Books for Families
BOOKS FOR PARENTS:
- Tending the Flame – The Art of Unitarian Universalist Parenting by Michelle Richards
- How to Talk so Kids Will Listen and Listen so Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
- Spiritual Parenting – A Guide to Understanding and Nurturing the Heart of your Child by Hugh and Gayle Prather
- How to Bury a Goldfish and Other Ceremonies and Celebrations for Everyday Life by Virginia Lang and Louise Nayer
- Sitting Still Like a Frog: Mindfulness Exercises for Kids (and Their Parents) by Eline Snel
BOOKS FOR CHILDREN:
- Unitarian Universalism is a Very Long Name by Jennifer Dant
- What I Believe by Alan Brown
- Religions Explained: A Beginner’s Guide to World Faith by Anita Ganeri
- A Faith Like Mine by Laura Buller
- God Is in the Mountain by Ezra Jack Keats
- Because Nothing Looks Like God by Lawrence Kushner
- Where Does God Live? By August Gold
- What Is God? By Etan Boritzer
- In God’s Name by Sandy Eisenberg Sasso
FOR 4TH-7TH GRADE AND UP:
- One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia
- Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
- The View from Saturday by E. L. Konigsburg
- Safe At Home by Sharon Robinson
- Wonder by R. J. Palacio
- Confessions of a Closet Catholic, by Sarah Littman
FOR 7TH GRADE AND UP:
- Sophie’s World by Jostein Gaardner
- Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty by G. Neri
- A Begonia for Miss Applebaum by Paul Zindel
- Crossing the Deep, by Kelly Martin
- Ten Things I Hate About Me, by Randa Abdel-fattah
BOOKS FOR KIDS ABOUT DIVORCE:
- Divorce Is Not the End of the World: Zoe’s and Evan’s Coping Guide for Kids by Zoe Stern
- Mom’s House, Dad’s House for Kids by Isolina Ricci
- The Kids’ Book of Divorce: By, For and About Kids, Fayerweather Street School
- My Parents are Divorced Too: A Book for Kids by Kids by by Melanie Ford. Steven Ford, Annie
- Ford and Jann Blackstone-Ford