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  1. Hi Kim,
    We are using your reading bingo cards this summer, and have been really enjoying the challenge of reading outside of our normal preference. Thank-you for creating and sharing those. One square says a book about music. Do you or any of your readers have suggestions? My initial thoughts are biographies of hymn writers, but I’m sure that there are other options, too.
    Blessings,
    Jodi

    1. I know that this is super late. But we really love the composer is dead by snickets

  2. Thank You Kim for this list of books for children. I enjoyed All Of A Kind Family.
    Marilyn

  3. Kim there are many books on this list that appeal to me. We have The Little House On The Prairie books and have read them. The Grandma Attic books are also in our library. I will look into some of the others. Thank You for the list.
    HAPPY and SAFE 4th OF JULY
    Marion

  4. Some of these are my favorites too, but you’ve give me some good new ones to try as well! Have you read the Green Ember Series? Love them! My all time childhood favorite was the Anne of Green Gables series.

  5. Great list, love the majority of these books- they are favorites in our home. (Would like to note, as my kids are Dyslexic and so much of their ‘age appropriate reading’ is by audiobook- Little House Series, All of a Kind Family series, quite a few of the Sugar Creek Gang series and many of the Christian Heroes series, the 1st 4 Grandmas Attic and the first couple Imagination Station books are available by audiobook through libraries, Audible, etc…) The others, we are not yet familiar with but will look for. A few others for future lists (from a very picky mom) – Elsie Dinsmore (author lived through the time period of the books, making them very historically accurate.), Nancy Drew, Hardy Boys, Pollyanna & Pollyanna grows up, Paddington (even my 13 or old still enjoys Paddington. There is one book that has hypnotist, so you may want to pre-read that one), Bad Kitty (beware the Vet one as it portrays Kitty ‘at the pearly gates, so another to pre-read). Trailblazer Books by Dave and Neta Jackson, Cooper Kids by Frank Peretti (a little scary, though), Daughters of the Faith Series, Rush Revere series, Happy Little Family Series, Misty of Chincoteague series, Mrs Piggle Wiggle (the 1st book mentions a little about magic and her husband being a pirate, but beyond that brief mention, they are really not about anything like that- but if you are hesitant, pre-read.), Dr Doolittle. We also squeeze in some old classics here and there- Swiss Family Robinson, Robinson Carusoe, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, 101 Dalmatians, Around the World in 80 Days, etc. I might add, most of my entire list has a least some of the series available in Audiobooks…

  6. Hi Kim,
    Thanks for the help in identifying and examining healthy literature for children. Based on your article I’m going to looking into Kingdom Series, and blow the dust off or our Little House on the prairie series sitting on our book shelf. Another series we like is “The Tuttle Twins” by Connor Boyack. They are a good series in between picture books and Chapter Books and teach great principles.

  7. Oh, God bless you! I have four kiddos, 13 year old girl, 9 year old boy, 4 year old girl, 4 month old baby girl. My kiddos love to read, while searching the internet for Godly, wholesome books I ended up here, thank you so very much! The Lord Jesus bless you and your family.

  8. Hi! So I have an almost 6 year old reading on a 4th grade level and am a little out of my zone trying to find books that are advanced enough and yet simple for her to get into. Would any of these series be simple enough for her maturity level and at the same time on a decent reading level?

    1. Yes, definitely! I’d start with Little House on the Prairie and the Grandma’s Attic books 🙂

      Star@NotConsumed

  9. My family really enjoyed the Wingfeather saga. I highly recommend it, it’s a great fantasy written with a Christian perspective. 8 years old and up as it can be a little scary.

  10. Thank you for the recommendations! One I wanted to mention that has been super fun for our 9, 7, and 4 year old has been The Dead Sea Squirrels series by Mike Nawrocki. Super funny and engaging and incorporates Jesus’ teachings!

  11. I would love to know if you have this type of post for family movies. While we don’t do much screen time at all, on the weekends we do occasionally want to throw on a wholesome movie that is not animated. Thank you in advance for any guidance you have. I have searched high and low for a list of this type.

  12. That looks like an amazing list! I write Christian horse-themed chapter books! He Reigns is the series with your child’s heart in mind. If you are looking to update this list check them out. They’re available on Amazon.

  13. Hello, Wondering if by chance you have a list of Christian or considered “clean” books that we need to watch out for with hidden messages?

    1. Hi Amanda. We don’t have a list like that, but there are resources out there. Common Sense Media is one that might be helpful!

  14. I really really REALLY appreciate this! I just want fun, adventure type books for our son without having to worry. Thank you so much!

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