A Child’s Garden of Verses
Would you like to hear your children spontaneously quoting stanzas of poetry? (Real, meter-and-rhyme verses about real things?) I know I do! And when certain poems become a part of your family...
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Books for Boys – A Show and Tell
Finding a great book is like discovering gold, yet acquiring such a treasure rarely happens by accident. Often, we must be wiling to explore unchartered territory. We need a plan. To understand the...
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The Warren & the World, Vol #3
The Warren & the World is the weekly newsletter from the Story Warren team. You can get it a day early by subscribing in the sidebar. Around the Web: Depriving Children of Scary Stories: Justin...
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C.S. Lewis’s Wonderful Letters to Children
There are so many reasons to recommend, C.S. Lewis: Letters to Children, a book both my (then) 8 year old daughter and I enjoyed immensely. Here are a few, in no particular order. 1. In all the...
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Five Movies Our Family Loves
A few days ago, our family went to a drive-in theater and watched a double-feature under the stars. It was a fun time with friends and a first for our kids. The movies were Planes and Monsters...
View ArticleDr. Seuss and Breaking Bad
In the dark theater, the audience watched in anticipation as the movie reached its climax. On the screen, the antagonist hung precariously over the ravine and as the hero clutched the bad guy’s arm,...
View ArticleFlora Is a Feast for Little Eyes and Minds
To many parents who prize creativity, children’s animation occupies a lower rung on the artistic ladder. The stuff of Saturday mornings can often seem needlessly broad, hopelessly derivative, and...
View ArticlePut the Book Down
I sat on the curb in front of a government office in Pemba, Mozambique. Years of living in Africa have taught me to carry a book to keep me distracted from the inefficiencies of bureaucracy. After a...
View ArticleThe Necessity of Fiction in a Child’s Life
I’m grateful to introduce Liz Cottrill to the Story Warren family. I met Liz through a mutual book-loving, book-selling friend. I was on the hunt for a living book about Rembrandt, and Liz was helping...
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The Secret Garden… coloring book!
Our new favorite book by Scottish artist Johanna Basford My girls love to color and it is an activity that I like to encourage. Coloring is great for working on hand-eye coordination, detail work and...
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Pilgrims, Pies, and Poetry – Books for Thanksgiving
Homemade egg noodles. Cranberry jello with chopped fruit, served in a crystal bowl. Crescent yeast rolls, perfect for sandwiches made with leftover turkey. The sights and smells of the foods from my...
View ArticleWhat Seems To Be
I’m grateful to share a guest post with you from a new friend we met in Nashville (though she’s from Charlotte), Kelly Keller. Kelly just had to marry a guy with that last name. She couldn’t find Mr....
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A Slave in My Own Kingdom
Helena Sorensen is a new friend Gina and I recently met in Nashville. She is the author of Shiloh, a Young Adult fantasy I am eager to read. I asked Helena if she would share a post with us and I am...
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Chasing the Family Epiphany
When I met Nita Andrews last year, I immediately felt as if I’d found a long-lost relative. Some of our dearest friends in Charlotte went to school with Nita and her husband, Al. I had heard their...
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Get the new Slugs & Bugs “Sing the Bible” CD in time for Christmas!
Exciting news, friends! Our own Randall Goodgame’s new record for kids, Sing the Bible with Slugs & Bugs, is ready to pre-order. We’ve had it here for a few days and our entire family has been...
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