Anne E.Neuberger

St.Therese in Jesus'Garden
illustrated by Tessie Bundick
Our Sunday Visitor, 2002
ages 4 to 8, ISBN 978-1-931709-08-8

St. Therese of Lisieux is one of the well-known and most beloved of saints. This story tells of her childhood with four big sisters, her pet rabbits and chickens, tea parties with her father, wild tantrums, and even a fall into a pail filled with water.

St.Francis and His Feathered Friends
illustrated by Tessie Bundick
Our Sunday Visitor, 2002
ages 4 to 8, ISBN 978-1-931709-09-5

Saint Francis of Assisi is a holy man revered by people of many religions. Of the many ways in which he lived his spirituality, Francis is perhaps best remembered by children for his love of animals. This book is filled with many tales of his repoire with birds: doves, larks, falcons, swallows and others.

To Act Justly: Introducing Catholic Social Teaching to Children with Stories and Activities
Twenty-Third Publications, 2002
grades 2 to 6, ISBN 978-1-58595-222-9

Catholic social teaching is not an extra or a frill, but an essential part of the faith, and therefore a necessary part of children’s faith formation. This child-and-adult book is filled with stories of real people who acted justly and helped change the world and real situations of children struggling in unjust situations. These stories teach the Beatitudes, and introduce the teachings of Vatican II, and seven social justice principles. Many activities and resources complete the book.

Welcome Jesus:an Advent Storyboard
illustrated by KevinDavidson
OurSundayVisitor, 2002
preschool to grade 2, ISBN 978-1-931709-18-7

Bible Stories That Stick: Colorful storyboards and figures that cling to them, along with stories, make learning these important stories tactile, visual and fun! Includes the stories, “The Angel’s Announcement,” “Mary’s Visit to Elizabeth ,” “The Baby Jesus, Born in a Stable,” “Visitors from Heaven and Earth,” and “God’s Gift to the World.”

Jesus' Journey:a Lenten Storyboard
illustrated by Kevin Davidson
Our SundayVisitor, 2002
preschool to grade 2, ISBN 978-0-9707756-8-9

Bible Stories That Stick: Colorful storyboards and figures that cling to them, along with stories, make learning these important stories tactile, visual and fun! Includes the stories, “Calling Jesus’ Friends,” “The Sermon on the Mount,” “Helping the Blind Man to See,” “Zacchaeus,” “Palm Sunday,” and “The Resurrection.”

Puppets +Kids + Bible Stories = a Creative Way to Learn
illustrations by Tessie Bundick
Twenty-Third Publications, 2001
grades 2 to 8, ISBN 978-1-58595-132-1

Children learn best when their creativity, hands and hearts work together. This book offers them this opportunity through sixteen Old and New Testament stories and the craft of puppetry. Each story is written as a script for a puppet show. The scripts can easily be performed by children as young as seven, and creating the puppets is equally simple, by photocopying the figures in the book. Have fun creating backdrops and puppets as simple or elaborate as you choose, and then enjoy fun and educational performances.

Christian Beginnings: 3 Volumes
co-authored
Our SundayVisitor
preschool to grade 2

Volume 1: 2000;ISBN978-0-87973-076-5

Volume 2: 2001;ISBN978-0-87973-076-5

Volume 3: 2002;ISBN978-1-931709-38-5

These volumes are chockfull of stories, craft patterns, art projects, and program plans.

St. Nicholas the Wonder Worker
Our Sunday Visitor, 2000
ages 5 to adult, ISBN 978-0-87973-481-7

On dark and cozy December nights, gather to read and savor the stories of the man who eventually became Santa Claus. Meet an extraordinary boy named Nicholas, born in Turkey in the fourth century. Savor the stories of his adventurous life. Then learn how his spirit lived on after him, in legends, customs and miracles in many parts of the world for centuries. The belief in the spirit of Nicholas is so strong that we still remember and love this man, who lived his life bringing justice and joy to many people.

Stories of Saints Through the Centuries: Mystics and Martyrs, Healers and Hermits, Soldiers and Seekers
Twenty-Third Publications, 1999
grades 3 to 8, ISBN 978-0-89622-984-6, out of print

Throughout twenty centuries of Christianity, the world and its peoples evolved in fascinating and various ways. This book touches on some of these ways, concentrating on one century at a time. It weaves Christianity’s roles throughout these times and places with stories of saints and corresponding activities. Reflecting the great variety of cultures and eras, the saints represent many places, many temperaments, many social levels and many approaches to loving God.

Jane Gibbs: Little Bird That Was Caught
Ramsey County Historical Society, St. Paul, MN, 1998
ages 8 to 14, ISBN 978-0-934294-60-7 (hardcover)

In 1834, five-year old Jane was placed into a covered wagon without her parents’ knowledge to travel with a family she did not know. They took her through great woods and savannahs in a covered wagon, boating across Lake Michigan and up rivers until they reached Minnesota. While her new family was building a log cabin, Jane discovered that the other people already there lived in houses made of tree bark or buffalo skins and spoke a language called Dakota. And she came to love these people. From then on, Jane lived in two worlds, that of the white missionary family, and of the native people who treated her like a daughter. She spoke two languages, lived by two sets of rules, and answered to two names: Jane and "Little Bird That Was Caught." This true story tells of Jane’s amazing experiences as a child of two cultures.

Advent Stories and Activities:
Meeting Jesus through the Jesse Tree
Twenty-Third Publications, 1997
ages 5 and up, ISBN 978-0-89622-734-7

The telling of religious stories is becoming a lost art, but children still need stories to show them who they are and what their ancestors were like. It gives them a sense of their own religious history and their place within it. The Advent tradition of creating a Jesse Tree uses stories and symbols to present such a history. This book offers twenty-four stories for this custom, and directions for making seven kinds of Jesse trees.

The Girl-Son
Carolrhoda Books, Inc., 1995
ages 8 to 12, ISBN 978-0-87614-846-4

Induk Pahk was born at a time when most Korean girls did not go to school. Her widowed mother, convinced her daughter could learn as well as any boy, dressed Induk as a boy and sent her to school. As seven-year-old Induk walked into the classroom of boys, all eyes were on her. Would they believe she was a boy? Would they eventually guess her secret? This is the true story of the many adventures of a girl who worked hard to move beyond her own poverty and restrictions to become an impassioned educator.

Awards

1995 Society of School Librarians International Best Book in Language Arts, K-6

Notable Children’s Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies for 1996, Selector’s Choice

Nominee for: The Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award, 1998-99; The Great Stone Face Children’s Book Award, 1996-97; The Minnesota Book Award, 1998

Best Regular Column (Family Life), Catholic Press Association, 1998

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