A List of Favorite Christian Books

Christian books can help you teach about your faith. I feel that it is important to read during language arts. After a child can read by himself he need to develop fluency and comprehension.

My children liked to read out of fiction books instead of readers. So to teach comprehension I had to read a chapter or two a head. I then asked questions based on what they were reading.

Sometime I would require my children to write a book report for language arts. Since we did not use workbooks I needed some way to know that they understood the book.

Here is a list of Christian Books that my children have liked. More books come out all of the time. Check your local book store or look on line for for new releases.

My favorites christian books are based on the Bible or are biographies of real people.

Picture Books

We felt that it was important to have Christian books when our children were young. A lot of the picture books were also reasonably priced.

The Christopher Churchmouse Treasury -- By Barbara Davoll
Six short stories will help children learn character traits such as obedience, truthfulness, forgiveness, not tattling and accepting personal appearance. Each story is based on scripture and has discussion questions.

The Lion Bible series
The series has thirty Old Testament stories and twenty-two New Testament stories.The stories are written for young readers.

The Christian Mother Goose Book -- by Marjorie Ainsborough Decker
A Trilogy of mother goose rhymes with a Christian Twist.

Barney Wigglesworth -- by Elspeth Campbell Murphy
A series of four books, each dealing with a different Christian character such as cooperation, hospitality, perseverance and caring. This is one of my children's favorite series.

Bible Stories for Early Readers
I used the series to teach reading. My son likes to reread them. There are three levels and six books in each level. Each is based on a Bible story. The books are phonically based.

Christian Mother Goose Rock-A-Bye Bible -- by Marjorie Ainsborough Decker
The book has a verse of scripture on the left and a nursery rhyme on the right.

My Tall Book of Psalms -- by Donna Huisjen
Rhymes based on psalms. If you want your child to also know the psalm you will have to read it to him.

The Lord is My Shepherd -- by Ladybird
Psalm 23 each verse is written on a picture.

The Lord's Prayer for Children -- by Ladybird
Each page has a verse and a picture of children.

Little Butterfly -- Book God Helps me Be Brave A Book About Courage
Part of a series each dealing with a Christian character. God Helps Me Be Brave states that God is always watching me and keeping me safe. It also mentions to pray to God.

Where's God When I'm S-Scared? -- Veggie Tales Little Golden books
The book is based on the movie. Bob and Larry teach Junior that God is bigger than anything.

Youth Fiction

Most of my Christian books for youth are in the form of series. By this time my children start reading other genre. They read lots of other books from the library. The books that I allow my children to read still have Christian elements, such as obedience to parents and good over evil. We don't read about ghost, witches etc. Most of the fiction here is for older youth.

The Left Behind The Kids -- by Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins
The series is about some children who did not become Christian but their families did. They now have to learn to live during the time of the rapture.

Cooper Kids Adventure series -- by Frank Peretti
Follow Jay and Lila Cooper as they go on adventures with their father.

The Chronicles of Narnia -- by C. S. Lewis
Chronicles of Narnia is a series about a mystical land. If you need to understand the symbolism to see the Christian element.

The Christian Heritage Series -- by Nancy Rue
Are historical fiction that explores the role of family and faith in life.

Biographies

The Sowers series
The Sowers is a series of biographies about famous people in history that were Christians. The books are written for children to read or be read to.

Mary Jones and Her Bible -- revised and undated by Christopher Wright
About Mary who wants a Bible for her very own.

Children love to read. Use Christian books to teach your children Christian values.

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