Kristin Stiles' Review of THE RADICAL BOOK FOR KIDS: EXPLORING THE ROOTS AND SHOOTS OF FAITH, by Champ Thornton
A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Kristin Stiles According to the preface, the word “radical” has multiple meanings: going to the root; extreme, drastic, revolutionary; and excellent, cool. Champ Thornton has certainly met all three definitions…
Kristin Stiles' Review of GOD, YOU ARE: 20 PROMISES FROM THE PSALMS FOR KIDS, by William R. Osborne
A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Kristin Stiles The Psalms present many attributes of God. Often these are portrayed in vivid imagery, but the meanings and nuances may be missed by children. Since they take things…
Kristin Stiles' Review of THE TOPSY TURVY KING, by Alison Brewis
A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Kristin Stiles Almost every day we are faced with situations where reality does not meet our expectations. This can be frustrating and disappointing when it is an online purchase or…
Kristin Stiles' Review of THE TRUE KING, by Nancy Guthrie
A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Kristin Stiles Most children are captivated by stories of kings and queens and princes and princesses, but as Nancy Guthrie points out in the beginning pages of her book, The…
Kristin Stiles' Review of BIGGER AND BETTER, by Rachel Menke
A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Kristin Stiles What if there were one key concept that you could plant into your children’s minds that would help them to better handle every situation that they encounter? Rachel…
Kristin Stiles' Review of BIBLE STORIES EVERY CHILD SHOULD KNOW, by Kenneth N. Taylor
A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Kristin Stiles The name Kenneth N. Taylor is very familiar in the realm of children’s story Bibles. Parents may remember him as the author of the first Bibles that their…
Kristin Stiles' Review of LITTLE HANDS STORY BIBLE, by Carine MacKenzie
A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Kristin Stiles It used to be that everybody knew the stories of Noah and the Ark, David and Goliath, and Daniel and the Lions’ Den. It didn’t matter if you…
Kristin Stiles’ Review of 31 DEVOTIONS SERIES, by Sinclair B. Ferguson
A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Kristin Stiles Sinclair Ferguson is a familiar name to many of us, and we appreciate his fine work for adults, but his growing number of books for children most certainly…
Kristin Stiles' Review of ACROSTIC THEOLOGY FOR KIDS SERIES (BOOKS 1-3), by Jonathan Gibson & Timothy Brindle
A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Kristin Stiles Can you even imagine being given the task of taking the tenets of theology, Christology, and soteriology and setting them to an A-Z rhyming acrostic for children ages…
Kristin Stiles’ Review of MEG IS NOT ALONE, by Megan Hill
A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Kristin Stiles We live in a society where virtual interactions are increasingly becoming more common than face-to-face interactions. As a result, many feel isolated and alone. We hear far too…
Kristin Stiles' Review of PYGO THE FREE: A CAUTIONARY TALE, by Steven Warhurst
A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Kristin Stiles What do you get when you mix Finding Nemo with 21st-century postmodern ideas? You get Pygo the Free which is indeed a cautionary tale. This picture book combines a…
Kristin Stiles' Review of THE BIBLE EXPLORER: GOD'S WORD FROM GENESIS TO REVELATION, by Carine MacKenzie
A Book Review from Books At a Glance By Kristin Stiles Carine MacKenzie is a well-known name in the genre of Christian books for children and deservedly so. She has an amazing talent for summarizing Biblical stories and truths…
Kristin Stiles' Review of I BELONG: HEIDELBERG CATECHISM QUESTION AND ANSWER 1 FOR CHILDREN, by Joyce Holstege
A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Kristin Stiles Many parents would agree that it would be a great thing to teach our children the various catechisms that expound the great truths of biblical doctrine. But then…
Kristin Stiles' Review of THE KING AND THE DRAGON, by James W. Shrimpton
A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Kristin Stiles I love a good allegory. I love when an author can take the familiar and repackage it in a different setting with different characters and tell the same…
Kristin Stiles' Review of SO, WHAT IS THE CHURCH? A PEOPLE BELONGING TO GOD, by Carine MacKenzie
A Book Review from Books At a Glance By Kristin Stiles Ask most any child, “What is the Church?” and s/he will point to the building with the steeple on top. Sadly, most adults would probably answer the same…
Kristin Stiles' Review of GOD'S ATTRIBUTES, by Jill Nelson
A Book Review from Books At a Glance by Kristin Stiles In the preface to his classic book, The Attributes of God, A.W. Pink says, “An unknown God can neither be trusted, served, nor worshipped.” This is not only…