Children's Books

Children and Family Ministry Books and Resources

Bible Stories, Scripture & Devotion

Spark Story Bible by Sparkhouse
The Usborne Children's Bible

The Jesus Storybook Bible

The Nativity illustrated by Julie Vivas

The Lord's Prayer by Tim Ladwig

Psalm 23 illustrated by Richard Jesse Watson

Jesus Calling 365 Devotionals by Sarah Young

Praying in Color by Sybil MacBeth 

Family Spirituality Resources
Real Kids, Real Faith: Practices for Nurturing Children's Spiritual Lives by Karen Marie Yust
I Wonder: Engaging a Child's Curiosity about the Bible by Elizabeth F. Caldwell
In the Midst of Chaos: Caring for Children as Spiritual Practice by Bonnie J. Miller
  

God’s Love

Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney

I'll Love You Forever by Roger Knapp

Wherever You Are, My Love Will Find You by Nancy Tillman

Heaven, God’s Promise for Me by Anne Graham Lotz

How To Treat One Another

God's Dream by Archbishop Demond Tutu

Horton Hears a Who by Dr. Suess
Humphrey's First Christmas by Carol Heyer

Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister

Llama Llama Time to Share by Anna Dewdney

Llama Llama and the Bully Goat by Anna Dewdney

Whoever You Are, by Mem Fox

Wilfred Gordon McDonald Partridge by Mem Fox

Loving Ourselves
You are Special by Max Lucado

The Tallest of Smalls by Max Lucado

Wilma Jean the Worry Machine by Julia Cooks

A Bad Case of the Stripes by David Shannon

Questions Kids Ask
For Adults:
Real Kids, Real Faith by Karen Marie Yust
100 Things Every Child Should Know Before Confirmation by Rebecca Kirkpatrick
Making a Home For Faith (chapter 4: "And When Your Child Asks...") by Elizabeth F. Caldwell 
For Children:
Questions from Little Hearts by Kathleen Long Bostrom
Images of God for Young Children by Marie-Helene Delval
Does God Know How to Tie Shoes? by Nancy White
The Invisible String by Patrice Karst  

Seasonal

Grace at Christmas by Mary Hoffman

Let There Be Peace on Earth by Jackson & Miller

My Baptism Book by Sophie Piper

The Nativity illustrated by Julie Vivas

Listen to the Silent Night by Dandi Daley Mackall

The Sparkle Box by Jill Hardie 

Sexuality and Reproduction

Amazing You by Dr. Gail Saltz

God Gave Us Two by Lisa Tawn Bergren

God Gave Us You by Lisa Tawn Bergren

God Made Your Body by Jim Burns

How God Makes Babies by Jim Burns

Who Has What? All About Girls’ Bodies and Boy’s Bodies by Robbie H. Harris

The Body Book for Boys by Mar & Norwich (tween)

The Body Book by Nancy Rue (tween)