How many Tales of Larkin books are there and what are they about? As of this writing, there are five books in the Tales of Larkin series. Book one is available in all of its formats. Find out more about that by clicking the Tales of Larkin hyperlink on the first line. The rest will be available as we complete the editing and formatting process for each one. Let me tell you about them: The first book, Hawthorn’s Discovery introduces the reader to the Larkin people. These are one-inch tall woodland warriors who survive in the deep forests. They struggle daily to hunt and gather their food from the woods around them, while at the same time defending themselves from ants, birds, snakes, spiders, lizards (that they call dragons) as well as their fierce enemies, the Renegades. This fast-paced ... Read More about How Many Tales of Larkin Books are There and What are They About?
Great Books You can use to Teach to Your Children’s Hearts
“What Are the Best Books to Teach With?” I’ve been pushing hard to get you to use exciting stories to teach to the hearts to your students or children. The reason is because it works amazingly well! If you want to read more about why it works so well click here. For those of you who are ready to try it let me make some suggestions for books you can start with: First, I hope you will consider my Tales of Larkin books. Book one: Hawthorn’s Discovery is now available and was written with this very purpose in mind. The story is fast paced, exciting, with a godly focus, and it has an appendix with chapter questions to get you started in your discussions. The Chronicles of Narnia books by C.S. Lewis are also perfect for this. The Little House books by Laura Ingles Wilder are not ... Read More about Great Books You can use to Teach to Your Children’s Hearts
Update of the Tales of Larkin books
(The above picture is from Book Two: Larkin's Journal) “What’s Happening With the Larkin Books?” Greetings Larkin Fans! I thought I’d give you an update on where we are in making all of the books available. Book one in the Tales of Larkin series, Hawthorn’s Discovery is completed in all formats. It is now available on Amazon and The Book Depository. The Book Depository is a great way for people in other countries to get the books because this company ships books anywhere in the world with free shipping. So if you know of friends or family living overseas who would enjoy the books be sure and let them know. The audio version is now available from Audible.com and you can get the e-version of the book from Kindle Right now we are feverishly working to get book two, Larkin’s Journal in ... Read More about Update of the Tales of Larkin books
Very Exciting News
I have some exciting and really wonderful news, especially for international fans! Book one in The Tales of Larkin series, Hawthorn’s Discovery is now available on The Book Depository. This is exciting because books ordered from The Book Depository have free shipping anywhere in the world! So if you know of families or individuals in other countries who would enjoy The Tales of Larkin stories please let them know about this great opportunity to get the books without having to pay expensive shipping costs. Thanks to all of you for your support and encouragement. May God’s richest blessings be yours, Alan Harris ... Read More about Very Exciting News
A Priceless Gift
The Priceless Treasure of Teaching with Stories The more I think about using stories to teach, the more excited I get about the potential and the blessings that come with doing it! By simply reading exciting stories together and then asking questions to stir discussions about important lessons you want your students/ children to remember, you open up a huge treasure chest of benefits and blessings; such as: It’s time spent together as a family. It provides an exciting substitute for TV, movies, and digital entertainment. It is an exciting and fun shared experience and therefore develops family bonding. It promotes group discussion. In the discussion time, it gives the students or children the rare opportunity to express themselves. It gives the parents or teachers the ... Read More about A Priceless Gift
How Do You Teach to Your Children’s Hearts?
What an amazing concept! Every parent’s and teacher’s dream is to be able to teach in a way that your message will go into the hearts of those you’re instructing and stay with them their whole lives. Educational research has confirmed for years that using engaging stories to teach will cause your message to by-pass the brains short-term memory, and be stored in long-term memory where it will remain for most of a person’s life. So how do you do it? How do you teach with stories? Looking back on how this amazing teaching technique worked for our family, I have listed five guidelines that I believe will make teaching with stories easy, fun and most effective. Use stories that are exciting and engaging to your children or students. It’s not YOUR imagination that needs to be ... Read More about How Do You Teach to Your Children’s Hearts?