A birthday book from Alex’s grandma is transformed into a very different kind of story: Battle Bunny is the hilarious result. The post *Battle Bunny by Jon Scieszka and Mac Barnett appeared first on Redeemed Reader.

Three picture books about African American culture can open windows of understanding a wider world. The post Black Culture Roundup: *When I Hear Spirituals, How Sweet the Sound, *Everywhere Beauty is Harlem appeared first on Redeemed Reader.

Counting Winter is a clever picture book that manages to mix counting, nature study, and poetry into one irresistible wintry package. The post Counting Winter by Nancy White Carlstrom appeared first on Redeemed Reader.

The Most Beautiful Winter celebrates new friends, creativity, and seasonal delights. The post The Most Beautiful Winter by Cristina Sitja Rubio appeared first on Redeemed Reader.

Show Me The Lamplighter’s Bookshop by Sophie Austin is a marvellous historical novel that I read in just two sittings. The action is set in York in 1899. The world is on the brink of change but young women were still expected to sit at home and make marriage alliances. The leading lady is a […]

Entertaining & Engrossing The Lost Orphan by Pam Weaver is a powerful historical novel That I thoroughly enjoyed. The action begins in Worthing in December 1941 and continues throughout the war. We follow two half French sisters who are searching for their younger sister. All three were orphans but unscrupulous lies see them separated. Within […]

Amazing Grace Across The Ages by Gabrielle Meyer is a wonderful dual timeline Christian historical novel. It is the fourth book in the Timeless series but can be read as a stand-alone. The action is set in 1727 and 1927. Both periods have their challenges – piracy in the earlier period, and prohibition and bootleggers […]

In The Girl Who Lost a Leopard, free-spirited Selvi desires nothing more than to protect the leopard, Lokka, until she realizes that she can’t do it alone. The post The Girl Who Lost a Leopard by Nizrana Farook appeared first on Redeemed Reader.

Song of a Blackbird connects two generations of an Amsterdam family through the story of the Dutch Resistance during World War II. The post Song of a Blackbird by Maria van Lieshout appeared first on Redeemed Reader.

The Powerful Spirit Last Stop Auschwitz by Eddy de Wind is a powerful account of the author’s time in Auschwitz until the end of the war. The book was actually penned whilst the author was in Auschwitz. We get a first-hand account of daily life in which Eddy de Wind pulls no punches. All his […]