Curated by Kathy Bostrom
Board Books (Ages Newborn – 3)
- God Loves You – by Kathleen Long Bostrom
- God’s Dream – by Archbishop Desmond Tutu
- A is for Activist – by Innosanto Nagara (board book version)
- Counting on Community – by Innosanto Nagara
- My First Bible for Children of Color – by Patrice Banks Lee
- God’s Big Plan (board book) – by Elizabeth Caldwell and Theodore Hiebert
- Mine! A Book about Sharing by Caryn Rivadeneira
- We’re Better Together: A Book about Differences by Jennifer Hilton and Kristen McCurry
- Will You Be Friends With Me? by Kathleen Long Bostrom
Picture Books (Ages 3-8)
- Bibles and Bible Stories
- God’s Big Plan – by Elizabeth Caldwell and Theodore Hiebert
- My First Bible for Children of Color – by Patrice Banks Lee
- The Marvelous Mustard Seed – by Amy-Jill Levine and Sandy Eisenberg Sasso
- Who Counts? – by Amy-Jill Levine and Sandy Eisenberg Sasso
- Growing in God’s Love: A Story Bible – by Elizabeth F. Caldwell and Carol A. Wehrheim
- Who Is My Neighbor? – by Amy-Jill Levine and Sandy Eisenberg Sasso
- Children of Color Storybook Bible – by Regina Brundridge
- And God Created Squash – by Martha Whitmore Hickman
- Big Momma Makes the World – by Phyllis Root
- When God Made Light – by Matthew Paul Turner
- When God Gave Us Words – by Sandy Eisenberg Sasso
- The Fabulous World that God Made by Joyce K. Ellis
- Family Resources
- God’s Paintbrush – by Sandy Eisenberg Sasso
- Prayers for Faithful Families by Traci Smith
- Compassion, Friendship, Emotions
- Maybe I Can Love My Neighbor Too – by Jennifer Grant
- One Big Heart: A Celebration of Being More Alike than Different – by Linsey Davis
- Who Is My Neighbor? – by Amy-Jill Levine and Sandy Eisenberg Sasso
- Maybe God is Like That Too – by Jennifer Grant
- When I Pray For You – by Matthew Paul Turner
- When God Made You – by Matthew Paul Turner
- Faithful Families – by Megan Rohrer
- Mr. Grumpy Christian – by Megan Rohrer
- Bruno’s Hat – by Canizales
- Simon and the Big, Bad, Angry Beasts: A Book About Anger – by Ian De Haes
- What in the World is Wrong with Gisbert? – by Jochen Weeber
- Where is Home, Daddy Bear? By Nicola O’Byrne
- Social Issues, Diversity
- 7 Books to Help Children Learn About Social Justice and Activism
- Transgender Children of God – by Megan Rohrer
- A is for Activist – by Innosanto Nagara (picture book version)
- A Good Night for Mr. Coleman – by Kathy Izard
- Character and Values
- One of a Kind, Like Me – by Laurin Mayeno
- How Much is a Little Girl Worth? – by Rachel Denhollander
- Brian the Brave by Paul Stewart
- No One Else Like You – by Siska Goeminne
- The Story of AND: The Little Word That Changed the World by Sandy Eisenberg Sasso
- Crocodile’s Crossing: A Search for Home – by Yoeri Slegers
- Different, Just Like Me by Lori Mitchell
- Holidays and Seasons
- Home by Another Way: A Christmas Story – by Barbara Brown Taylor
- The Night of His Birth – by Katherine Paterson
- The Worst Christmas Ever – by Kathleen Long Bostrom
- Sacraments, Religious Beliefs, Theology
- Where Are You Hiding, God? – by Elisabeth Zartl
- Baptism Promises by Carol A. Wehrheim
- Why is There a Cross? by Kathleen Long Bostrom
- Who is Jesus? by Kathleen Long Bostrom
- What About Heaven? by Kathleen Long Bostrom
- Who Made the World? by Kathleen Long Bostrom
- What is God Like? by Kathleen Long Bostrom
- Today is Baptism Day by Anna V. Ostenso Moore (author) and Peter Krueger (illustrator)
Early Readers (Ages 5-9)
- Children of God Storybook Bible – by Archbishop Desmond Tutu
- Growing in God’s Love: A Story Bible – by Elizabeth F. Caldwell and Carol A. Wehrheim
- Journey to the Heart: Centering Prayer for Children – by Frank Jelenic
First Chapter Books (Ages 6-9, 7-10)
Middle Grade (MG) (Ages 8-12)
- Deep Blue Kids Bible
- Holy Bible Illustrated Especially for Children of Color by Nia Publishing Co.
- Indescribable: 100 Devotions About God and Science – byLouis Giglio
- All the Chronicle of Narnia books by C.S. Lewis
- Amina’s Voice – by Hena Khan
- Daughters of Faith series – by Wendy Lawton