Favorite Books from My Childhood - Classics That Your Child Will Love Too
Recommended Children's Books from a Real Bookworm
Mom would call me to help with some chore, but I'd pretend not to hear. As usual, I had my nose buried in a book. Reading was a favorite activity of mine and a visit to the local library was like having unlimited access to a candy store. The library only allowed children to check out three books, but that was a totally inadequate amount to last two weeks until the next visit. Fortunately I had a brother and four sisters, so combined we could take eighteen books. We would swap our books aroun...

Christian Book Series for Boys
Boys' Book Series that Instill Christian Values
Many boys aren't interested in books, especially books that challenge them more than Captain Underpants and Diary of a Wimpy Kid. It doesn't help that most early childhood and elementary teachers are women, and that moms are usually more involved in their sons' education than dads are. (Don't get me wrong--I appreciate women in education; I just wish more men would be involved too!) To make it onto this list of great Christian book series for boys, the series has to be fun to read and in lin...

The Golden Key by George MacDonald
The Golden Key: Unlocking the Fantastic
You have stumbled upon a free e-book of a children's short story from the Victorian Age: George MacDonald's The Golden Key, an original fairy-tale full of magic, wonder, and great beauty. George MacDonald, friend of Lewis Carroll, was a gifted author of Victorian fairy tales who had a profound influence on J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis. Tolkien called MacDonald the rare exception to the fairy tale writers of his day, a gifted author of stories of "power and beauty" that were neither trite nor...

Best children's books: my all-time favorites
Great picture books for kids of all ages.
Everybody in our family is a reading fanatic, and after my kids were grown I spent several years volunteering in the public schools reading with Spanish-speaking kids, so I've read a lot of picture books. Here are some of my very favorites. The intro picture is from "How I Became A Pirate" by Melinda Long, illustrated by one of the best, David Shannon. Oh noes! I stayed up to 2:57 am working on this because I am dizzy with nostalgia over these books! They're piled up all around me and they ...