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A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park
I greatly enjoyed reading A Single Shard last week with our middle two girls, ages nine and ten. Tree-Ear is an orphan boy who lives under a bridge in 12th century Korea with Crane-man, a homeless man with a bad leg. He epitomizes the saying, “The wisdom of the wise…
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It Could Always Be Worse by Margot Zemach
It Could Always Be Worse is a good book to read with young children when the temptation to self-pity is high. (For us, that was last week when the stomach bug made its way through the family over Thanksgiving!) Humor can be an effective way to drive a needed message…
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Following God Fully: An Introduction to the Puritans by Joel Beeke and Michael Reeves
Following God Fully: An Introduction to the Puritans seemed like an appropriate book to review for Thanksgiving. Many of the pilgrims who came to America on the Mayflower were Puritans. Facing persecution in Europe from the Church of England because they desired to worship God only as He commanded in…
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America’s War Heroes by Marilyn Boyer
Some of our kids are natural bookworms; others need a little more encouragement to read. I know a book must be exceptionally interesting if I catch them completely engrossed in the story of their own accord. Such was the case with Marilyn Boyer’s new book, America’s War Heroes, and our…
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Whatever Happened to Penny Candy? by Richard Maybury
One of the great tragedies of modern education is that very few people graduate without the most basic understanding of economics. Most adults today don’t know:where money comes from, We are made to believe that Economics is a topic best left for experts, but in Richard Maybury’s book, Whatever Happened…
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The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare
The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare was one of my favorite books my mother read to me, and I’m thrilled that our children love it just the same! This piece of historical fiction explores the early Roman Empire through the eyes of Daniel, an 18 year-old Israelite growing up…
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Portraits of Integrity by Marilyn Boyer
Portraits of Integrity quickly became the favorite book in our Morning Basket when we read it a few years ago. The kids always stuck it at the bottom of the pile because they wanted to “finish with the best.” Tears were shed more than once while I tried to blubber…
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Trapped in Hitler’s Web by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch
Trapped In Hitler’s Web, an emotional, highly suspenseful story based on true events, explores the lesser-known Ukrainian experience of World War 2. In her attempt to hide in plain sight by joining one of Hitler’s work farms in Austria, Maria learns that the poster promising money for her labor was…
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Little Britches by Ralph Moody
Little Britches was recommended to me by three close friends, and it didn’t even take an entire chapter to understand its appeal. This autobiography by Ralph Moody is a coming-of-age story that shares how his experience as an eight-year-old boy on a Colorado ranch in the early 1900s turns him…
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God’s Names by Sally Michael
“Cows have two ears. Truth? Or lie? Rocks are hard. Truth? Or lie? Horses have eight legs. Truth? Or lie? How do you know that last statement is a lie? You know because you have seen horses. You know they have four legs. Since you know the truth about horses,…
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Cue For Treason by Geoffrey Trease
Cue For Treason is one of those books I enjoyed reading so much as a kid, it got put on my mental “must read to my own children” list. I found a used copy at a local bookstore a few years ago, and was pleased our children enjoyed it as…
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Profiles of Valor by Marilyn Boyer
Profiles of Valor by Marilyn Boyer was an interesting book to read as a Canadian, still part of the British Commonwealth that the Founding Fathers of America fought for freedom from when it was ruled by King George III. It chronologically follows the events that happened during the War of…
Fill your Morning Basket.
What is a Living Book?
When your children plead, “just one more chapter!” and you find yourself complying for your sake as much as theirs, you may just be reading a living book!
What is a Morning Basket?
A Morning Basket is not really about mornings, or baskets, but having a set time of day to read living books to your children.