'Twas the First Night Before Christmas by Mary Beth Vonk is a charming rendition of the birth of Christ using a familiar format. This is a child-friendly book with simple yet nice artwork. The details of the biblical story of the birth of Jesus are...

The Temple Curtain by Ruth Moblard DeYoung is a beautifully illustrated book about Nathan, a 12-year-old boy who lived in Jerusalem during biblical times. Poor Nathan is crippled and hates his situation, as well as his crutches, because it means he won't be able to...

Beneath That Star by Sally Meadows is a story about Saray, a little girl who has had an accident and walks with a cane. She wants to be a shepherd like her brothers, but because of her leg and her role as a female, she...

Being able to explain a concept as big as Jesus to little ones isn't always easy, but That's Jesus! An Introduction for Little Ones by Amanda Statzer makes it simple, relatable, and fun. Each section starts out with a child-appropriate question, such as the first...

Petrella, the Gillian Princess by Chiara Talluto is a fantasy for pre-teens. Princess Petrella, a kind-hearted Gillian, is devastated because her strict father, King Hermas of the Anglon Kingdom, intends to marry her to Batavia, an obnoxious Gillian prince who will eventually inherit the underwater...

Journey to Bethlehem is a historical fiction novella for children written by Josephine Lawrence and illustrated by Laurie Barrows. Azariah is a stable boy who lives with the family of the Stable Master as his parents are both dead. He wishes he were going on...

The Dog That Followed Me Home by Jennifer Yap Caspe is the story of a young girl who wants a baby brother. She feels sad when she doesn't get one as her parents tell her she will have to wait. One day, as she is...

Many readers are familiar with the Biblical story of David and Goliath, the story of a young shepherd boy who defeats a giant with a rock and a sling shot. There is, however, another side to that story, the side that comes from Goliath's brother,...

Matt was a little boy who loved elephants. In fact, he was just plain out fascinated by them. Matt had a different feeling about elephants from anyone else around, because it always made him sad to see elephants performing when he went to a zoo...

Grandpa Went to Heaven by Amber Richards is a good book to teach kids about handling loss, grief and the death of a loved one. The author tells children about Heaven, where one goes after death, and how beautiful it is to be there with...