Books
Christian Books
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Child Of A Bygone Era by Peter Hunt
Fascinating Child Of A Bygone Era by Peter Hunt is a fascinating account of the author’s early life. Born in 1940, Peter Hunt spent his early years in Britain before moving to Hong Kong after the war and then returning to Britain for boarding school. The reader is treated to glimpses of the author’s life […]
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The Silent Child by M.J. White
Horrifying, Heartbreaking & Powerful The Silent Child by M.J White is a powerful and horrifying contemporary crime suspense that had me gripped from the start. It is the second book in the Cora Lael series but can be read as a stand-alone. M.J. White has created an eclectic mix of characters from police to perpetrators […]
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Never Forget You by Fiona Lucas
A Beautiful Love Never Forget You by Fiona Lucas is a powerful contemporary novel about love. It is a love that just sinks into your heart and soul. It is also about grief and finding yourself. There is a great love that is selfless and just keeps on giving. Sometimes you meet a person and […]
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The Cellar by John Nichol
Very Creepy The Cellar by John Nicholl is a horrifying contemporary psychological crime suspense. This is not a read for the faint-hearted. There were scenes that I had to skip over as I found the detail too much for me. I do recognize that this was for realism and some readers may prefer the gruesome […]
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Grace Immeasurable by Gina Holder
A Child Of God Grace Immeasurable by Gina Holder is a marvellous contemporary Christian crime suspense. It is the third book in the Shadows Over Whitman series but can be read as a stand-alone. There are the dual themes of repentance and redemption. Our actions always have consequences. We always have the choice to choose […]
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Gladys Hunt on Literary Excellence
Editor’s Note: This month, our “Honey for a Child’s Heart Read-Along” partners are thinking about Chapters 3, 13, and 14. The latter two chapters are about picture books, as is fitting for Picture Book Month. Chapter 3 asks what makes a good book, a question Gladys Hunt explored further in today’s blog post. What Makes a Really Good Book? Originally published on the Tumblon website, September 16, 2009 “The story is only as good as its first line,” the instructor told his writing class. “If young readers don’t like the first line, they will never look at the second one. We live in a sound bite age.” The instructor was…
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The 3am Shattered Mums Club by Nina Manning
A Network Of Care The 3am Shattered Mums Club by Nina Manning is a charming contemporary novel that had me captivated from the start. An eclectic mix of new mums were very easy to empathise with. Although it is nearly thirty years since I had my youngest, I was immediately transported back to the early […]
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A Christmas Tail by Tornadia Storm
A Cat Lovers Treat A Christmas Tail by Tornadia Storm is a delightful tale for young children and cat lovers everywhere. We follow eleven cats as they celebrate Christmas inside – for the first time for many of them. The owners of two cats are rather surprised when more turn up on their doorstep but […]
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Are Cozy Animal Stories Cozying up to Gay Ideology?
One of our readers alerted us to Katherine Applegate’s latest book, as it seemed to her to feature a lesbian relationship. Odder, picturing a beyond-cute protagonist on the cover, is a novel-in-verse about a female sea otter who was born with an extra “spark”: a questing spirit, a taste for adventure. After a storm separates her from her mother, she’s rescued by humans of the Monterrey Bay Aquarium Sea Otter Research and Conservation Program. (Odder can’t identify the place and the program, but the author does that in her afterword). The humans complete her absent mother’s training as best they can before returning the adventuresome pup to the sea. There…
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Fun picture books for young listeners: How to Apologize, Not That Pet!, Sometimes Cake, and Mom, There’s a Bear at the Door
Four books featuring animals and young children are imaginative, instructive, and fun to read aloud to little ones. How to Apologize by David LaRochelle, illustrated by Mike Wohnoutka. Candlewick 2021, 32 pages. Reading Level: Easy Readers, Ages 4-8 Recommended For: Ages 4-8 It would be easy to be didactic with a book like this, but LaRochelle and Wohnoutka, the clever duo known for See the Cat excel in both telling and showing. Apologizing is hard, but it’s SO important. Modeling what you should not do as well as the simplicity of what you ought to do is a good reminder for both children and parents. Although this book does not…
