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Awesome Christian Books for Children They Won’t Put Down

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11 Awesome Christian Books for Children

I’ve always considered quality Christian books for my children to be a worthwhile investment.

We’ve made sure to have a good supply of wonderful books that point to Jesus around the house. That’s been a great choice, as our kids have both learned to love reading, and have spent their time reading books that glorify God and help them better understand his Word.

Because I’ve spent so much time building a library, and I’ve researched Christian books for children for research, I’ve had the opportunity to take a good look at a lot of Christian children’s books. Here’s what I can tell you: not every Christian children’s book is worthwhile. Some are downright strange in the way they approach the Bible.

I’ve found a few publishers I truly love every time. Christian Focus 4 Kids is one of my very favorite publishers of Christian books for children. We’ve put together a round-up of some of their most recent must-have children’s books for you. Take a look!

Christian Books for Children

Wonderfully Made: God's Story of Life from Conception to BirthGod Is Better Than Trucks: A-Z Alphabetical Book]Fascinating Bible Facts Vol. 1: 103 DevotionsFascinating Bible Facts Vol. 2: 104 DevotionsGirls Just Like You: Bible Women who Trusted God (Daily Readings)Boys Just Like Me: Bible Men who Trusted God (Daily Readings)How to Have a Bible MakeoverHow to be a Bible WarriorGod's Word And Jesus: What the Bible Teaches about The Gospel, Evangelism, Prayer and other Essential Stuff (Think Ask Bible)The Wonderful Wedding: Matthew 22: God Chooses (Stories from Jesus)The Precious Pearl: Matthew 13 - God is Best (Stories from Jesus)

Wonderfully Made: God’s Story of Life from Conception to Birth by Danika Cooley

 Wonderfully Made isn’t actually new–it was published in 2016–but it’s a keeper! Your children, ages 5-11, will learn about their wondrous journey in the womb from conception to birth. Filled with Scripture and science, this is a book that will instill your kids with an understanding of God as the Creator, and of their value as they learn they were made in the image of God.

Check out the free Wonderfully Made printables available at Thinking Kids! Posters, Scripture memory cards, and a lapbook! Teach your kids what the Bible AND science say about life in the womb!

You can get a bunch of free Wonderfully Made printables, including a lapbook! Find those here.

God is Better than Trucks: A-Z Alphabetical Book by Sarah Reju

God is Better Than Trucks is adorable! Each page has a different truck, and a different wonderful attribute of God with Scripture. Kids will really understand God’s attributes when they’re able to compare them to something tangible they can understand–trucks!

You can read my review of this book here.

Fascinating Bible Facts Volume 1: 103 Devotions by Irene Howat

Fascinating Bible Facts Volume 1 is a fun devotional for 7-12 year olds that helps kids explore surprising stories in God’s Word about animals, trees and forests, families, and more. Each devotion covers a Bible promise.

Fascinating Bible Facts Volume 2: 104 Devotions by Irene Howat

Fascinating Bible Facts Volume 2 is the second volume of fun facts and amazing promises from the Bible. Find out what the word Bible means, and what happened at the beginning of time…and more!

Girls Just Like You: Bible Women Who Trusted God by Jean Stapleton

Girls Just Like You is a great little devotional for children. Each devotion begins with a short passage to read from the Bible, followed by a short, retold story from the Bible, and closing with a prayer. The narrative is warm and engaging.

Girls Just Like You has daily devotions based on Bible heroes like: Sarai, Ruth, Naaman’s servant girl, Jehosheba, Esther, Anna, Mary, and Lydia.

You can read my full review here.

Boys Just Like Me: Bible Men Who Trusted God by Jean Stapleton

Boys Just Like Me is a great little devotional for children. Each devotion begins with a short passage to read from the Bible, followed by a short, retold story from the Bible, and closing with a prayer. The narrative is warm and engaging.

Boys Just Like Me includes the stories of Bible heroes such as: Jacob, Moses, Gideon, Jehoiada, Nehemiah, Peter, Stephen, and John Mark.

You can read my full review here.

How to Have a Bible Makeover by Catherine Mackenzie

How to Have a Bible Makeover is a great book for girls ages 8-11 (and a little younger if you read it aloud to them). The book talks about the phenomenon of makeovers in our culture, and about how they tend to be fleeting. But a Bible makeover, or spiritual makeover, is different. When Jesus makes her over, your daughter will be changed from the inside out.

You can read my full review here.

How to Be a Bible Warrior by Catherine Mackenzie

How to Be a Bible Warrior  is a great book for boys that talks about how to be a Bible warrior. Drawing lessons from real Bible heroes, your son will learn how to fight for truth and glorify God with the good news of Jesus Christ. They’ll learn how Jesus fought sin and death and Satan and emerged victorious!

God’s Word and Jesus: What the Bible Teaches about the Gospel, Evangelism, Prayer, and Other Essential Stuff by Laura Martin

God’s Word and Jesus is a part of Laura Martin’s excellent God’s Word and You series. Your kids, ages 6-12, will understand how the Bible speaks to subjects that are immediately relevant to their every day lives, like the gospel, the church, evangelism, prayer, Bible reading, and worship.

Read my review of the other books in the series here.

The Wonderful Wedding: Matthew 22 by Catherine Mackenzie

The Wonderful Wedding is the Bible parable Jesus told in Matthew 22. God invites us to be a part of his family–and God is to be the most important person in our life. Catherine Mackenzie’s Stories from Jesus series retells the parables of Jesus for young children.

The Precious Pearl: Matthew 13 by Catherine Mackenzie

The Precious Pearl is the parable of the pearl and the chest from Matthew 13–being a part of God’s family is the greatest treasure in the world. Catherine Mackenzie’s Stories from Jesus series retells the parables of Jesus for young children.

Well, there you have it! 11 awesome Christian books for children. These are worth having in your home library. They will build memories and knowledge for your kids for years to come.

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  4. All of them actually it is the only way my daughter wants to learn is through things she can go back and look through the Bible to review the stories.

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  9. Oh my the books God is Better Than Trucks and Boys Like Me look simply amazing! I will add them to our reading list! Thank you for taking the time to share trusted resources! It can be so overwhelming to shop for books for our boys! 🙂

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  12. What excites me about these books… is having them on hand for my kids… always looking for more wholesome reading!

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  15. So exciting! Between this giveaway and the ultimate sale going on…what a time to be alive!

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  34. All the books look wonderful! So thankful for your truth-based curriculum. Thanks for providing us all good quality material that is both beautiful and so informative.

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  39. I don’t look into Christian books very much (besides different Children’s Bible’s of course), so it would be interesting to actually try some!

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  49. What excites me the most is having new books to read for the summer. A few are new ones I haven’t seen before and a few were on my wish list already! Thank you 🙂

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  54. These books look awesome! My kids would definitely enjoy these and the content is so good. I love character building materials!

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  55. I’m excited about the wonderfully made book and a couple of the devotionals. I think they’ll be great for my kiddos.

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  56. My oldest devours books and I would love to have more quality Christian books for him to read. I think he would enjoy and learn from the devotionals especially.

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  66. these books look awesome – always looking for books that help my child’s walk with the Lord!

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  67. I like that they are for kids to help relay bible studies. Some stories are extremly hard to explain to children.

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  68. Thank you for sharing your wonderful resources! Although reading our Bibles are top priority, I would love to have some Christian books to engage my kids in a different way.

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  69. These look like great books! I am always looking for books that help my children grow spiritually.

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  72. Looking forward to learning more about these books. Happy for the recommendations. As you wrote, not all Christian kids books are worthwhile. It took me almost half an hour to find a good devotion for my daughter when she was a preschooler.

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  75. What great books! I’m excited to look at some more books by these publishers! Thanks for great recommendations.

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