Righteous war is a central theme throughout, so there is some darkness and violence that must happen. These stories are exciting enough for little ones to love, and complex enough for teens and adults to appreciate. Who are these stories best suited to?įamilies. This is excellent food for the moral imagination. The adult role models are really good (and there are many of them), the siblings love each other, the limited romance is chaste, the war scenes are graceful but substantial, and the story is speaking directly to us about things that are very real. ![]() They give the reader reasons to feel invested, and then they reward that investment with all of the feelings that a great story causes a reader to feel. These stories bruise our hearts and raise our blood pressure when appropriate, but they also cause us to triumphantly cry out with joy. Like Aslan in Narnia, they are not “safe,” but they are good. These new stories feel very relevant to a modern reader but they are told with timeless old values. Sam says that right on his website, and it is absolutely true. These beautifully written new stories have exciting old souls. I am often asked why we love these books so much. In fact, they have become so dear to us that we have named two of our dogs for them. Heather, Emma, Smalls, Picket, Jo, and their many friends and allies have become key allies in our imaginations. Every child has a complete set, we have all of the audios, and we have many of them on kindle. These stories became an essential part of our family culture. In the years since, I have read aloud all of the Green Ember books to my children. We laughed together, we were encouraged together, and we had such good discussion about, not only the story, but the values that informed it. These books were noble, beautiful, funny, and genuinely delightful. I read the first two books ( The Green Ember and The Blackstar of Kingston) aloud to my babies and wept for joy. I loved these books, but because of how dear they were becoming to me, I was tongue-tied about how to recommend them. Years ago I wrote a starry-eyed and woefully insufficient review of The Green Ember. Like his comments in the video about The Lord of the Rings, I too felt like I was hearing the horns of Rohan, and I knew that I had found an ally. Smith, StoryWarren About VideoĪs I dug deeper and read this article by Sam wherein he explains who he is, what he loves, and what he is trying to do with his writing, I genuinely felt encouraged. ![]() And we want you to feel like you are not alone. We want to be kingdom people now, longing for the kingdom to come. We want to be people who are looking forward to the kingdom coming and that impacting our family life, our cultural life, our community life, our church life now. Why? Because we want to anticipate the Kingdom of God. “We want to serve you as you seek to foster holy imagination in your kids. I was frustrated with modern literature and was almost ready to give up on it entirely. I tried so many modern authors, finding that I might like one book and then be scandalized by another from the same pen. As a then-young mom, I was feeling very overwhelmed by the Captain Underpants culture that was beating in on us from every side. In my research, I discovered this video, and my heart beat a little faster. Friends recommended the first book, The Green Ember, and I decided to look into the author, S. I (Sara) discovered this book series very early in its release. As of now, it has four main books, three prequels, and three books in a series which enhances the main books. It is one world that fits together in a specific way.
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