Books Written for Preschoolers (infant – 5 yrs)

Title: We Gather at This Table Author: Anna V. Ostenso Moore Illustrator:  Peter Krueger Publisher: Church Publishing Incorporated ISBN:  9781640652521 Audience: 2-8 years Summary: This book uses the central and unifying symbol of the communion table as a way to explore both the...

Title: The Pout-Pout Fish and the Bully-Bully Shark Author: Deborah Diesen Illustrator: Dan Hanna Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux Publication Date: 2017 ISBN: 978-0-374-30402-7 Audience: 4-8 Summary: In the newest Pout-Pout Fish book, our main character is playing with his...

Name of Book:  Who Is My Neighbor? Author:  Amy-Jill Levine and Sandy Eisenberg Sasso Illustrator:  Denise Turu Publisher:  Flyaway Books ISBN:  9781947888074 Audience:  Ages 4-8. Summary:  In a retelling of the Parable of the Good Samaritan, two communities, the Blues and the...

Title: The Funeral Author: Matt James Illustrator: Matt James Publisher: Groundwood Books Publication Date: April 3, 2018 ISBN: 978-1554989089 Audience: Ages 4 – 7 Summary: The telephone rings and Norma’s mother learns that Great Uncle Frank has died. A tear rolls down her...

Title: Quiet Author: Tomie dePaola Illustrator: Tomie dePaola Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Publication Date: October 9, 2018 ISBN: 978-1481477543 Audience: Ages 4-8 Summary: A grandfather walks with his granddaughter, grandson, and their dog in an...

Title: The Bad Seed   Author: Jory John Illustrator: Pete Oswald Publisher: Harper Collins Publication Date: August 29,2017 ISBN: 978-0-06-246776-8 Audience: 4-8 years old Summary: The main character is a sunflower seed who is behaves badly but eventually decides he doesn’t want...

Title: The Very Best Story Ever Told: The Gospel with American Sign Language Author: Robin Currie Illustrator: David Kurtz Williams Publisher: Beaming Books Publication Date: 2018 ISBN: 978-1-5064-3811-5 Audience: 5 years old and up Summary: This book tells the gospel story...

Name of Book:  Growing in God’s Love; A Story Bible Author:  Elizabeth  F. Caldwell and Carol A. Wehrheim, editors Illustrator:  Various Publisher:  Westminster John Knox Press ISBN:  9780664262914 Audience:  Ages 4-8 Summary:  This is a collection of 150 stories from the Old and...

Name of Book: Courage  Author:  Bernard Waber  Illustrator: Bernard Waber  Publisher: Houghton-Mifflin  ISBN: 978-0618238552 Audience: Preschool-3rd grade  Summary: This little book explores and celebrates many kinds of courage. Kids can get overwhelmed by thinking that they do...