Author: Theresa Kiser Illustrator: Mike Schwalm Publisher: OSV Kids Age Range: 3 – 7 years. I feel like this is a book that was just waiting to be written! Arthur the Clumsy Altar Server is a likeable young lad whose over-the-top enthusiasm will be recognized by many a parent and teacher. And children will […]
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Author: Kristina Lahr Illustrator: Virginia de la Lastra Publisher: Luminare Press Age Range: 3 – 7 Kristina Lahr reportedly received inspiration for this story while sitting in Adoration, gazing at the Monstrance. It is a sweet story that children will enjoy – the story of a forgotten candle who sits at the back of a
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Author: Josephine Nobisso Illustrator: Katalin Szegedi Publisher: Gingerbread House Year: 2002 Age Range: 5 – 10 The fact that this beautiful picture book is still available nineteen years after its first publication is testament to the fact that it is a very good book indeed. I have read reviews from people who loved this book
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Author: Laura Alary Illustrated: Ann Boyajian Publisher: Paraclete Press Age Range: 4 – 7 From the opening page of this beautiful book I was entranced. The lines read: “This is the season of Lent. The church is dressed in purple.” What impressed me most about this picture book is the poetic style of writing. Coming
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Author: Maurice Prater Illustrator: Jason KoltuniakPublisher: Divine Providence PressAge Range: 3 – 6 This is a great read aloud book that follows the conventional format of a counting book. On each page Maurice Prater has chosen something numerical from scripture, e.g., the TEN commandments, or the FOUR writers of the gospels. This is such a
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Author: Natasha Wing Illustrator: Amy Wummer Publisher: Grosset and Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House Ages: 4 – 7 I enjoyed this little picture book far more than I thought I would! For years the only Catholic Children’s books I’ve seen on the shelves of Catholic Book Stores have been about the sacraments and
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Author: Jean Schoonover-Egolf Illustrator: Jean Schoonover-Egolf Age Range: 3 – 8 years. Publisher: Our Sunday Visitor (first thee books) and Perpetual Light Publishing (fourth book). The very talented Jeanie Egolf has produced a cute series of books about little Molly McBride. Molly is five years old and she isn’t having a very good day when
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