Our family has long enjoyed Randall Goodgame’s Slugs & Bugs albums, and even though my older kids have outgrown asking for them, you might still overhear my 14-year old singing “Tractor Tractor” … Read More ...
Fostering Imagination
The Story Goes On
Babe is a children’s novel about a pig who becomes a sheep dog. Pig. Sheep-pig! Despite this deeply philosophical foundation, it’s a funny, enjoyable tale. In the last third of the book, there is a scene where wild dogs break in and worry the flock of sheep, killing an old ewe who was one of […]
Resources
The Power of Story: A Review of Slugs & Bugs Books
Our family has long enjoyed Randall Goodgame’s Slugs & Bugs albums, and even though my older kids have outgrown asking for them, you might still overhear my 14-year old singing “Tractor Tractor” on occasion. What makes those albums so appealing is Goodgame’s ability to draw kids in with his just-right balance of silliness and sincerity, […]
Warren & the World
The Warren & the World Vol 7, Issue 43
Did you read our review of A Year in the Big Old Garden back in February? Josh Bishop wrote: “A Year in the Big Old Garden has several things that commend it. Witmer’s style and voice communicate a joyful whimsy so clearly that I can’t imagine the grin ever leaving his face while writing these (though I suspect it took […]
For Kids
How the Moon Found Her Light
The Moon was a dull, dirty lump of rock, floating listlessly through the cold dark expanse of space. She longed for beauty, and for purpose, but as time marched on she often feared that she would never be anything more than a useless bit of stone. The Moon saw the Stars in the sky, countless […]