Thanks to all who participated in the workshops at The Cry of the Poor conference!
You can find a PDF of my presentation here. I mentioned specific resources in the workshops, and during the lunch discussions. Here are some of the best:
Books
- Honey for a Child’s Heart by Gladys Hunt
This is the single best introduction to the world of children’s literature! - The Story of Ruby Bridges by Robert Coles
This is the most powerful historical picture book I have encountered. It hits children and adults at so many levels. - The Call of Stories: Teaching and the Moral Imagination by Robert Coles
This is Coles’ magnum opus on the glory and power of story.
Web Resources
- Aslan’s Library is a great blog devoted to ‘beautiful and true theological books for kids’ – and is co-authored by my sister-in-law and another dear friend.
- Tumblon is the web app my good friend Jonathan and I built to enable parents to track their kids developmental milestones – and it is free! This rough video shows how it works.
- Why Early Childhood Parenting is a Gospel Priority is a piece that I wrote for Christianity Today on why what you do matters so much.
- Liturgies of Life is an essay that I wrote for Cardus on the role of habits in forming children, and The Essential Story explores the role of stories in virtue formation. (Follow me on twitter, to find out when my profile and analysis of Believe to Become is published!)
- You can download The Apprenticeship of Being Human here, and you can buy the print copy here.
Feel free ask questions, share suggestions. and leave comments below. And feel free to use the share buttons to share these resources with folks who weren’t able to participate in the seminar!
A Call for Stories!
A large part of my work now is connecting practitioners to one another, and sharing their stories. If you know friends or acquaintances who are working in this sphere, please put us in touch.