Books with author Tony Medina

Fourteen poems offer young readers an exciting glimpse into the life of Langston Hughes, one of America’s most beloved poets. Each poem explores important themes in Hughes’s life — his lonely childhood, his love of language and travel, and his dream of writing poetry. Color illustrations throughout and extensive notes at the back of the book expand upon the poems, giving a broader picture of Hughes’s life and the time in which he lived.

This book is an ideal resource for any child who has been sexually abused and has questions about why it happened. Dr. Tina Medina takes the young reader on a journey to learn about "The Trinity Team" of God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit to educate he or she about spiritual inner healing, writing therapy and prayer. The reader also discovers a new vocabulary to build up their confidence and how to express themselves in prayer so he or she can learn to communicate with Jesus about all of their concerns. The Biblical story of David and Goliath is shared as well as lessons about faith, restoration, love and peace. This colorful book contains many graphics which allows the young reader to gain a visual perspective about all of the topics in the book.The book is very easy to read and understand for ages 5-12. It flows in an order which creates a well balanced storyline so the interest of the reader is always wondering what am I going to learn next. The beauty of the book is that it is written in a caring, compassionate, and loving manner which is just what a young sexual abuse victim needs to heal and become a victor like young David when he dealt with his big obstacle, Goliath. The most important element that the reader walks away with is knowing it was never his or her fault and they did nothing wrong at all, but God can and will fully restore and make the pain go away forever.