Book List

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Aslan’s Library Books by Author

Ashby, Ruth. Caedmon’s Song. Eerdman’s, 2006.
Baynton, Martin. Why Do You Love Me? Greenwillow Books, 1990.
Benge, Janet & Geoff. Corrie Ten Boom. YWAM Publishing, 1998.
Benge, Janet & Geoff. Eric Liddell. YWAM Publishing, 1998.
Blanc-Rerat, Martine. All About Jesus. Loyola, 2000.
Boling, Ruth. Come Worship With Me.Geneva Press, 2001.
Brumbeau, Jeff. The Quiltmaker’s Gift. Orchard Books, 2000.
Brigid Baker, Mary. Shoebox Sam. Zonderkidz, 2011.
Bryan, Ashley. All Things Bright and Beautiful. Atheneum Books, 2010.
Butterworth, Nick. Stories Jesus Told. Candle Books/Zonderkidz, 2005.
Carlson, Melody. Secretly Do Good Deeds. Broadman & Holman, 2002.
Carlstrom, Nancy White. Glory. Eerdmans, 2001.
Coles, Robert. The Story of Ruby Bridges. Scholastic, 1995.
Daly, Jude. To Everything There Is a Season. Eerdmans, 2006.
Delval, Marie-Hélène. Animals of the Bible. Eerdmans, 2010.
Delval, Marie-Hélène. Psalms for Young Children. Eerdmans, 2008.
Denham, Joyce. Stories of the Saints. Paraclete, 2007.
dePaola, Tomie. The Clown of God. Harcourt Brace, 1978.
dePaola, Tomie. The Holy Twins. G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2001
dePaola, Tomie. Let the Whole Earth Sing Praise. Putnam Juvenile, 2011.
dePaola, Tomie. The Miracles of Jesus. Puffin, 1987.
dePaola, Tomie. Patrick: Patron Saint of Ireland. Holiday House, 1992.
Farjeon, Eleanor. Morning Has Broken. Eerdman’s, 1996.
Freus, Zbigniew. The ESV Illustrated Family Bible. Crossway, 2008.
Goble, Paul. Song of Creation. Eerdmans Books, 2004.
Graham, Earnest. The Parables of Jesus. Peace Hill Press, 2013
Grimes, Nikki. Thanks a Million. Greenwillow, 2006.
Grimes, Nikki. When Daddy Prays. Eerdmans Books, 2002.
Groce, Mandy & Bill Bell. What Is the Church. Christian Focus, 2010.
Hackenberg, Rachel G. Writing to God. Paraclete, 2012
Halperin, Wendy Anderson. Love Is. Simon & Schuster Children’s, 2001.
Hannula, Richard. Trial and Triumph: Stories from Church History. Canon Press, 1999.
Helm, David. The Big Picture Story Bible. Crossway, 2004.
Helm, David. The Big Picture Family Devotional. Crossway, 2014.
Hunkin, Oliver. Dangerous Journey. Eerdmans, 1985.
Jackson, Dave & Neta. Hero Tales. Bethany House, 1996.
Kimmel, Eric. The Story of Esther. Holiday House, 2011.
Koralek, Jenny. The Moses Basket. Eerdmans, 2003.
Lehn, Cornelia. I Heard Good News Today. Faith and Life Press, 1983.
Leithart, Peter. Wise Words. Canon Press, 2003.
Lindberg, Reeve. The Circle of Days. Candlewick Press, 1998.
Lindvall, Ella. Parables Jesus Told: The Tell-Me Stories. Moody, 2000.
Lindvall, Ella. Read-Aloud Bible Stories Volume 1. Moody, 1982.
Lloyd-Jones, Sally. Baby’s Hug-a-Bible. Harper Festival, 2010.
Lloyd-Jones, Sally. The Jesus Storybook Bible. Zonderkidz, 2007.
Lloyd-Jones, Sally. Thoughts to Make Your Heart Sing. Zonderkidz, 2012.
Lotti, Michael. St. George and the Dragon. CreateSpace, 2014.
Lucado, Max. Just the Way You Are. Crossway, 1999.
Lucado, Max. You Are Special. Crossway, 2007.
Maier, Paul L. Martin Luther: A Man Who Changed the World. Concordia, 2004.
Manning, B. Smack Dab in the Middle of God’s Love. Tommy Nelson, 2011.
Metaxas, Eric. Bible ABC. Tommy Nelson, 1998.
Metaxas, E. Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy. Thomas Nelson, 2010.
Miller, Sheila. Ian and the Gigantic Leafy Obstacle. OMF International 1983/2002
Nelson, Kadir. He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands. Dial Books, 2005.
Owens, Mary Beth. Be Blest. Simon & Schuster, 1999.
Paterson, Katherine. Brother Sun, Sister Moon. Handprint Books, 2011.
Pinkney, Jerry. Noah’s Ark. Chronicle Books, 2002.
Poortvliet, Rien. He Was One of Us. Doubleday, 1978.
Ray, Jane. Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. Eerdman’s 2005.
Shaw, Luci. The Genesis of It All. Paraclete, 2006.
Speare, Elizabeth George. The Bronze Bow. Houghton Mifflin, 1961.
Spier, Peter. The Book of Jonah. Doubleday, 1985.
Steenwyk, Carrie. At Your Baptism. Eerdmans, 2011.
Tickle, Phyllis. The Divine Hours. Image/Doubleday, 2000-2001.
Vischer, Phil. Sidney and Norman. Thomas Nelson, 2006.
Wangerin, Walter. The Bedtime Rhyme. Paraclete, 2008.
Wangerin, Walter. I Am My Grandpa’s Enkelin. Paraclete, 2007.
Warnes, Tim. Jesus Loves Me. Little Simon, 2008.
Watts, Bernadette. Shoemaker Martin. NorthSouth, 1997.
Weatherford, C.B. Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People... Hyperion, 2006.
Wildsmith, Brian. Exodus. Eerdmans, 1998.
Wildsmith, Brian. Joseph. Eerdmans, 1997.
Wildsmith, Brian. Saint Francis. Eerdmans, 1995.
Wilson, Karma. I Will Rejoice. Zonderkidz, 2007.
Wilson, N.D. In the Time of Noah. Canon Press, 2007.
Withrow, Mindy & Brandon. Peril and Peace. Christian Focus, 2005.

Advent & Christmas Books

Buck, Pearl. Christmas Day in the Morning. HarperCollins Children’s, 2002.
Castillo, Lauren. Christmas Is Here. Simon & Schuster, 2010.
DiCamillo, Kate. Great Joy. Candlewick, 2007.
French, Fiona. Bethlehem. Harper Collins, 2001.
Goudge, Elizabeth. I Saw Three Ships. David R. Godine, 1969.
Grimes, Nikki. Voices of Christmas. Zonderkidz, 2009.
Joslin, Mary. Saint Nicholas: The Story of the Real Santa Claus. Lion Children’s, 2003.
Keats, Ezra Jack. The Little Drummer Boy. Puffin, 2000.
Ladwig, Tim. Good King Wenceslas. Eerdmans, 2005.
Lloyd-Jones, Sally. Little One, We Knew You’d Come. Little, Brown, 2006.
Lloyd-Jones, Sally. Song of the Stars. Zonderkidz, 2011.
Lord, Jill Roman. One Night in Bethlehem. Ideals, 2011.
McCaughrean, Geraldine. Father and Son. Hyperion, 2006.
McCaughrean, Geraldine. The Jesse Tree. Eerdmans. 2003.
O’Neal, Debbie Trafton. Go Tell It on the Mountain. Augsburg Books, 2003.
Peterson, Eugene. The Christmas Troll. NavPress, 2004.
Ray, Jane. The Story of Christmas. Puffin, 1998.
Robinson, Barbara. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. Harper & Row, 1972.
Slate, Joseph. Who Is Coming to Our House? Putnam, 2001.
Spirin, Gennady. We Three Kings. Atheneum Books, 2007.
Taylor, Carole. Christmas Eve. Gibbs Smith, 2010.
Vivas, Julie. The Nativity. Gulliver Books, 1988.
Wilner, Isabel. B Is for Bethlehem. Puffin, 1995.

Lent & Easter Books

Fisher, Aileen. The Story of Easter. HarperTrophy, 1997.
French, Fiona. Easter. HaperCollins, 2002.
Grimes, Nikki. At Jerusalem’s Gate. Eerdmans, 2005.
Houselander, Caryll. Petook. Holiday House, 1988.
Mazar, Peter & Tomie de Paola. The Garden of the Good Shepherd: A Sticker Calendar to Count the 50 Days of Easter. Liturgy Training Publications, 2000.
McGee, Marni. The Colt and the King. Holiday House, 2002.
Snyder, Laurel. The Longest Night. Schwartz & Wade, 2013.
Wangerin, Walter. Peter’s First Easter. Zondervan, 2000.
Wildsmith, Brian. The Easter Story. Eerdmans, 1993.
Ziefert, Harriet. Passover. Blue Apple Books, 2010.

Parent Resource Books

Hunt, Gladys. Honey for a Child’s Heart. Zondervan, 2002.
Snell, Jessica. Let Us Keep the Feast. Doulos Resources, 2014.
Walton, John & Kim. The Bible Story Handbook. Crossway, 2010.

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