Emily is a book critic and writer for WORLD. She is a World Journalism Institute and University of Mississippi graduate, previously worked at Peachtree Publishers, and developed a mother’s heart for good stories over a decade of homeschooling. Emily resides with her family in Nashville, Tenn.
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A special cookbook filled with reflections on God, food, and Easter
Emily Whitten talks with three WORLD reviewers about their favorite books for kids in 2021, including WORLD’s Kids’ Book of the Year. They discuss how to capture kids’ imaginations with family read alouds, offering tips from authors like Gladys Hunt, Jamie Martin, and Megan Cox Gurdon.
Emily Whitten talks with three WORLD reviewers about their favorite books for kids in 2021, including WORLD’s Kids’ Book of the Year. They discuss how to capture kids’ imaginations with family read alouds, offering tips from authors like Gladys Hunt, Jamie Martin, and Megan Cox Gurdon.
Listening to books bring stories to life and help families enjoy them together
Authors highlight the importance of finding facts—and facing them
Tween and teen fiction reads
The 1968 classic True Grit is much more than a morality tale
A new movie tells the diarist’s story through the eyes of her best friend
Emily Whitten | Parents will have to search carefully to find updated classics that don’t push a 21st-century cultural agenda
Classic books on seeking justice
