Catherine Mackenzie’s Little Lights series is a delightful collection of Christian biographies for children aged 4-7.
I began reading these to my boys when they were around 2 and 3 years old, and we used the earlier books in the series to practice reading when they were first learning.
One aspect of the stories that helped with reading was that they are told simply and engagingly, beginning in the childhood of each Christian hero, and moving through their life.
Each spread is unique in that the left-hand side of the page is for the parent to read to the child (or for young readers to practice their skills), and the right-hand side of the page there is a simple sentence for the very earliest readers to read.
The Life of John Knox the Reformer
I want to thank Christian Focus Publications for providing me with a copy of Who Will Save You?: John Knox in return for my honest opinion.
Who will save you?: John Knox (Christian Focus Publications, 2015) is the fourteenth book in this excellent series.
John Knox was a Reformer from Scotland in the 1500s. Knox was a body guard, turned tutor, then turned (reluctantly) preacher. He fought for the right to remain Protestant in the St. Andrews castle. Upon losing, Knox was imprisoned as a galley slave for the French.
Once freed, he lived as an exile in Europe, preaching God’s Word and fighting for religious liberty before finally returning home to Scotland.
If you have children under the age of eight, I highly recommend the entire Little Lights series.
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More Books in the Little Lights Christian Biography Book Series
Little Lights Box Set 1Little Lights Box Set 2C.S. Lewis: Can you imagine? (Little Lights)Charles Spurgeon: Who Is the Greatest? (Little Lights)John Knox: Who will save you? (Little Lights)Gladys Aylward: Are you going to stop? (Little Lights)Mary Slessor: What is it like? (Little Lights)Lottie Moon: What do you need? (Little Lights)Martin Luther: What should I do? (Little Lights)Helen Roseveare: What’s in the parcel? (Little Lights)Corrie Ten Boom: Are all of the watches safe? (Little Lights)David Livingstone: Who is the bravest? (Little Lights)Eric Liddell: Are you ready? (Little Lights)John Calvin: What is the truth? (Little Lights)Hudson Taylor: Could somebody pass the salt? (Little Lights)Amy Carmichael: Can brown eyes be made blue? (Little Lights)George Müller: Does money grow on trees? (Little Lights)
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A Resource to Help Teach Kids About Life in the Womb
Wonderfully Made: God’s Story of Life from Conception to Birth
Your kids will love learning about life inside the womb with Wonderfully Made: God’s Story of Life from Conception to Birth, published by Christian Focus 4 Kids.
Wonderfully Made is a science- and Scripture-filled picture book for kids ages 5-11. The book is told from the perspective of a mother telling her child about his or her development in the womb week-by-week. In fact, Wonderfully Made is written to help parents meet the theological, scientific, and relational purposes of teaching kids about life in the womb.
You can also learn more about Wonderfully Made over at the book page.
Head over to the Thinking Kids Press store for your free Wonderfully Made posters, Bible memory verse cards, and lapbook!
They’re a great companion to the book Wonderfully Made, and the perfect way to teach your kids about life in the womb!
Autographed from Danika Cooley: Wonderfully Made: God’s story of life from conception to birth
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Check out my discussion about how we can talk to our kids about their changing bodies with the parenting producer at Focus on the Family .
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I have a question. Would it work well to start in year 3? I have 8 kids ages 16 to 8 months that I will be using it with. I wondered if we would be missing key things that you would expect them to remember from year 1 or 2. Thanks!
Brandy, starting in Year Three works really well. I think it’s even more effective if you start in Year Three, then cycle through Year One, Two, and then Three again. ~ Danika