The Story of Mary the Mother of God: A Review
Every little one who is growing up in the Orthodox Church needs a copy of The Story of Mary the Mother of God. This picture book by Dorrie Papademetriou retells the story of Mary’s early life. You won’t find the story in the Bible, of course. The Bible doesn’t...
The White Cat and the Monk: A Review
Over a thousand years ago, an Irish monk was traveling in the area we now call Germany. It seems he must have been missing his white cat, who was back home in Ireland. So he wrote a brief poem about himself and his cat, Pangur Bán. Jo Ellen Bogart has recreated Pangur...
Last Stop on Market Street: A Review
Have you ever noticed how few bathrooms there are in sci-fi stories, and how few churches there are in children’s picture books? I can’t tell you where to find a toilet on a space ship. But I can tell you where to find a church: It’s right there, at the very...
Silent as a Stone: A Review
A deadly game of hide-and-seek is at the heart of Jim Forest’s magnificent picture book, Silent as a Stone: Mother Maria of Paris and the Trash Can Rescue. Paris, July 1942 The story begins with a nun in a tattered habit standing before her icons and weeping in...THE MAGIC OF BOOKS
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