Teenagers' Den
Memoirs of a Goldfish, Devin Scillian, Sleeping Bear Press.
The author Devin Scillian and the illustrator Tim Bowers have put together a simple idea full of crazy characters that add so much to the story. The colorful and hilarious illustrations bring to life this quirky tale. Simple sentence structure makes for an easy read for any beginner. Parents will...
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The Day The Crayons Quit, Drew Daywalt, Harper Collins.
A very original book which and gives children great ideas to draw and invent stories.
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Who is Coming to Our House?, Joseph Slate, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers.
Someone very special is coming to the animals' house. As Pig makes room, Lamb cleans up, Goose stacks the hay, and Duck lines the crib with eiderdown, Mary and Joseph are on their way by donkey. All the animals welcome the baby Jesus to their home.
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The Littlest Watchman, Scott James, Good Book Company.
Benjamin is a Watchman. It's his job to watch a stump. Trouble is, it's hard just waiting. And one night, Benjamin finally gives in and stops watching. But that same night, as he sits outside Bethlehem, he gets to watch something wonderful. Kids will be gripped by what Benjamin saw, and will be...
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The Christmas Angels, Sarah Hartman, Concordia Publishing House.
In the spirit of Christmas, with book, kids will discover how important the angels are leading up to and during the birth of Jesus. Featuring illuminating illustrations and paired with a clever rhyming text, we take a look at the angels as they guided Mary, Joseph, and the shepherds and how these...
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Once Upon a Clear Dark Night, Jeff Burkart, Concordia Publishing House.
This storybook encourages the little ones to read and learn about the very first Christmas. Featuring delightful illustrations and paired with a rhyming text, children will learn of the Magi and their search to discover the new king. Written in a fun, easy-to-read manner that children age 5-9 are...
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Bartholomew's Passage, Arnold Ytreeide, Kregel Publications.
Bartholomew's Passage is an engaging story that guides families through the Advent season. Young Bartholomew's adventures start when Roman soldiers destroy his village and disperse his family, continue through his enslavement to a tyrannical master and his escape with his new friend Nathan, and end...
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The Donkey Who Carried a King, R.C. Sproul, Reformation Trust Publishing.
Davey was a young donkey who never had anything to do...until ont day some strangers arrived and Davey was given a very special task: to carry the King into Jerusalem. Davey doesn't neccessarily understand everything that goes on but another donkey helps him see that the King is willingly a Servant...
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Snow Penguin, Tony Mitton, Bloomsbury Children's Books.
In the frozen Antarctic, one curious little penguin decides to explore the ice and the snow and the sea. On his travels he sees two blue whales, a family of sea lions and a whole school of orca, but soon Penguin starts to miss his own family. Sometimes coming home is the best adventure of all.
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The Snowman, Raymond Briggs, Random House Books for Young Readers.
A wordless story. The pictures have "the hazy softness of air in snow. A little boy rushes out into the wintry day to build a snowman, which comes alive in his dreams that night.
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