Book Recommendation: Known and Loved

If you love The Jesus Storybook Bible by Sally Lloyd Jones, you will love this sweet series of hers as well. These are a must for any Christian children’s library, and I keep a copy of all of them in our Sunday school rooms at church. (Even as I write this, I’m noticing there are a couple new ones that I need to buy for our collection!)

The series includes:

Loved (The Lord’s Prayer)

Known (Psalm 139)

Found (Psalm 23)

Near (Psalm 139)

Happy (Psalm 92)

Strong (Psalm 1)

They are written for younger children, based on Psalm 23, The Lord’s Prayer, etc., but like The Jesus Storybook Bible, adults will find them profound and beautiful as well.

Book Recommendation: Tiny Cedric

If you haven’t figured it out by now, we are big fans of Sally Lloyd Jones around here, and her book Tiny Cedric is no exception. Though this book is not religious, I keep a copy in our children’s library at church and it is a favorite read aloud of all the kids (including some of the older tweens)! It is funny and sweet and always has the kids laughing out loud.

From Amazon:

A hilarious, heartwarming picture book from a New York Times bestselling author and award-winning illustrator about a tiny king who grows into a big-hearted monarch after he banishes almost his entire court from the palace.
 
Tiny Cedric, King ME the First does not like being small. AT ALL. So he decides to banish anyone taller than him from his palace. Which is everyone, basically. The only ones left are the babies. And now they’re in charge of the Royal Duties! 

How will Cedric cope—especially now that he must kiss boo-boos and read bedtime stories? Will he become a kinder, gentler, BIGGER king?

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Book Recommendations, Summer Vacation

It’s officially summer and I hope many of your are thinking about, and planning(!), your vacations! My pick for a book about summer vacations is Goldfish on Vacation by Sally Lloyd-Jones and illustrated by Leo Espinosa. This is a true story about a city fountain being the temporary home of New York City’s pet goldfish population! I love this one because the children never actually leave the city, but just having their goldfish go on vacation is enough to bring so much excitement to the summer!

The big question in my house is “How do they know they got the right goldfish in the end?” My answer is “They just know their fish.” If you want to know more, you’ll have to read the book!

A quick note about the author and illustrator links I’ve been including: They are worth visiting! The illustrators’ especially have beautiful pictures up on their homepages and it’s been so fun to see all the different styles and subjects. Also, Sally Lloyd-Jones’ site in particular has a lot of good resources for parents and children!