Best Christian Books for Kids, by Age

Storybook Bibles, picture books, and Christian fiction for children of every age.

“From a child thou hast known the holy scriptures.”2 Timothy 3:15

Some of the most widely read Christian books for kids' books by age are The Princess and Curdie by George MacDonald, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Complete Set by C. S. Lewis, The Horse and His Boy by C. S. Lewis. GospelShelf lists 6045 titles for this situation from Lutheran, Catholic, Reformed, Baptist, and other publishers, and each one is tagged by tradition so you can choose what fits your church.

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Token for Children

James Janeway, Cotton Mather

Evangelical

Widely published (73 editions); Non-denominational publisher (Re-printed by Isaac Collins)

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Unseen

Priscilla Shirer

Baptist

Widely published (3 editions); carried by B&H Publishing (Lifeway)

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The Lost Coin

Nicole E. Dreyer, Concordia Publishing House.

LCMSLutheran

Widely published (2 editions); carried by Concordia Publishing House

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A Man Named Noah

Karen N. Sanders, Concordia Publishing House.

LCMSLutheran

Widely published (2 editions); carried by Concordia Publishing House

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Dog Days

Paul Buchanan, Rod Randall

LCMSLutheran

Widely published (2 editions); carried by Concordia Publishing House

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Whoops!

Mary Manz Simon, Dennis Jones

LCMSLutheran

Widely published (2 editions); carried by Concordia Publishing House

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Dating

Karen Dockrey

Baptist

Widely published (2 editions); carried by B&H Publishing (Lifeway)

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Stuck on You

Paul Buchanan, Rod Randall

LCMSLutheran

Widely published (1 editions); carried by Concordia Publishing House

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PrayerWorks

Stephen Kendrick, Alex Kendrick

Baptist

Widely published (2 editions); carried by B&H Publishing (Lifeway)

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Josh

Jacqui Thomas

Methodist

Widely published (1 editions); carried by Abingdon Press

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Jenny

Stephanie Jeffs

Methodist

Widely published (1 editions); carried by Abingdon Press

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Der Tod Abels

Salomon Gessner

Evangelical

Widely published (48 editions); Non-denominational publisher (Printed and sold by Abel Morse)

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The Gates Ajar

Elizabeth Stuart Phelps

Evangelical

Widely published (40 editions); Non-denominational publisher (Kessinger Publishing, LLC)

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The Door in the Wall

Marguerite de Angeli, Paul Champanier

Evangelical

Widely published (33 editions); Non-denominational publisher (Perfection Learning Prebound)

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Essays to Do Good

Cotton Mather, Andrew Mitchell Thomson

Evangelical

Widely published (24 editions); Non-denominational publisher (Printed and sold by Lincoln & Edmands)

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Dear Mili

Maurice Sendak

Evangelical

Widely published (22 editions); Non-denominational publisher (Lectorum Publications Inc)

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Incantation

Alice Hoffman

Evangelical

Widely published (20 editions); Non-denominational publisher (Brilliance Audio on MP3-CD Lib Ed)

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I Have a Dream

Martin Luther King Jr.

Lutheran

Widely published (14 editions); Lutheran publisher (Sundance Publishers & Distributors)

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Oh No, Jonah!

Tilda Balsley

Evangelical

Widely published (13 editions); Non-denominational publisher (Lerner Publishing Group)

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Hey, Al

Arthur Yorinks, Richard Egielski

Evangelical

Widely published (12 editions); Non-denominational publisher (Perfection Learning Prebound)

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Backpack Books

Barbour Publishing

All Christians

Widely published (8 editions); Non-denominational publisher (Barbour Publishing, Incorporated)

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The Jesse Tree

Geraldine McCaughrean

All Christians

Widely published (8 editions); Non-denominational publisher (Eerdmans Books for Young Readers)

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Firebird

Brent McCorkle

BaptistEvangelical

Widely published (5 editions); Baptist publisher (B&H Kids)

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Moses

Brian Wildsmith

All Christians

Widely published (5 editions); Non-denominational publisher (Eerdmans Books for Young Readers)

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Sarah

Marlee Alex

All Christians

Widely published (4 editions); Non-denominational publisher (W.B. Eerdmans Pub. Co.)

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Ruth

Marlee Alex

All Christians

Widely published (4 editions); Non-denominational publisher (W.B. Eerdmans Pub. Co.)

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Hudson Taylor

Catherine MacKenzie

ReformedEvangelical

Widely published (3 editions); Reformed publisher (Christian Focus Publications)

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God's Power

Stephen Elkins

BaptistEvangelical

Widely published (2 editions); Baptist publisher (B&H Publishing Group)

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Blotch

Andy Addis, Tatio Viana

BaptistEvangelical

Widely published (2 editions); Baptist publisher (B&H Publishing Group)

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Our New Home

Catherine MacKenzie

ReformedEvangelical

Widely published (2 editions); Reformed publisher (Christian Focus Publications)

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Going to School

Catherine MacKenzie

ReformedEvangelical

Widely published (2 editions); Reformed publisher (Christian Focus Publications)

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Peter

Carine Mackenzie

ReformedEvangelical

Widely published (2 editions); Reformed publisher (Christian Focus Publications)

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D.L. Moody

Nancy Drummond

ReformedEvangelical

Widely published (2 editions); Reformed publisher (Christian Focus Publications)

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Jesus Is Alive

Christian Focus Publications

ReformedEvangelical

Widely published (2 editions); Reformed publisher (Christian Focus Publications)

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God Counts

Irene Sun

ReformedEvangelical

Widely published (2 editions); Reformed publisher (New Growth Press)

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Be Loved

Emma Mae Jenkins, Sadie Robertson

ReformedEvangelical

Widely published (2 editions); Reformed publisher (New Growth Press)

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Jesus

Eugene Chamberlain, Jim Padgett

BaptistEvangelical

Widely published (2 editions); Baptist publisher (Broadman Press)

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Philip

Jack Naish, Ronald Hester

BaptistEvangelical

Widely published (2 editions); Baptist publisher (Broadman Press)

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What Would Jesus Do?

Garrett Ward Sheldon, Garrett W. Sheldon

BaptistEvangelical

Widely published (2 editions); Baptist publisher (Broadman & Holman Publishers)

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Ruth

Carine Mackenzie

ReformedEvangelical

Widely published (2 editions); Reformed publisher (Christian Focus Publications)

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Hannah

Carine Mackenzie

ReformedEvangelical

Widely published (2 editions); Reformed publisher (Christian Focus Publications)

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Life of Jesus

C. MacKenzie

ReformedEvangelical

Widely published (2 editions); Reformed publisher (Christian Focus Publications)

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Snapshots N.T

Ruth MacLean

ReformedEvangelical

Widely published (2 editions); Reformed publisher (Christian Focus Publications)

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Creation

Janis Hansen

ReformedEvangelical

Widely published (2 editions); Reformed publisher (Crossway Books)

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God Created

Mark Francisco Bozzuti-Jones

ELCALutheran

Widely published (1 editions); Lutheran publisher (Augsburg Fortress Publishers)

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Made by God

Dandi Daley Mackall

ELCALutheran

Widely published (1 editions); Lutheran publisher (Augsburg Fortress Publishers)

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Gospel

Devon Provencher, Jessica Provencher

ReformedEvangelical

Widely published (1 editions); Reformed publisher (Crossway)

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Animal Friends

B&H Kids Editorial Staff

BaptistEvangelical

Widely published (1 editions); Baptist publisher (B&H Publishing Group)

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VeggieTales

Aaron Linne

BaptistEvangelical

Widely published (1 editions); Baptist publisher (B&H Publishing Group)

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Noah

Victoria Kovacs

BaptistEvangelical

Widely published (1 editions); Baptist publisher (B&H Publishing Group)

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Awesome God

Stephen Elkins

BaptistEvangelical

Widely published (1 editions); Baptist publisher (B&H Publishing Group)

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Noahs Ark

John-Marc Grob

BaptistEvangelical

Widely published (1 editions); Baptist publisher (Broadman & Holman Publishers)

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Gideon

Anne De Graff

BaptistEvangelical

Widely published (1 editions); Baptist publisher (Broadman & Holman Publishers)

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Joshua

Anne De Graff

BaptistEvangelical

Widely published (1 editions); Baptist publisher (Broadman & Holman Publishers)

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Elijah

Anne De Graaf

BaptistEvangelical

Widely published (1 editions); Baptist publisher (Broadman & Holman Publishers)

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Esther

Anne De Graaf

BaptistEvangelical

Widely published (1 editions); Baptist publisher (Broadman & Holman Publishers)

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Joseph

Anne De Graaf

BaptistEvangelical

Widely published (1 editions); Baptist publisher (Broadman & Holman Publishers)

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Paul

Anne De Graaf

BaptistEvangelical

Widely published (1 editions); Baptist publisher (Broadman & Holman Publishers)

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Ruth

Anne De Graaf

BaptistEvangelical

Widely published (1 editions); Baptist publisher (Broadman & Holman Publishers)

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John Owen

Simonetta Carr

ReformedEvangelical

Widely published (1 editions); Reformed publisher (Reformation Heritage Books)

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Talk Sense

Sammy Horner

ReformedEvangelical

Widely published (1 editions); Reformed publisher (Christian Focus)

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Tlk2me

Rachel Smith

ReformedEvangelical

Widely published (1 editions); Reformed publisher (Christian Focus)

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Touch

Catherine MacKenzie, Carine Mackenzie

ReformedEvangelical

Widely published (1 editions); Reformed publisher (Christian Focus Publications)

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Ferdinand

Ann Benton

ReformedEvangelical

Widely published (1 editions); Reformed publisher (Christian Focus Publications)

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North Star

Dorrie Papademetriou

Orthodox

Widely published (1 editions); Orthodox publisher (St Vladimirs Seminary Pr)

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Las Posadas

Albert Zabel, Deborah Somuano

Methodist

Widely published (1 editions); Methodist publisher (Abingdon Press)

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What Christian Book Helps with Kids' Books by Age?

Some of the most widely read Christian books for kids' books by age are The Princess and Curdie by George MacDonald, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Complete Set by C. S. Lewis, The Horse and His Boy by C. S. Lewis. GospelShelf lists 6045 titles for this situation from Lutheran, Catholic, Reformed, Baptist, and other publishers, and each one is tagged by tradition so you can choose what fits your church.

Are There Kids' Books by Age Books for My Church Tradition?

Yes. Titles here come from these traditions: Lutheran, Catholic, Reformed, Baptist, Methodist, Anglican, Pentecostal, Non-denominational, Orthodox. Use the tradition filter or the lists below. Tags are assigned by publisher.

What Does the Bible Say About This?

2 Timothy 3:15: "From a child thou hast known the holy scriptures." (KJV). Storybook Bibles, picture books, and Christian fiction for children of every age.

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