Read to Your Kids, Part VI, Ocean Stories with Beautiful Illustrations — M Liz Boyle

Don’t believe teenagers can benefit from picture books? Read this article from M. Liz Boyle’s website.

Sarah Mackenzie, author and founder of the Read-Aloud Revival podcast, says that we should read a picture book every day as kids grow up, even when they’re teenagers! If this sounds odd to you, listen to the podcast to learn how big kids, bigger kids, and adults benefit from picture books. Read-alouds are unanimously a […]

Read to Your Kids, Part VI, Ocean Stories with Beautiful Illustrations — M Liz Boyle

Short Stories, Please

Looking for a quick read for your young children? Try “Children’s Adventure Stories by James Reeves.” It’s a Facebook Page that’s open to the public, and it’s loaded with short stories along with colorful and fun illustrations.

Children’s Adventure Stories

The following picture was on that Page. 🙂

Story Warren also has short stories for kids, and I just read a clever one called “TellUsClope.” The giraffes below are the story’s illustration on the site.

The story is about a giraffe who wishes for a short neck but later learns that a long neck does have a benefit. Want to know what that benefit is? Read more by clicking on the following link:

TellUsClope

Write Truth. Don’t Preach.

When writing a story, have you ever added a quick Gospel message in a way that seems forced? For example, out of the blue you have added something like, “Your brother gave his life for you, just like Christ would have done.” I’ve been guilty of that. But fiction writers are meant to write stories that both entertain and have readers think deeply, not create stories that might as well be PSAs. But how can we do that and bring glory to God as well as shine light to a dark world?

Hannah Mae shares what writing Biblical truth looks like without having to turn your story into a sermon. Click on the link at the bottom to access her podcast, FlyingFaith Talks! There you will find the title, “Averting Over-Preachiness.”

FlyingFaith Talks!

Adding Animals to Your Story?

As you may already know, I’ve reviewed a lot of books with animals in them, and I’ve written stories with animals in them, though I haven’t thought much on how to incorporate wildlife into worldbuilding.

R.M. Archer wrote a blog post that offers tips on how to create animals for your fantastical world. And she introduces a strange animal: the saiga antelope. Look it up; it’s a real animal, and let’s just say it looks quite different. 🙂

Wildlife in Worldbuilding

A Christmas-y Book Review

Hello, everyone! Christmas is a season that’s filled with fun stories. Here is a kid’s book that’s perfect for your holiday collection. It’s called The Christmas Fox by Anik McGrory.

The Christmas Fox Book Review

Don’t have the book but want to read it for Christmas? It is available for Kindle and Nook Book for a quick purchase.

Barnes and Noble
Amazon

There’s also a link to Miss Jen’s read-aloud of the book.

Miss Jen’s Reading Time

Merry Christmas to you all! And may it be a day to remember Jesus, the Light of the world.

The Carousel – Book Review

I wrote another book review! This one is The Carousel, written by Liz Rosenberg and illustrated by Jim Lamarche. It’s a fantastical story, filled with beautiful illustrations and a gentle message on remembering the people you love, even if they may not be with you.

The Carousel Book Review

Kid’s Book Advent and Gift Ideas for Everyone

Still looking for ideas on how to countdown to Christmas with your young children? Why not read a book per advent day? The following links give ideas on what books to add to your advent list.

Story Warren Advent
The Denver Housewife Advent
Picklebums Advent

Do you need ideas on gifts for your kid and teen readers? Bona Fide Bookworm is a source for finding clever gifts, and they even list gifts based on classics like Alice in Wonderland, The Chronicles of Narnia, Peter Pan, and more. What kinds of gifts does this site show? It includes jewelry, soaps, bookmarks, tote bags, decor, and even different-flavored teas.

Bona Fide Bookworm

They also list this rug. How cute!