I lead a book club, a small group of church friends who enjoy letting me challenge them with a variety of diverse and beautiful books. We have made it through a wide variety of stories, from Jason … Read More ...
Fostering Imagination
Gradual Emancipation: A Parent’s Sacrifice
From the moments they begin to crawl and take their first steps, they are inching into a broader world. The first time they take the spoon and go after the peas and carrot on their own or eat the spaghetti with their chubby little fingers from off their high chair tray, they are gaining independence. […]
Resources
Picturing My Fluffy, Crispy, Silent, Impatient World
Reading picture books as an adult is fun for lots of reasons, but one reason I’ve found is that I appreciate the different styles of illustration much more than I did as a younger reader. These days I’m especially finding myself drawn to paper collage illustrations, and one artist who always catches my eye is […]
Warren & the World
The Warren & The World Vol 10, Issue 41
It’s Launch Week for Jack Zulu and the Waylander’s Key and we couldn’t be more excited! If you haven’t yet ordered your copy of S.D. Smith’s newest, co-written with his son, J.C. Smith, you should get on that! Grab your copy here! Around the Web 5 New, Memory-Making Advent Traditions If you’re looking for new ways to slow […]
For Kids
Poetry for the Lazy Hazy Days of Summer (pt. 2)
(Click here to read if you missed pt. 1) As I shared last time, summer is a wonderful time to enjoy poetry. My favorite way to enjoy poetry is just to enjoy it… enjoy the words, the images, and what it brings to mind. Don’t worry about what a poem is about. Allow yourself and […]