We Love to Read

I love getting recommendations from friends about good books for our kids. There's so much out there to help build our children up in the knowledge of the truth! So here's a list of some wonderful resources we've come across. Of course, we don't own anywhere near all of these, but we do have some (after years of birthdays, Christmases, and Easters), we've borrowed some, and we're regulars at our local and school libraries. A lot of them have come recommended by wise friends or others like Redeemed Reader, Story Warren, Little Book Big Story, Good Book Mom, The Good and the Beautiful, Ray Van Neste’s Children's Hour, Justin Taylor's list of Classical Christian School Reading, Charlotte Mason, Ambleside Online, and these lists from a friend of a friend.

Picture Books
Psalms of Praise by Danielle Hitchen

Wherever You Go I Want You to Know by Melissa Kruger

Arlo and the Big Cover-Up by Betsy Childs Howard

God Knows My Name by Debby Anderson
I Can Talk with God by Debby Anderson
I Love My Bible! by Debby Anderson
Jesus is Coming Back by Debby Anderson
Most of All, Jesus Loves You by Noel Piper
Fool Moon Rising by Kristi Fluharty
He's Got the Whole World in His Hands by Kadir Nelson
Psalm 23 by Barry Moser
The Lord's Prayer by Tim Ladwig

Who Is My Neighbor? by Tim Ladwig

I Will Not Be Afraid by Michelle Adams
Wyatt's Wagon by Gary Bower

God Made All of Me: A Book to to Help Children Protect their Bodies by Justin Holcomb
God Made Me and You by Shai Linne

God Made Me Unique: Helping Children See Value in Every Person by Joni and Friends

God's Very Good Idea: A True Story of God's Delightfully Different Family by Trillia Newbell

The Garden, The Curtain and the Cross by Carl Laferton

Zoe's Hiding Place: When You are Anxious by David Powlison

Halle Takes a Stand: When You Want to Fit In by Paul Tripp

Buster's Ears Trip Him Up: When You Fail by Edward Welch

Henry Says Goodbye: When You are Sad by Edward Welch

Hedge of Thorns by John Carrol
I Believe in Jesus by John MacArthur

The Prince's Poison Cup by R.C. Sproul
The Priest with Dirty Clothes by R.C. Sproul
The Donkey Who Carried a King by R.C. Sproul
The Lightlings by R.C. Sproul

The King Without a Shadow by R.C. Sproul

The Darkest Day: The Good News in Joel by Jonny Atkinson

If You Plant a Seed by Kadir Nelson
The Sneetches by Dr. Suess
Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathman
Thank You, Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish
Maybelle the Cable Car by Virginia Lee Burton
Is a Camel a Mammal by Tish Rabe

The Big Birthday Surprise: Junior Discovers Giving by Dave Ramsey
The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle
How a House is Built by Gail Gibbons
My Fire Engine by Michael Rex
Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Pena

A Chair for My Mother by Vera Williams
How Does My Home Work? by Christine Butterworth
How Did That Get in My Lunchbox? by Christine Butterworth
A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip and Erin Stead

Bear Feels Sick by Karma Wilson
Babar's Book of Colors by Laurent de Brunhoff
Owl Moon by Jane Yolen

Roxaboxen by Alice McLerran

Shooting at the Stars: The Christmas Truce of 1914 by John Hendrix
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi by Jerry Pinkney and Rudyard Kipling
St. George and the Dragon by Margaret Hodges
Nick Plays Baseball by Rachel Isadora
The Story of the Statue of Liberty by Betsy Maestro
The True Story of Balto by Natalie Standiford

The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read by Rita Hubbard

What Do You Do If You Work at the Zoo? by Steve Jenkins

Railway Jack: The True Story of an Amazing Baboon by KT Johnson

Timeless Thomas: How Thomas Edison Changed Our Lives by Gene Barretta 

Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson's Super Soaking Stream of Inventions by Chris Barton

Little Kids First Big Book of Animals by Catherine Hughes
The Liberty Tree: The Beginning of the American Revolution by Lucille Penner

Chapter Books
Dangerous Journey by Oliver Hunkin
The Chronicles of Narnia series by C.S. Lewis
The Father Brown Reader: Stories from Chesterson by Nancy Carpenter Brown
With Two Hands: Stories of God at Work in Ethiopia by Rebecca Davis
Imagination Station series by Marianne Hering

Carolina's Courage by Elizabeth Yates

The Wingfeather series by Andrew Peterson
The Green Ember series by S.D. Smith

Andrew and the Firedrake by Douglas Wilson
Treasures of the Snow by Patricia St. John (unabridged, original version)
The Tanglewood's Secret by Patricia St. John (unabridged, original version)
The Victor by Patricia St. John
Star of Light by Patricia St. John
Three Go Searching by Patricia St. John
Twice Freed by Patricia St. John
Heidi by Johanna Spyri

Keeping Holiday by Starr Meade
The King's Messenger by Carolyn Givens

Captive Treasure by Milly Howard

Mountain Born by Elizabeth Yates

A Place for Peter by Elizabeth Yates

Helen, or Temper and Its Consequences by George Gladstone
The Gold Thread by Norman Macleod
Soldier Fritz and the Enemies He Fought by Emma Leslie
My Golden Ship by Mary Ropes
The Giant Killer by Charlotte Maria Tucker

Ned Franks, the One-armed Sailor by A.L.O.E.

The Wanderer in Africa by A.L.O.E.

The Crown of Success by A.L.O.E.
Basket of Flowers by Christoph Von Schmid
Rosa of Linden Castle by Christoph Von Schmid (Lamplighter)
Mary Jones and Her Bible by Mary Ropes (Lamplighter)
Stick to the Raft by by George Gladstone (Lamplighter)
Tom Watkins' Mistake by Emma Leslie (Lamplighter)
Sir Malcolm and the Missing Prince by Sidney Baldwin (Lamplighter)
Shipwrecked but Not Lost by Mrs. Dundas (Lamplighter)
Hedge of Thorns by John Carrol (Lamplighter)
Buried in the Snow by Franz Hoffman (Lamplighter)

When the Morning Came by Piet Prins
Diary of an Early American Boy: Noah Blake 1805 by Eric Sloane
Bob and Arty series by Jeff Barth
Kingdom series by Chuck Black
Tales from Terrestria series by Ed Dunlop
Terrestria Chronicles series by Ed Dunlop
Sherlock Jones series by Ed Dunlop
Drums of War series by Peter Reese Doyle

Through the Wall by Alida Sims Malkus

Escape to Freedom by Ruth Fosdick Jones

The Other Side of the Wall by Mary Ropes

Jacqueline of the Carrier Pigeons by Augusta Huiell Seaman

The Three Gold Doubloons by Edith Thatcher Hurd

Raiders from the Sea by Lois Walfrid Johnson
Stepping Heavenward by Elisabeth Prentiss
Crown and Covenant series by Douglas Bond

I Rode With the Covenanters by Kathleen Fidler
In the Reign of Terror by GA Henty
The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss

Hunger Winter: A World War II Novel by Rob Currie

Jim Forest and Lone Wolf Gulch by John Rambeau
Jim Forest at Dead Man's Peak by John Rambeau

James Herriot's Treasury for Children by James Herriot

Boxcar Children series by Gertrude Chandler Warner

Stone Fox by John Gardiner

The Strange New Dog: An Allen Family Mystery by James Witmer

Basil of Baker Street by Eve Titus

Ribsy by Beverly Cleary

The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Black Beauty by Anna Sewell

Blitz: The Story of a Fire Horse by Hetty Burlingame Beatty

The Light Princess by George MacDonald

Little Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne

The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
The Bracken Trilogy by Jerri Massi

Little House on the Prairie series by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Hardy Boys series by Franklin Dixon
Nancy Drew series by Carolyn Keene

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

Meet George Washington by Joan Heilbroner
The Swamp Fox of the Revolution by Stewart Holbrook
The Minute Boys of Lexington by Edward Stratemeyer
The Minute Boys of Bunker Hill by Edward Stratemeyer
Lewis and Clark's Westward Quest by Elizabeth Kimmel

Hear That Train Whistle Blow: How the Railroad Changed the World by Milton Meltzer
Story of the U.S. Air Force by Robert Loomis

Flying Aces of World War I by Gene Gurney
The Panama Canal by Bob Considine
The Doctors Who Conquered Yellow Fever by Ralph Nading Hill

The F.B.I. by Quentin Reynolds

Americans into Orbit: The Story of Project Mercury by Gene Gurney 
The Story of the World series by Susan Wise Bauer

Hunger Winter by Rob Currie

Sound Friendships: The Story of Willa and her Hearing Dog by Elizabeth Yates
The Hobbit by J.R. Tolkien
The Lord of the Rings series by J.R. Tolkien

Biographies
Martin Luther: A Man Who Changed the World by Paul Maier
George Washington Carver, What Do You See? by Geoff and Janet Benge

Helen Keller: Facing Her Challenges/Challenging the World by Geoff and Janet Benge

Fanny Crosby: Queen of Gospel Songs by Rebecca Davis
George Mueller: Father to the Fatherless by Rebecca Davis
Joy Ridderhof: Voice Catcher Around the Word by Rebecca Davis
Amy Carmichael: With Daring Faith by Rebecca Davis
Nate Saint: Operation Auca by Nancy Drummond
Jim Elliot: He is No Fool by Irene Howat
Brother Andrew: Behind Enemy Lines by Nancy Drummond

Francis and Edith Schaeffer: Taking on the World by Rachel Lane
Freedom Fighter: The Story of William Wilberforce by Betty Everett
Wilfred Grenfell: Arctic Adventurer by Linda Finlayson
Nate Saint by Geoff and Janet Benge

Rachel Saint by Geoff and Janet Benge
DL Moody by Geoff and Janet Benge
Elisabeth Elliot by Geoff and Janet Benge

Pocahontas: True Princess by Mari Hanes

Two Mighty Rivers: Son of Pocahontas by Mari Hanes

Abigail Adams by Evelyn Witter

Almost Home: A Story Based on the Life of Mayflower's Mary Chilton by Wendy Lawton

Shadow of His Hand: A Story Based on the Life of Holocaust Survivor Anita Dittman by Wendy Lawton

Ransom’s Mark: Based on Pioneer Olive Oatman by Wendy Lawton

The Tinker’s Daughter: Based on Mary Bunyan by Wendy Lawton

A Cup of Cold Water: The Compassion of Nurse Edith Cavell by Christine Farenhorst

Noah Webster by David Collins

Isaac Newton: Inventor, Scientist and Teacher by John Hudson Tiner  

Louis Pasteur: Founder of Modern Medicine by John Hudson Tiner

Michael Faraday: Father of Electronics by Charles Ludwig

Louis Braille: Teacher of the Blind by Jennifer Fisher Bryant

Abraham Lincoln by William Fisk Gordy

The Courage and Character of Theodore Roosevelt by George Grant

Never Give In: The Extraordinary Character of Winston Churchill by Stephen Mansfield

My Name is Tani and I Believe in Miracles by Tanitoluwa Adewumi

Children’s Bibles
The Big Picture Story Bible by David Helm
The Story Bible by Edward Engelbrecht

The Child's Story Bible by Catherine Vos

Mighty Acts of God: A Family Bible Story Book by Starr Meade
Wondrous Works of God: A Family Bible Story Book by Starr Meade
The Biggest Story: How the Snake Crusher Brings Us Back to the Garden by Kevin DeYoung

Kids Bible Reading and Character Building Books

Exploring the Bible: A Bible Reading Plan for Kids by David Murray

Meeting with Jesus: A Daily Bible Reading Plan for Kids by David Murray
Sword Study Bible Reading Plans by Tammy McMahan

Flourish Bible study series by Lydia Brownback
A Girl of Beauty: Building Character in Young Girls by Carol Fiddler
Lies Girls Believe and the Truth that Sets them Free by Dannah Gresh

Between Us Girls: Walks & Talks for Moms & Daughters by Trish Donohue
Wise Guys: A Guide to Building Godly Character in Boys by Dan Fiddler
Boyhood and Beyond by Bob Schultz

Parenting Books, Family Worship
Duties of Parents by J.C. Ryle
The Faithful Parent by Martha Peace and Stuart Scott
Don't Make Me Count to Three by Ginger Hubbard
Shepherding a Child's Heart by Tedd Tripp
Parenting with Scripture by Kara Durbin

Wise Words for Moms by Ginger Hubbard

Truth and Grace Memory Book by Tom Ascol

Long Story Short by Marty Machowski

Adoption Related Books
Adopted for Life by Russell Moore
The Connected Child by Karyn Purvis
Telling the Truth to Your Adopted or Foster Child by Betsy Keefer and Jayne Schooler
A Mother for Choco by Keiko Kaszza
How I was Adopted by Joanna Cole
On the Far Side of Poplar Pond by Anjanette Walchshauser
I Wished for You: An Adoption Story by Marianne Richmond
We're Different, We're the Same by Bobbi Kates