
Title: Jesus and the Children By: Andrew McDonough Price: £6.99 Published by and available from: Sarah Grace / Malcolm Down Good for: children age 0 – 11 Best bit: Jesus affirming his love of children And the child who arrives on a skate board! Worst bit: My children love it too much! Especially the skateboard, and … Read more
Title: Jesus and the storm By: Andrew McDonough Price: £6.99 Published by and available from: Sarah Grace / Malcolm Down Good for: children age 0 – 11 Best bit: Jesus saying: “Down, waves, down! Do not even wiggle!” And the suggestion to do some snoring practice on Cecil’s page at the back!! Worst bit: My children … Read more
Title: A B C Prayers By: Myriam Baudic, Camille Bernard Price: Hardback £6.99 Published by and available from: Lion Good for: children age 0 – 7 Best bit: Short, simple prayers with cute mice pictures! Worst bit: so many prayers!!! More thoughts: Once upon a time I wouldn’t have picked up this book, but the idea … Read more