We all want to read good books to our children, and to establish a love for reading in them. These are just a few of the great books I love to read my children, or that I loved as a child!
Books for the Younger Readers
Dr. Seuss books
Little Quack books – Lauren Thompson
Llama Llama books – Anna Dewdney
God Gave Us Angels – Lisa Tawn Bergren
God Gave Us Sleep – Lisa Tawn Bergren
Love Letters from God – Glenys Nellist
Berenstain Bears Books
It Will Be Okay – Lysa TerKeurst
God Bless My Boo Boo – Hannah C. Hall
Peter’s Perfect Prayer Place – Alex and Stephen Kendrick
The Plans that I Have for You – Amy Parker
Thank God for Grandpa – Amy Parker
Thank you God for Grandma – Amy Parker
Darling Hedgehog Goes Down a Foxhole – Auralee Arkinsley
Scarlett’s Spectacles – Janet Surette
When God Made You – Matthew Paul Turner & When God Made Light – Matthew Paul Turner**
(**while I recommend these specific books, I would no longer recommend this author due to his blatant turn from the truth of God’s Word)
Devotionals
God’s Good News Storybook – Billy Graham
Bedtime Read and Rhyme Bible Stories – Bonnie Rickner Jensen
The Promises of God Storybook Bible – Jennifer Lyell
Lies Girls Believe – Dannah Gresh
Words to Dream On – Diane Stortz
Holiday Books
Song of the Stars – Sally Lloyd Jones
My Christmas Stocking – Crystal Bowman
The Legend of the Christmas Stocking – Dandi Daley Mackall
Goodnight Manger – Lauri Sassi
The First Christmas Ever – Dennis Jones
‘Twas the Night Before Jesus by Donna Wyland
The Legend of the Easter Robin – Dandi Mackall
One Spring Lamb – Anne Virtue Kennedy
Really Woolly Easter Blessings – Bonnie Rickner Jensen
The First Easter Ever – Dennis Jones
Chapter Books
Tree Street Kids Series – Amanda Cleary Eastep
Kit’s New Home & My Bandana Acres Journal
Bandana Acres: Hootin Goes Outside by Kathy Perry
Bandana Acres: Nibbler and Captain Make Peace by Kathy J. Perry
KidVenture: Twelve Weeks to Midnight Blue – Steve Searfoss
The Green Ember Series – S. D. Smith
The Rubber Band Slingshot Summer by Christy Hoss
Oddball Ornaments by Terry Overton
Oddball Ornaments: Story of Forgiveness – Terry Overton
The Underground Book Readers: Secret Society – Terry Overton
The Underground Book Readers: United Forces – Terry Overton
The Newton Chronicles: Soldiers, Temples and Crystals – Terry Overton
The Newton Chronicles: Crusades, Giants, and Chalices – Terry Overton
The Newton Chronicles: Shepherds, Lions, and Storms – Terry Overton
The Oasis King by Mark David Pullen
Teens/Young Adults
Yella’s Prayers – Nadine Keels