Helping our children to hear the voice of God in their lives is one of the most important things we do as Catholic parents. So Many Ways To Be Holy: A Child’s Book about Vocations by Kristen M. Soley offers an easy way to invite children to think about how God might be asking them to serve Him. It’s important… Read more →
It’s never too early to begin reading to your child; in my house, we read to them even when they were very young babies. Here are two newly published books for the youngest in your family. These would make terrific baptism gifts! I Went to Mass: What did I see? (TAN Books) riffs on the popular “Brown Bear” series of children’s… Read more →
The Molly McBride series of picture books by Jean Schoonover-Egolf are a delightful addition to the world of Catholic children’s literature, combining the realities of life as a little girl with the promotion of vocations to the religious life. In Molly McBride and the Purple Habit, five-year-old Molly loves to wear the purple habit her mother made her so that… Read more →
Before I was Me by Frank Fraser (Sophia Institute Press) is a charming picture book about a baby about to be born. The baby asks God (pictured as an old man with a white beard), “Who will I become?” God tells the child, “I have chosen you to be a very important person whom I will always love.” The baby… Read more →
Saved by the Alphabet is a beautifully illustrated alphabet book for small children written by Maurice Prater and illustrated by Jason Koltoniak. Each letter has been associated with a Biblical figure so that children can be introduced to these important people while learning their alphabet: A – Adam and Eve B –Boaz C –Christ Jesus D – Deborah E –… Read more →
My grandfather used to say that most of the work a parent puts into the salvation of a soul and the development of the person happens in the first three years. Later, the study of brain growth and anatomy would reveal that the most of a child’s brain is hardwired by the age of three. He simply observed his eleven… Read more →
ArtAchieve Art Lessons for Kids Make it Easy for Anyone to Teach Drawing and Painting ArtAchieve art lessons for kids: Are inspired by art from around the world Include links to related topics in social studies, science, and language arts Enable people who have no art background to teach exciting art classes ArtAchieve drawing lessons for kids comply with the… Read more →
Looking for something to do with your young children during Advent this year? The printable 2016 Advent Activity Pack from Life, Love, and Sacred Art offers a calendar featuring the saint’s feast days included within the month and the O Antiphon days, small card size images of these same saint and O Antiphon images which could be glued to card… Read more →
Bethlehem Books offers Living History – Historical Fiction and Biography for All Ages. Bethlehem Books is a small, home grown publishing company dedicated to restoring to children and families a treasury of wholesome, character-building literature. We are more than just a business. Our work springs from the heart of the Bethlehem Community of Benedictine Oblates, a lay group of families… Read more →
Roots, Shoots, Buckets & Boots: Gardening Together with Children by Sharon Lovejoy New York: Workman Books, 1999 The first thing one notices about Roots, Shoots, Buckets & Boots by Sharon Lovejoy is how beautiful it is. Lovejoy’s watercolor illustrations add so much to this book, making it inviting and a joy to peruse. It’s a book about gardening with children… Read more →
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