Did you enjoy the book? I love the change in the boys’ relationship as they move from contempt for one another to respect and friendship. Jemmy realizes there are blessings in being the whipping boy, like learning “to read, write and do sums.” Prince Horace discovers his nickname of Prince Brat and realizes good character…

Let’s spend some time thinking about heavenly things today. Grab your Bible and turn to Revelation 4. Revelation is the last book in the Bible, so turn to the back. In this chapter, John, one of Jesus’disciples and the one who wrote John, 1 John, 2 John and 3 John, and Revelation, is having a…

Zuno’s pick this week is Olivia and the Missing Toy by Ian Falconer. Can you figure out Olivia’s favorite color? Who is the terrible villain who has taken the missing toy? Zuno appreciates the forgiveness Olivia shows at the end of the story, not that Zuno has ever been in trouble himself. Do you have…

In the novel, The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan, the hero, Percy Jackson, finds himself in two worlds—his normal life, much like yours and mine, and the world of ancient Greece, complete with gods and goddesses. The mix of these two makes for a great story, but do you realize, we as Christ-followers face the…

Sid Fleischman’s The Whipping Boy tells the story of two boys, Prince Horace (Prince Brat) and Jemmy, the prince’s whipping boy. Every time the prince misbehaves, he goes free, while Jemmy takes the prince’s punishment. Will the prince ever learn? Bandits, dancing bears, a hot potato man, and rats await in this short novel by…