Who hasn’t looked out over a sea of young children staring blankly out of the window and wondered if they’re paying attention? Who hasn’t considered explaining the story or the vocabulary to ensure the children really get it? Perhaps we need to reconsider how young children move and understand in God’s world so we can answer today’s question: Do my little kids even understand this story?

I’m joined by Mrs. Amanda Faus and Mrs. Brooke Johnson to discuss understanding in the early years by bringing together philosophy and practical realities with a heavy dose of humor and personal story.

Plus, they turn the mic on me and tell me I’m wrong.

Did I mention I called in my real friends for this one?

Footnotes for this episode

The Wonder Years | Podcast

The Wonder Years | Substack (Includes Wonder Tales series!)

Ep 07 Stories | The Wonder Years

Ep 05 How Littles Learn | The Wonder Years with Alec Bianco

An Experiment in Criticism, C.S. Lewis

The Chronicles of Narnia, C.S. Lewis

Beauty in the Word, Stratford Caldecott

Book Girl, Sarah Clarkson

Risen Motherhood

Ep 07 | For King and Country!: The Mythic and Moral Imagination

Ep 08 | Tell Me A Story: An Interview with Emelie Thomas | Emelie’s Substack “Sacramental Stories”

Simply Convivial with Mystie Winkler

John Senior’s The Thousand Good Books List

Beatrix Potter

Paul Galdone Folk Tales

Everyman’s Aesop’s Fables

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