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Breathe: A Child’s Guide to Ascension, Pentecost and the Growing Time — A new book by Laura Alary

March 18, 2021 by Gary Neal Hansen Leave a Comment

Breathe, by Laura Alary My friend Laura Alary has a lovely new book coming out: Breathe: A Child’s Guide to Ascension, Pentecost and the Growing Time (Paraclete Press, 2021). It is designed as a children’s book, but it would be so good for grown-ups too. Don’t miss out just because you don’t have kids around […]

Filed Under: books, Church Year, Reviews Tagged With: Ascension, Laura Alary, Ordinary Time, Pentecost

I Interview Laura Alary, “Make Room: A Child’s Guide to Lent and Easter”

January 11, 2016 by Gary Neal Hansen 22 Comments

This week I interview Laura Alary: a very dear friend, and a children’s author who has written a growing shelf of books. She takes both children and theology very seriously. My kids and I totally dig her books. Since her new kids’ book Make Room: A Child’s Guide to Lent and Easter is coming out just […]

Filed Under: Church Year, Reviews Tagged With: Children's books, Easter, Laura Alary, Lent, Make Room: A Child's Guide to Easter and Lent

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