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Where are the children? by Margaret Withers Most of the youngsters attending church are the children of the congregation. Margaret Withers identifies another group of 'hidden' children who use the church hall for sports or drame, belong to a uniformed organisation or visit as part of an RE lesson. This book is about enabling those children to hear the Christian story. It aims to provide thought-provoking guidance to explore the wealth of opportunities for evangelism among children, and a training base for clergy and children's workers. Review by Guy Marshall  (26/04/07)

Working With 8 – 10s - Pretty Much Everything You Need to Know by Claire Saunders & Hilary Porritt A book devised for those working with children in a church based context, how children learn and grow, with some sensible advice on planning and running a programme. I found this book offers good pointers toward running a programme, including building a team, how to use the bible, prayer etc.. It is a good book if you're with reasonable well-rounded children who come from disciplined homes (or dare I say it, those from the typical "middle class background of the UK church"). It's a good starting base - but as ever, use this to go deeper. Children's work is very rewarding when we dig deeper! Review by Andrew Elliott  (14/07/05)

Working With Under 5s - Pretty Much Everything You Need to Know by Judith Wigley The complete title of this book is ‘Everything you need to know about working with the under fives’ and I think it probably is. This is not a book of session plans but allows you much more freedom to arrange life for your individual needs. It begins with looking at how little ones learn and life from their perspective and answers questions such as ‘how do they know about God’? It also covers a host of topics, how to start your own group, what to expect from behaviour, difficult children, and making up a programme. There is an account from six church groups on how they did it. I strongly feel that no one should ever say they are ‘just a children’s worker’, this is vital part of the growth of God’s kingdom and this book will encourage anyone to have a go. Review by Hilary Morgan  (14/08/05)

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