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The Anxious Generation

 Nonfiction book by Jonathan Haidt. This is a book I recommend to EVERYONE! The author’s thesis is straightforward: we are overprotecting kids in the real world while simultaneously underprotecting them in the virtual world; this combination is causing the current mental health crisis among youth. The author gives an abundance of scientific research, statistics, and anecdotal evidence to support his claims. (The last third of the book is all footnotes!) I do not recommend this as an audiobook because there are so many charts and graphs referred to that you will want to see.
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Dear Henry, Love Edith

 Book by Becca Kinzer. A fun, mistaken identity romance. There is some lying and cheating involved that I didn’t love. But in the end, I love how Henry gets the courage to be all in, and that Edith realizes marriage and family can be the greatest adventure.
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Meet Me in the Margins

 Book by Melissa Ferguson. A delightful romance that is also squeaky clean!
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A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking

 Book by T. Kingfisher This was a delightful surprise! A fantasy, murder mystery, political intrigue, war strategy, humorous tale that was thoroughly entertaining without resorting to sex, profanity, or virtue-signaling. This would work as a family road trip listen, as ages 9-adult would be entertained.
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That Grand Easter Day

 Picture book by Jill Roman Lord. The story is written in a somewhat cumulative style. There are some things about the prose I would have written differently. (Nothing offensive or wrong, just annoying to me from a literary standpoint.) But the illustrations are SO beautiful!!! The animation style is absolutely luminous and captivating!
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The Donkey That No One Could Ride

 Picture book by Anthony DeStefano.  I worry a bit about taking a true story and elaborating on it so fictitiously,  as kids may get confused about what is real and what is fictional. But this is really meant to be more allegorical, with the donkey representing us. We may feel little, weak, and useless, but when Christ enters our story, He can make us strong and fill us with power to do things we otherwise couldn’t do. He uses us, the weak things of the world, to accomplish His work. Allegorically, the story is cute and effective.
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He is Risen: Rocks Tell the Story of Easter

 Picture book by Patti Rokus. The text is simple and theologically sound, and each page has a scripture verse as reference if you want to read more about that part of the story. But the real stars of the book are the illustrations. These scenes created entirely from rocks are so well done! My husband even got teary eyed when he saw the one of Christ in Gethsemane carrying all our sins and burdens. A perfect addition to our Easter book collection!
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