Ishtar’s Odyssey: A Family Story for Advent

The fourth in the series of Advent books by Arnold Ytreeide following: Jotham’s Journey, Tabitha’s Travel’s, and Bartholomew’s Passage. Each night throughout Advent, the stories build momentum culminating at the manger in Bethlehem on Christmas Eve. Join the adventure in Ishtar’s Odyssey. Ishtar is a ten-year-old son of a wise man. His father and uncles convince …

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Five Kingdoms

By Brandon Mull First in the Sky Raiders series by Brandon Mull, I just finished Five Kingdoms. I must admit, the story was well-written and kept my interest throughout. A timely book as it begins on Halloween night when Cole Randolph and his friends check out a haunted house in their neighborhood. Their expectation of …

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Reading through the Holidays

So many of my favorite home school memories involve reading good books aloud. For many years we began our days with me reading both devotional books and historical fiction to the children and ending the days with Daddy reading classics to all of us. When the books were riveting, the children often persuaded me to …

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Mouse’s Christmas Gift

Review by children's book author, Laura Ann Miller. I love the Christmas season. The decorations, the songs, the food, the family traditions, and all the Christmas picture books! I keep a collection of them. The Christmas picture books were one of my favorite things to bring out at Christmas time and read with my kids when …

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