The Mitten by Jan Brett
Nicki’s grandmother knit him the snow-white mittens he really wanted despite her concern they could easily get lost in the…
Picture Books
Great read-aloud picture books you and your children will love. Every book review includes opportunities for discipleship with Bible verses already picked out for you to dig into and turn read-aloud time into discipleship time.
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Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish
Amelia Bedelia starts her first day working for Mr. and Mrs. Rogers. But everything goes horribly wrong because Amelia Bedelia takes everything quite literally.
What does she do and how will Mr. and Mrs. Rogers respond?
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The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey by Susan Wojciechowski
Jonathan Toomey rarely smiled and never laughed but what the village didn’t know was a small secret made him that way. He lived his life as a lonesome woodcarver, some say the best in the whole valley. And that brought the widow McDowell and her son, Thomas to Mr. Toomey’s door.
Susan McDowell hires Mr. Toomey to make a nativity scene to replace the one she lost in her recent move. When Thomas wants to watch Jonathan work, he is allowed; but will he be scared away by the curmudgeon or will Thomas and his mother soften Jonathan Toomey’s hard heart?
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The Light of Christmas by Richard Paul Evans
“High in the mountains, where the clouds lie on the ground like great cotton balls, is the Christmas town of Noel.”
Alexander’s mom is sick so he must travel to the lighting of the flame alone hoping he is chosen by the Keeper of the Flame as the new person to light the torch, the person who gives “the truest gift of Christmas.”
But Alexander meets an old man in need of help outside the city gates, he risks getting shut out and missing the lighting of the torch.
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There Was No Snow on Christmas Eve by Pam Muñoz Ryan
Pam Muñoz Ryan takes us on a journey to a night in Bethlehem when it didn’t snow on Christmas Eve but the silent night when angels sang above. There Was No Snow on Christmas Eve is a sweet intro to the night Jesus was born.
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Our Tree Named Steve by Alan Zweibel
A dad writes a letter to his children while they are away at their grandma’s house about their tree, named…
