Children's Bibles and Books by Topic

BIBLES FOR CHILDREN

• Baby Bible by Sarah Toulmin
• Bible Basics Storybook by Brittany Sky Stanley (Abingdon, 2019)
• Celebrate Wonder Bible Storybook by Brittany Sky Stanley (Abingdon, 2020)
• Children of God Storybook Bible by Archbishop Desmond Tutu (Zondervan, 2010)
• The Children’s Bible in 365 Stories by Mary Batchelor – Bible stories for families to read together
• Classic Bible Stories for Little Children by Louie Stowell (Usborne Publishing, 2009)
• Contemporary English Version of the Holy Bible – Translated on a third- to fifth-grade level
• Deep Blue Bible - Common English translation on a fifth-grade level
• Deep Blue Bible Toddler Storybook by Daphna Flegal
• Deep Blue Bible Storybook - Miracles of Jesus by Brittany Sky
• Deep Blue Toddler Bible Storybook: Dive Deep Into God's Story—Board book by Kerry Blackwood, Daphna Flegal
• The Family Story Bible by Ralph Milton (Westminster-John Knox Press, 1997)
• A First Bible Story Book by Mary Hoffman (DK Children, 1998)
• The International Children’s Bible – Translation that children can read and understand independently
• The Jesus Storybook Bible: Every Story Whispers His Name by Sally Lloyd-Jones (ZonderKidz, 2007)
• Laugh and Learn Bible for Kids: The Gospel in 52 Five-Minute Bible Stories by Phil Vischer (VeggieTales)
• NIRV Adventure Bible for Early Readers (ZonderKidz, 2014
• Spark Story Bible - Storybook for toddlers through early readers
• New Revised Standard Version – Translation appropriate for higher level readers and for reading along with an adult

BIBLICAL FOUNDATIONS

• Adam and Eve and the Garden of Eden by Jane Ray (Eerdmans, 2005)
• The Ark by Matthew Reinhart pop-up book (Little Simon, 2005)
• At Break of Day by Nikki Grimes (Eerdmans, 1999)
• Cain and Abel: Finding the Fruits of Peace by Sandy Eisenberg Sasso (Jewish Lights, 2001)
• Christmas Love Letters from God: Bible Stories by Glenys Nellist (Zonderkidz, 2016)
• The Colt and the King by Marni McGee (Holiday House, 2002)
• The Day When God Made Church: A Child’s First Book About Pentecost by Rebekah McLeod Hutto (Paraclete Press, 2016)
• Deep Blue Bible Storybook Christmas by Daphna Flegal (Abingdon Press, 2016)
• Easter, Easter, Almost Here! by Kathleen Long Bostrom (board book) [Zonderkidz, 2005]
• Easter Love Letters from God: Bible Stories by Glenys Nellist (Zonderkidz, 2018)
• The Easter Story by Brian Wildsmith (Oxford University Press, 1994)
• Exodus by Brian Wildsmith (PJ Library 1998)
• The Friendly Beasts by John J. Blumen (Augsburg Fortress, 1997)
• God Created by Mark Francisco Bozzuti-Jones (Augsburg Fortress, 2003)
• God’s Paintbrush by Sandy Eisenberg Sasso (Jewish Lights, 2004)
• The Gospels Unplugged by Lucy Moore (Barnabas for Children, 2011)
• J is for Jesus: An Easter Alphabet and Activity Book by Debbie Trafton O’Neal (Augsburg Fortress Press, 2006)
• Jesus by Brian Wildsmith (Oxford University Press, 2000)
• Jesus, The Word by Mark Francisco Bozzuti-Jones (Augsburg Fortress Press, 2005)
• Jonah and the Big Fish by Sekiya Miyoshi (Pilgrim Press, 2002)
• Joseph by Brian Wildsmith (Eerdmans, 1997)
• The Journey Children's Edition by Adam Hamilton, Daphna Flegal (Abingdon, 2011)
• Let’s Make a Joyful Noise: Celebrating Psalm 100 by Karma Wilson (Zonderkidz, 2014)
• The Lord’s Prayer illustrated by Tim Ladwig ()Eerdmans, 2002
• The Lord’s Prayer Unplugged by Lucy Moore (Barnabas for Children, 2012)
• The Miracles of Jesus by Tomie dePaola (Puffin Books, 2008)
• Morning Has Broken by Eleanor Farjeon (Eerdmans, 1996)
• The Moses Basket by Jenny Koralek (Eerdmans, 2003)
• The Nativity by Julie Vivas (Gulliver Books, 2005)
• Noah’s Ark by Jerry Pinkney (Chronicle Books, 2002)
• On Noah’s Ark by Jan Brett (G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2003)
• Psalms for Young Children by Marie-Hélène Delval (Eerdmans, 2008)
• Psalm Twenty-Three by Tim Ladwig (Eerdmans, 1997
• Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown (HarperFestival, 2017)
• Star of Wonder by Leena Lane (Abingdon Press, 2007)
• Snuggle Time Psalms by Glenys Nellist (Zonderkidz, 2016)
• The Tale of the Three Trees by Angela Elwell Hunt (Lion Pub Pic, 2002)
• Three in One: A Book About God by Lynne M. Lepley (Abingdon, 2004)
• Tonight You Are My Baby: Mary’s Christmas Gift by Jeannine Q. Norris (HarperCollins, 2008)
• 'Twas the Evening of Christmas by Glenys Nellist (ZonderKidz, 2017)
• 'Twas the Morning of Easter by Glenys Nellist (ZonderKidz, 2021)
• 'Twas the Season of Advent: Devotions and Stories for the Christmas Season by Glenys Nellist (ZonderKidz, 2021)

HOLY SACRAMENTS

• Baptized in the Water: Becoming a Member of God's Family by Glenys Nellist (ZonderKidz, 2022)
• Come Taste the Bread – A Storybook About the Lord’s Supper by Daphna Flegal (Abingdon Press, 2012)
• Come, Touch the Water – A Storybook About Jesus’ Baptism by Daphna Flegal (Abingdon Press, 2012)
• Touch the Water, Taste the Bread Ages 4-8, Download version, Cokesbury Kids site
• Water, Come Down! by Walter Wangerin, Jr. (Augsburg Books, 1999)
• What Is Baptism? Learning About Baptism in The United Methodist Church by G. Lynnette Reed (Abingdonn Press, 2006)
• What Is Communion? Learning About Communion in The United Methodist Church by G. Lynnette Reed (Abingdonn Press, 2006)

FAITH FORMATION AND SPIRITUAL FORMATION

• Amos and Boris by William Steig (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2009)
• Because Nothing Looks Like God by Lawrence Kushner (Jewish Lights, 2000)
• Chicken Sunday by Patricia Polacco (Puffin Books, 1998)
• Does God Have a Big Toe? Stories About Stories in the Bible by Marc Gellman (HarperCollins, 1989)
• First Strawberries by Joseph Bruchac (Puffin Books, 1998)
• God’s Dream by Archbishop Desmond Tutu (board book available) [Candlewick, 2010]
• Good Night God by Holly Bea (HJ Kramer, 2000)
• Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown (HarperFestival, 2007)
• I Wanted to Know All about God by Virginia Kroll (Eerdmans, 1997)
• I Wonder: Exploring God's Grand Story: An Illustrated Bible by Glenys Nellist (ZonderKidz, 2021)
• If Jesus Came to My House by Joan G. Thomas (Allegro, 2015)
• In God’s Hands by Lawrence Kushner and Gary Schmidt (Jewish Lights, 2005)
• In God’s Name by Sandy Eisenberg Sasso (Jewish Lights, 2004)
• Jubilee by Ellen Yeomans (Eerdmans, 2010)
• The Keeping Quilt by Patricia Polacco (Simon and Schuster, 2013)
• Looking for Angels by Valiska Gregory (Simon and Schuster, 1996)
• Love Letters from God by Glenys Nellist (ZonderKidz, 2014)
• Love Letters from God: Bible Stories for a Girl’s Heart by Glenys Nellist (ZonderKidz, 2017)
• Miss Fannie’s Hat by Jan Karon (Puffin, 2001)
• My Spiritual Alphabet Book by Holly Bea (HJ Kramer, 2000)
• Old Turtle by Douglas Wood (Scholastic, 2003)
• Saint Francis by Brian Wildsmith (Eerdmans, 1996)
• Saint Nicholas: The Real Story of the Christmas Legend by Julie Stiegemeyer (Concordia, 2007)
• Sleep in Peace by Ingrid Hess (Herald Press, 2007)
• Snuggle Time Psalms (a Snuggle Time padded board book) by Glenys Nellist (ZonderKidz, 2016)
• Stories of the Saints by Joyce Denham (Paraclete 2007)
• Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge by Mem Fox (Kane Miller, 1989)
• When Stories Fell Like Shooting Stars by Valiska Gregory (Simon and Schuster, 1997)
• Where Is God? by Lawrence and Karen Kushner (board book available) [Skylight Paths, 2000)
• Where Does God Live? By Holly Bea (H. J. Kramer, 1997)

MESSY CHURCH

• Christmas Family Time by Lucy Moore (Bible Reading Fellowship, 2016)
• Easter Family Time by Lucy Moore (Bible Reading Fellowship, 2016)
• Family Jesus Time by Lucy Moore (Bible Reading Fellowship)
• Family Prayer Time by Lucy Moore (Bible Reading Fellowship)
• Family Question Time by Lucy Moore (Bible Reading Fellowship)
• Messy Lyfe: Living Life with Jesus by Lucy Moore and Rob Hare (Messy Church, 2014)

STEWARDSHIP

• Amos and Boris by William Steig (Houghton, Mifflin, Harcourt, 2009)
• Beatrice’s Goat by Page McBrier (Alladin, 2004)
• The Give-Away: A Christmas Story in the Native American Tradition by Ray Buckley (Abingdon, 1999)
• The Giving Book: Open the Door to a Lifetime of Giving by Ellen Sabin (Watering Can, 2004)
• The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein (Harper & Row, 1964)
• The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson (Thomes Crowell, 1978)
• How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss (Random House, 1957)
• If the World Were a Village: A Book About the World’s People by David J. Smith (Allen & Unwin)
• Joseph Had a Little Overcoat by Simms Taback (Viking Books, 1999)
• Kiss for Little Bear by Else Holmelund Minarik (HarperCollins, 1984)
• The Lorax by Dr. Seuss (Random House, 1971)
• Old Turtle by Douglas Wood (Scholastic Press, 2007)
• One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference by Katie Smith Milway (Kids Can Press, 2020)
• Peter’s Chair by Ezra Jack Keats (Puffin Books, 1998)
• The Quiltmaker’s Gift by Jeff Brumbeau (Scholastic Press, 2001)
• The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister (NorthSouth, 2012)
• Stone Soup by Marcia Brown (Alladin Books, 1997)
• The Table Where Rich People Sit by Byrd Baylor (Alladin Books, 1998)
• Those Shoes by Maribeth Boelts (Candlewick, 2009)
• 3 Pandas Planting by Megan Halsey (Two Lions, 2011)
• Rufus and Ryan Give Thanks by Kathleen Long Bostrom (WorthyKids, 2014)
• The Spiffiest Giant in Town by Julia Donaldson (Puffin Books, 2005)
• Vegetable Dreams by Dawn Jeffers (Raven Tree Press, 2006)
• What Is Given from the Heart by Patricia C. McKissack (Schwartz & Wade, 2019)
• Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak (HarperCollins, 2012)

SOCIAL JUSTICE, COMPASSION, AND EMPATHY

• Antiracist Baby Board Book by Ibram X. Kendi (Kokila, 2020)
• Be Kind (Be Kind, 1) by Pat Zietlow Miller (Roaring Brook Press, 2018)
• Boycott Blues: How Rosa Parks Inspired a Nation by Andrea Davis Pinkney (Greenwillow Books, 2008)
• Brown v. Board of Education: A Fight for Simple Justice by Susan Goldman Rubin (Holiday House, 2016)
• A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams (Reading Rainbow, 2007)
• Colour of Home by Mary Hoffman (Phyllis Fogelman Books, 2002)
• Don't Forget: A Video Book for Kids about Racism and the Kingdom of God by Leanne Hadley, Illustrated by Leah Barner Foster
• God's Big Plan by Elizabeth F. Caldwell (Flyway Books, 2019)
• Happy Right Now by Julie Berry (Sounds True, 2019)
• Here and Now by Julia Denos (Clarion Books, 2019)
• The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes (Clarion Books, 2004)
• I Am One: A Book of Action (I Am Books) by Susan Verde (Harry N. Abrams, 2020)
• I’m Your Child, God: Prayers for Our Children by Marian Wright Edelman (Little, Brown Books, 2002)
• The Lady in the Box by Ann McGovern (Turtle Books, 1999)
• Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña (G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 2015)
• Layla's Happiness by Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie (Enchanted Lion Books, 2019)
• Loser by Jerry Spinelli (HarperCollins, 2018)
• Oh, The Places You’ll Go by Dr. Seuss (Random House, 1990)
• Oliver and Albert – Friends Forever by Jean Van Leeuwen (Dial, 2000)
• Our Big Home by Linda Glaser (First Avenue Editions, 2002)
• The Rabbit Listened by Cori Doerrfeld (Dial, 2018)
• Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation by Duncan Tonatiuh (Harry N. Abrams, 2014)
• The Story of Ruby Bridges by Robert Coles (Scholastic, 2010)
• Thank You, Omu! by Oge Mora (Little, Brown Books, 2018)
• Tight Times by Barbara Shook Hazen (Puffin Books, 1983)
• What Is Given from the Heart by Patricia C. McKissack (Schwartz & Wade, 2019)
• We've Got the Whole World in Our Hands / Tenemos el mundo entero en las manos (Bilingual) (Spanish and English Edition) by Rafael López (Scholastic, 2018)
• Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge by Mem Fox (Kane Miller, 1989)
• You Matter by Christian Robinson (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2020)

FORGIVENESS, RECONCILIATION, AND PEACE

• Cain and Abel by Sandy Eisenberg Sasso (Jewish Lights, 2001)
• Children of God Storybook Bible by Archbishop Desmond Tutu (Zondervan, 2010)
• Christmas Moccasins by Ray Buckley (Abingdon, 2003)
• Granddad’s Prayers of the Earth by Douglas Wood (Candlewick, 2009)
• Peace Begins with You by Katherine Scholes (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 1994)
• Peace Is an Offering by Annette LeBox (Dial Books, 2015)
• What Does Peace Feel Like? by Vladimir Radunsky (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2003)

RACIAL UNDERSTANDING AND RECONCILIATION

• A Is for Activist by Innosanto Nagara (Triangle Square, 2013)
• Alma and the Beast by Esmé Shapiro (Tundra Books, 2019)
• Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman (Dial Books, 1991)
• The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson (Author) and Rafael López (Illustrator) [‎Nancy Paulsen Books, 2018]
• Deep Blue Life: Faith and Culture — Anti-Racism (Cokesbury Kids)
• Dumpling Soup by Jama Kim Rattigan (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 1998)
• Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry (Author) and Vashti Harrison (Illustrator) [Kokila, 2019]
• I Am Enough by Grace Byers (Balzer + Bray, 2018)
• I Believe I Can by Grace Byers (Author) and Keturah A. Bobo (Illustrator) [Balzer + Bray, 2020]
• A Kids Book About Racism by Jelani Memory (A Kids Book About, Inc., 2019)
• Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña (G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 2015)
• Layla's Happiness by Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie (Enchanted Lion Books, 2019)
• Let’s Talk About Race by Julius Lester, illustrated by Karen Barbour (Amistad, 2005)
• Look What Brown Can Do! by T Marie Harris, illustrated by Neda Ivanova (Sweetberry Books, 2015)
• Lovely by Jess Hong (Creston Books, 2017)
• Missing Daddy by Mariame Kobo, illustrated by Bria Royal (Haymarket Books , 2019)
• My Hair Is a Garden by Cozbi A. Cabrera (Albert Whitman & Company, 2018)
• My Favorite Book in the Whole Wide World by Malcom Mitchell (Author) and Michael Robertson (Illustrator) [Orchard Books, 2020]
• My Rainy Day Rocket Ship by Markette Sheppard (Author) and Charly Palmer (Illustrator) [Denene Millner Books/Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2020]
• Not My Idea: A Book About Whiteness by Anastasia Higginbotham (Dottir Press, 2018)
• The Other Side by Jacqueline Woodson, illustrated by E.B. Lewis (G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, 2001)
• Rocket Says Look Up! by Nathan Bryon (Author) and Dapo Adeola (Illustrator) [Puffin, 2019]
• Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation by Duncan Tonatiuh (Harry N. Abrams, 2014)
• Sesame Street’s We're Different, We're the Same by Bobbi Kates, illustrated by Joe Mathieu )(Random House, 1992
• Skin Again by bell hooks, illustrated by Chris Raschka (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2017)
• Something Happened in Our Town by Marianne Celano, Marietta Collins, and Ann Hazzard, illustrated by Jennifer Zivoin (Magination Press, 2019)
• Sulwe by Lupita Nyong'o (Simon & Schuster, 2019)
• That’s Not Fair! Emma Tenayuca’s Struggle for Justice by Carmen Tafolla and Sharyll Tenayuca, illustrated by Terry Ybáñez (Wings Press, 2008)
• We March by Shane W. Evans (Square Fish, 2016)
• Where Are You From? by Yamile Saied Méndez, illustrated by Jaime Kim (HarperCollins, 2019)
• Whose Toes Are Those? by Jabari Asim, illustrated by Leuyen Pham (LB Kids, 2019)

ADOPTION

• Forever Family by Kelly & Lindsey Bullard (CreateSpace, 2017)
• God Found Us You by Lisa Tawn Bergren (Harper, 2009)
• Happy Adoption Day! by John McCutcheon (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2001)
• I Don't Have Your Eyes by Carrie A. Kitze (EMK Press, 2003)
• I Love You Like Crazy Cakes by Rose A. Lewis (Little Brown, 2000)
• I Wished for You: An Adoption Story by Marianne Richmond (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky , 2008)
• Over the Moon: An Adoption Tale by Karen Katz (Henry Holt, 1997)
• The Red Blanket by Eliza Thomas (Scholastic Press, 2004)
• Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born by Jamie Lee Curtis (HarperCollins, 2000)
• We Belong Together: A Book About Adoption and Families by Todd Parr (Little, Brown, 2007)
• Welcome Home, Forever Child: A Celebration of Children Adopted as Toddlers, Preschoolers, and Beyond by Christine Mitchell (AuthorHouse, 2007)
• When I Met You: A Story of Russian Adoption by Adrienne Ehlert Bashista (DRT Press, 2005)
• Yes, I'm Adopted! by Sharlie Zinniger (Sharlie Zinniger, 2014)

CREATION

• Because Nothing Looks Like God by Lawrence Kushner and Karen Kushner (Jewish Lights, 2000)
• Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Eric Carle and Bill Martin, Jr. (Henry Holt, 1996)
• First Strawberries by Joseph Bruchac (Puffin Books, 1998)
• God Created by Mark Francisco Bozzuti-Jones (Augsburg Fortress, 2003)
• He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands by Kadir Nelson (Scholastic, 2005)
• People by Peter Spier (Doubleday, 1988
• The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats (Puffin Books, 1976)
• What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page (Clarion, 2008)
• Whoever You Are by Mem Fox (Clarion, 2006)

DIVORCE

• Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary (Har)perCollins, 2000)
• Dinosaurs Divorce by Laurene Krasny Brown and Marc Brown (Little, Brown, 1988)
• Fred Stays with Me! by Nancy Coffelt (Little, Brown, 2011)
• It’s Not Your Fault, Koko Bear: A Read-Together Book for Parents and Young Children During Divorce by Vicki Lansky (Book Peddlars, 1997)
• Mama, Do You Love Me? by Barbara M. Joosse (Chronicle Books, 1998)
• Mom’s House, Dad’s House for Kids: Feeling at Home in One House or Two by Isolina Ricci (Touchstone, 2006)
• My Family's Changing by Pat Thomas (B.E.S., 1999)
• Papa, Do You Love Me? by Barbara M. Joosse (Chronicle, 2005)
• Something to Count On by Emily Moore (Dutton, 1980)
• Standing On My Own Two Feet: A Child’s Affirmation of Love in the Midst of Divorce by Tamara Schmitz (Price Stern Sloan, 2008)
• Two Homes by Claire Masurel (Candlewick, 2003)
• Was It the Chocolate Pudding? A Story for Little Kids About Divorce by Sandra Levins and Bryan Langdo (Magination Press, 2005)
• What Can I Do? A Book for Children of Divorce by Danielle Lowry (Magination Press, 2013)

DISABILITIES

• Completely Emme: A Cerebral Palsy Story (Completely Me Series) by Dr. Justine Green (Bowker Identifier Service, 2021)
• Completely Matt: An ADHD Story (Completely Me Series) by Dr. Justine Green Green (Bowker Identifier Service, 2021)
• Completely Me (Completely Me Series) by Justine Green (Green Rose, 2020)
• Dan and Diesel by Charlotte Hudson (Red Fox, 2006)
• Emmanuel’s Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah by Laurie Ann Thompson (Schwartz & Wade, 2015)
• A Friend for Henry (Books About Making Friends, Children's Friendship Books, Autism Awareness Books for Kids) by Jenn Bailey (Chronicle, 2019)
• The Girl Who Thought in Pictures: The Story of Dr. Temple Grandin by Julia Finley Mosca (Innovation Press, 2019)
• Just Ask! by Sonia Sotomayor (Philomel Books, 2019)
• Keisha's Doors/las Puertas De Keisha: An Autism Story/una Historia De Autismo Libro Uno (Spanish and English Edition) by Marvie Ellis (Speech Kids Texas Press, 2015)
• Mr. Gringle's Magical Wheelchair by Natalie Gonchar (Brown Books, 2019)
• Moses Goes to a Concert by Isaac Millman (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1988)
• My Friend Suhana: A Story of Friendship and Cerebral Palsy (Growing with Love) by Shaila Abdullah (Loving, Healing Press, 2019)
• The Push by Patrick Gray
• Rescue and Jessica: A Life-Changing Friendship by Jessica Kensky (Tyndale Kids, 2018)
• Susan Laughs by Jeanne Willis (Andersen Press, 2011)
• Uniquely Me by Trace Wilson (Mascott Books, 2016)

GRIEF, LOSS, AND TRAUMA

• Abiyoyo by Pete Seeger, and illustrated by Michael Hays (Aladdin, 1994)
• Badger’s Parting Gifts by Susan Varley (Lothrop,LeeandShepardBooks, 1984)
• Bedtime for Frances by Russell Hoban, and illustrated by Garth Williams (HarperFestival, 1995)
• Children Just Like Me by Anabel and Barnabas Kindersley (DK Children, 2016)
• The Fall of Freddie the Leaf by Leo Buscaglia (Slack Inc, 1982)
• Feelings by Aliki (Greenwillow Books, 2019)
• Fire! Fire! by Gail Gibbons (HarperCollins, 1987)
• Flash, Crash, Rumble, and Roll by Franklyn M. Branley (HarperCollins, 1999)
• Fred the Fox Shouts NO! by Tatiana Matthews (CreateSpace, 2011)
• The Golden Cord: A Gentle Way to Explain Death to Children by Leanne Hadley (Good books to use at a funeral and PowerPoint available from leanne-hadley.com)
• The Heart and the Bottle by Oliver Jeffers (Philomel Books, 2010)
• Humphrey’s Bear by Jan Wahl, and illustrated by William Joyce (Henry Holt & Co., 1987)
• Hurricane by David Wiesner (Clarion, 1992)
• I’ll Always Love You by Hans Wilhelm (Pet death) [Dragonfly Books, 1988]
• I Miss You by Pat Thomas (B.E.S., 2001)
• Jim’s Dog Muffins by Miriam Cohen, and illustrated by Ronald Himler (Star Bright Books, 2008)
• The “Let’s Talk About it Series” by Mr. Rogers (A series of books on Death, divorce, blended families, extraordinary friends).
• Lifetimes: The Beautiful Way to Explain Death to Children by Bryan Mellonie and Robert Ingpen (Bantam, 1983)
• The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda Williams (Picture Books, 1986)
• Mama Do You Love Me? by Barbara M. Joosse, and illustrated by Barbara Lavalle (Chronicle, 1998)
• The Memory Box by Mary Bahr (Albert Whitman & Company)
• Mom and the Polka-Dot Boo-Boo by Eileen Sutherland (American Cancer Society, 2007)
• Tear Soup: A Recipe for Healing After Loss by Pat Schwiebert (Grief Watch, 2006)
• The Tin Forest by Helen Ward, and illustrated by Wayne Anderson (Puffin Books, 2003)
• To Everything by Bob Barner (Chronicle Books, 2004)
• Water Bugs & Dragonflies: Explaining Death to Young Children by Doris Stickney (Pilgrim Press, 1997)

INTERGENERATIONAL

• Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman (Dial Books, 1991)
• Gus and Grandpa by Claudia Mills, series of 10 books
• Listen to Me by Barbara Neasi (Children’s Press, 2001)
• The Patchwork Quilt by Valerie Flournoy (Dial Books, 1985)
• The Quiltmaker’s Gift by Jeff Brumbeau
• Singing with Momma Lou by Linda Jacobs Altman
• What’s Happening to Grandpa? by Maria Shriver
• Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge by Mem Fox (Kane Miller, 1989)

LIFE'S LESSONS

• Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst
• Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman (Dial Books, 1991)
• A Child’s Book of Blessings compiled by Sabrina Dearborn
• Cookies: Bite-Size Life Lessons by Amy Krouse Rosenthal (HarperCoiins, 2006)
• There Is a Flower at the Tip of My Nose Smelling Me by Alice Walker (HarperCoiins, 2006)

MILITARY FAMILIES

• I Miss You! A Military Kid's Book About Deployment by Beth Andrews and Hawley Wright (Prometheus, 2007)
• A Paper Hug by Stephanie Skolmoski (Author), Anneliese Bennion (Illustrator) [Self-published, 2006]
• My Red Balloon by Eve Bunting (Boyd Mills, 2005)
• While You Are Away by Eileen Spinelli (Hyperions Books, 2004)

PARENT, CHILD, GRANDPARENT AND GRAND-PAL

• Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman (Random House 1960)
• God Made Daddy Special by Glenys Nellist (ZonderKidz 2018)
• God Made Mommy Special by Glenys Nellist (ZonderKidz 2018)
• Grandma Snuggles by Glenys Nellist (ZonderKidz 2020)
• Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney (Walker Books)
• The Hello, Goodbye Window by Norton Juster and Chris Raschka (Hyperion, 2005)
• Joy! by Joyce Carol Thomas
• Mama, Do You Love Me? by Barbara M. Joosse (Chronicle Books, 1998)
• I Love You Stinky Face by Lisa McCourt (Scholastic, 2004)
• Lucky Pennies and Hot Chocolate by Carol Diggory Shields, Hiroe Nakata (Illustrations) [Dutton, 2000]
• My Grandma / Mi Abuelita by Ginger Foglesong Guy (Greenwilllow Books, 2007)
• Papa, Do You Love Me? by Barbara M. Joosse (Chronicle, 2005)
• The Wonder That Is You by Glenys Nellist (ZonderKidz 2019)