![A.H. Reed (compiler). <em>Challenge and cheer for Sunday school workers</em> . Dunedin: A.H. Reed, [1922]](https://www.reedgallery.co.nz/__data/assets/image/0020/525170/1a.jpg)
This modest little pamphlet of religious quotations lettered in red and green was published to provide moral support for Sunday school teachers. It was one of the earliest items to be published under the imprint of A.H. Reed.
A.H. Reed (compiler). Challenge and cheer for Sunday school workers . Dunedin: A.H. Reed, [1922]
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A devout Christian, A.H. Reed was driven by his desire to improve the effectiveness of Sunday school teaching methods and materials, and began his quarterly typewritten Sunday school progress periodical in 1922. It ran for a quarter of a century and was later edited by A.W. Reed.
A.H. Reed (editor). Sunday school progress. Dunedin: A.H. Reed Ltd., November 1926.
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In 1934, when Alfred Reed teamed up with his nephew Alexander Wyclif (‘Clif’) Reed to form A.H. & A.W. Reed Ltd., their first and many subsequent publications were aimed at Sunday schools. One such example was Progressive Sunday school lessons.
A.W. Reed (editor). Progressive Sunday school lessons: What Jesus did, 1. Wellington: A.H. & A.W. Reed, 1948.
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![Beverley Shore. <em>Flannelcraft figure book, no. 10. Noah’s ark.</em> Wellington: A.H. & A.W. Reed, [1949?]](https://www.reedgallery.co.nz/__data/assets/image/0005/525173/1d.jpg)
Beginning in 1947, Reeds’ Flannelcraft figure books were published in 11 volumes, chiefly with religious themes.
Beverley Shore. Flannelcraft figure book, no. 10. Noah’s ark. Wellington: A.H. & A.W. Reed, [1949?]
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![A.W. Reed. <em>The activity book for composite classes. Book A.</em> Wellington: A.H. & A.W. Reed, [1956]](https://www.reedgallery.co.nz/__data/assets/image/0006/525174/1e.jpg)
Another example of a Christian education textbook belonging to a series devised by the energetic Clif Reed.
A.W. Reed. The activity book for composite classes. Book A. Wellington: A.H. & A.W. Reed, [1956]
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Four decades after the launch of Sunday school progress, Reeds were still prominent in the publication of volumes in aid of Christian education.
Handbook to the agreed syllabus of religious knowledge. Standard 4. Revised edition. Wellington: A.H. & A.W. Reed for the New Zealand Council for Christian Education, 1962.
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