"Register" - we read on a stone in the cell where Marie Durand and other Protestant women were kept for most of their lives.   Recently, Reformation Heritage Books received a message from a reader who was concerned this might be a mistake. “If you google the French translation for the English

Reformation Heritage Books is having a huge Thanksgiving Day Sale, which includes two titles in this series: John Owen and Jonathan Edwards. Both books may be purchased for $8.10 (55 % off the original price)! John Owen will be a very useful tool for parents and teachers who want to go

The 16th century was different from our age in many ways, but some things never change. “Your mother makes big eyes when you already speak of needing another pair of shoes for the winter," wrote Heinrich Bullinger to his son on December 20, 1553. "It is hardly fifteen weeks since you

PRESS RELEASE                     Traveling Stories (www.travelingstoreis.org) welcomes published author Simonetta Carr to the Santee StoryTent on Wednesday, August 19 from 3:30 to 4:30pm for a free, special event for children of all ages. Carr is the author of 11 books in the

Good-bye (at least for some time) to Matt Abraxas, the talented illustrator of seven titles in our series: John Owen, Athanasius, Lady Jane Grey, Anselm, John Knox, Jonathan Edwards, and Marie Durand. John Owen and Lady Jane Grey have both come finalists in the annual San Diego Book Awards, and Anselm of Canterbury

I haven't been posting for a while, and there are many news regarding this series and more. 1. The next title in the series is Marie Durand - yes, finally another woman. It should be out in June 2015. As you know, my series is mostly about people who have influenced

OK, I admit it, the title is an attempt to sound clever. Ideally, yes, a critical perspective of history is important. How to maintain it in a short biography for relatively young children (ages 7-10) is another story. This reflection was prompted by a great review by Daniel Cooley (Jonathan Edwards Center at TEDS)

Here is another short contest. It might be easier for those who already have these books. In each of the first seven books in the series (John Calvin, Augustine, John Owen, Athanasius, Jane Grey, Anselm, and John Knox) there is a (truly!) unintentional mention of Italy or of Italians. Once again, Jonathan

The last attempt to run this mini-contest failed. For some reason, I didn't get any entries even if people told me they sent them. So here are some new rules: 1.  Look at the titles of the first seven books in the series as they are listed in the CBFYR tab on