We are the Book Pilgrims. We invite you to journey with us through the pages of books.
Since I live in Pennsylvania, I found this book fascinating as well as a good resource for teaching my students Pennsylvania’s history. This book highlights the life of William Penn. William Penn’s father was a rich successful man in England.
This story is a bit of a continuation from the book, Clouds of War. Samuel is older now, and the Revolutionary War is being fought. Samuel’s farm is close to Valley Forge.
Teddy’s Tornado was written about a little boy named Teddy. Teddy lives in Georgia and it often rains in the winter time. Teddy likes the rain, but today is different. His teacher is worried about the clouds in the sky, and his Mom is home from work when he gets home from school. It keeps raining and raining. Their neighbor, Mrs. Helen, tells them to come to her brick home because it’s safer.
For those of you poor souls who have never tasted tamales, they kinda taste like a wetter cornbread with meat in the middle and wrapped in corn husks. Seriously, if you have never had the privilege of putting a tamale in your mouth, you need to remedy that immediately. Your taste buds will thank you! In this story, Maria helps her mother and father make tamales for their Christmas dinner.
Born to Die is a book that was written about the Anabaptist movement in Switzerland in the 1520s. This book features eighteen-year old Annabelle Friesen. The Anabaptist faith is sweeping through her village, it’s affecting her close friends, her boyfriend and her own family.
Everyday, Kofi wishes for a bike. He dreams of riding a brand-new, shiny, red bike. He consistently thinks of ways to earn money to buy his bike.
Holidays are for celebrating, but sometimes Holidays are a time to remember the past too. In this story, Grandmother and Aunt Rose tell the story of celebrating Hanukkah in a concentration camp during the Holocaust.
The Christmas Story is a Lancaster County gem, and it’s illustrated by one of our very own artists, Freiman Stoltzfus. This book retells the Christmas story using verses directly from the Bible.
This book is an adaptation of the story of Christmas from Little House in the Big Woods. Travel back in time to enjoy Christmas with Laura and Mary and their family in the Big Woods.
As usual, the illustrations in this book are absolutely marvelous! The colors are soft and the portrayal of the characters is detailed and gorgeous. The storyline is rather different from the other Kevin Henkes books that I’ve read.
It was cold and snowing on the mountain. A young boy was out hiking in the mountains, and he falls and injures his leg. He finds a cabin and the woman welcomes him. Together, they spend Christmas. She tells him the story of redemption and true Christmas.
Okay, there is something about Christmas books that just makes me gush…. However, the illustrations in the book are the CUTEST illustrations!
Thinking about Christmas makes Mary Estelle so excited! She counts down the days until Christmas. Mary Estelle wants Christmas to be exactly the way that SHE wants Christmas to be, so she makes a list.
Every summer, this boy spends his summers with his Grandma. His Grandma loves music! She has a wonderful record collection and an old record player.
Having read Three Cups of Tea, I was fascinated when I was given this book for the library. This book is about Greg Mortenson and how he changed the lives of a remote village in Pakistan. Mortenson was trekking high in the mountains of Pakistan.
How would like to have a crow for a pet? This family welcomed a crow into their family as an unique pet. Daddy found in the woods after a storm and gave it to Louise to care for.
The Wonders of Creations Series was published with Christians schools in mind. In fact, I actually ordered my set from Christian Light. This set is made to appeal to all ages with its colorful illustrations as well as more in dept research.
Wow! This book is loaded. The book offers readers several situations and gives examples of what would bully look like and what would proper responses look like. We had quite a bit of discussion center around this book.
All missionary stories are amazing. Mostly they are amazing because they are written about the amazing things that happen in God’s plan.
Dan and God’s Gift is a early reader that helps even the youngest readers learn about children with disabilities. It focuses on all the things that Dan can do even without his left leg. Take a trip with Dan and join Dan and Joe as they play outside
