Author: Denise Mercado Publisher: Books & Blogs, LLC. 2017 Age Range: Older teen This is an amazing book. I learnt so much about the rosary, and about Mary, mother of Jesus, by reading through this book. It is the type of book that can be used as a meditation aid when saying the rosary, […]
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Author: Anthony DeStefano Illustrator: Juliana Kolesova Publisher: Sophia Institute Press Age Range: 3 – 7 Joseph’s Donkey is another glorious production from Sophia Institute Press. This beautiful picture book tells the story of the Holy Family, focusing on Saint Joseph and his faithful donkey. Children will learn about the main events of Jesus life such
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Author: Claudia Cangilla McAdam Illustrator: Igor Kovyar Publisher: Sophia Institute Press Age Range: 3 – 7 The Christmas Light is another beautiful picture book from Sophia Institute Press that tells the story of the birth of Jesus from the point of view of a young girl whose father owns the stable in which Jesus is
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Author: Josephine Nobisso Illustrator: Katalin Szegedi Publisher: Ginger Bread House Age Range: 6 – 10 I read Josephine Nobissa’s wonderful story, The Weight of a Mass, awhile ago and always intended to read Take it to the Queen. Unfortunately, I’m one of the few reviewers around who was disappointed with Take it to
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Author: Corinna Turner Publisher: Unseen Books USA, an imprint of Zephyr Publishing. Age Range: 14 and up As with all the books I’ve read by this brilliant young Catholic author, I thoroughly enjoyed Do Carpenters Dream of Wooden Sheep. A fast paced and clever story aimed at teens, you’ll love this fresh take on the
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The Moon is Blue is such an enjoyable, funny, warm and enchanting book to read. The characters resemble those who inhabit our favourite Roald Dahl tales. Martyn Hesford cleverly enters the mind of a sweet young girl and brings to life her innocent, yet incisive, worldview. I thoroughly enjoyed reading the poetic style of writing
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Author: Marion Dane Bauer Illustrator: Richard Cowdrey Publisher: Simon and Schuster Books Age Range: 3 -7 This is a beautiful book to hold and read, but unfortunately there are some major problems with it from a Catholic perspective. Most Christian reviewers have not liked it, and I can see why. I’ll include it here among
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Author: Katy Morgan Publisher: The Good Book Company Age Range: 10 – 16 years The premise of this book attracted me – a retelling of the story of Christmas from the perspectives of Mary, Joseph and Zechariah. Each chapter is written as a diary entry from the perspective of one or another of these three
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Author: Dennis P McGeehan Publisher: Self Published Age Range: 12 and up This is a great idea. Dennis P McGeehan has written a series of diary entries that he imagines Joseph and Mary wrote during their lifetimes. The diary entries relate to the main events described in scripture – the annunciation, visiting Elizabeth, journey to
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Author: M.J.Thomas Publisher: Worthy Kids (Hachette Book Group) Age Range: 6 – 9 This book is part of an entertaining series of books that follow the adventures of Peter and Mary, who travel back in time and visit different Bible stories. This is only the second book I have read from the series, and I