Danielle Hitchen’s Psalms of Praise is one of our new favorites that we are excited to share! Described as a movement primer, it’s not a Bible storybook, but rather a collection of Psalms that highlight different postures and ways of moving our bodies in worship.

 

We love Sally Lloyd Jones’ telling of the 23rd psalm in Found, a board book lifted straight from the pages of The Jesus Storybook Bible., which is geared toward older kids. And speaking (or writing) of Jones, while I was looking for this link I discovered that she’s also creating a board book version of the Lord’s Prayer, called Loved. It won’t be out until September but is available on preorder!

 

Both my toddler and preschooler really enjoy The Biggest Story ABC. It’s not a Bible storybook, but definitely tells God’s story of redemption so I’m including it hear. DeYoung has told the story both chronologically and alphabetically; I can’t imagine even attempting such a feat! A is for Adam and Eve, B is for God’s Beautiful world, C is for the Curse, etc.

 

These books by Lois Rock are unique in that they actually use the words of Scripture, itself, whereas most books geared at babies and toddlers are a paraphrase. I love this! My kids go in phases with these books. Sometimes they choose them, sometimes they don’t. Regardless, I love having them in our library! We own both Our Father (the Lord’s Prayer), The Lost Sheep, and The Good Samaritan.  And again, while I was looking for these links I learned that in 2016 the author came out with My Very First Bible, a collection of 20 stories that look to be in this same format!

 

We love this counting primer! First Bible Basics uses numbers to introduce young children to the central tenets of the Christian faith (1 God, 2 natures of Jesus, 3 persons of the Trinity, etc.). Our very favorite aspect of this book is the gorgeous illustrations! If I had to choose between this and Psalms of Praise, I would begin with the latter, only because I’d rather prioritize storytelling and engaging our kids’ bodies in worship over teaching doctrine. That said, just after writing this my three year old used this book to learn Jesus’ “I am” statements from the Gospel of John, which definitely melted my heart. So I’d definitely repurchase both!

 

I love this beautiful version of All Creatures Great and Small! The text follows the hymn and illustrations are sweet pictures of a little girl enjoying the natural world around her. My kids aren’t quite as crazy about it as I am but I will continue reading it because I want them to be familiar with this beautiful hymn. Hopefully it will connect with them soon!

 

Some may wonder what Mama’s Milk has to do with theology. There is certainly no indication that it’s intended for a specifically Christian audience. However, nursing has been a pretty constant part of our lives, these last 4 years, and one of my favorite ways to put my kids’ lives in a context of faith is to talk about our Creator’s design for our world and our bodies. As such, I love the way this book celebrates mammals feeding their babies.