Top Twelve Favorite Religion Read Alouds
This list sort of goes in order of listening comprehension, from youngest to teen.
The Beginner's Bible - I'm pretty sure this is a Protestant version. I don't remember how we acquired this one. And yes, the bad cartoon drawings made me cringe a little. BUT my kids loved this bible. We took it with us on vacations (so many stories in just one volume!). We read from it frequently when they were little. Through frequent reads with five little ones, it got rather threadbare. It served as a good introduction to well known Bible stories.
The Weight of the Mass - We came to this book in mid-homeschool career. But it didn't matter. It is so beautifully illustrated and such a powerful folktale that even adults (and teens) are affected by it.
St. Jerome and the Lion - We would read this every feast of St. Jerome. Lovely book.
The Holy Twins - A great story about brother and sister saints.
Catholic Tales for Boys and Girls by Caryll Houselander- gorgeous little tales full of meaning and intelligence. Perfect. There's a second collection as well.
Jesus and I - this is a wonderful little catechism to prepare your child for First Confession and First Holy Communion.
King of the Golden City - This story is written in a George MacDonald-ish style. Very fairy tale like and full of symbolism. I thought my kids would find it too didactic, but they were entranced.
St. Patrick's Summer Catechism - a fun way to teach the catechism to your kids. Makes a great breakfast read aloud
A Book of Angels - another hit from Marigold Hunt. We just hadn't thought very much about angels, so this book really intrigued us.
The Creed in Slow Motion - I found out about this from Suzie Andres (author of Homeschooling with Gentleness and A Little Way of Homeschooling). I had only heard about Knox for his Bible translation. This is a rich, wonderful exposition of what our faith teaches. It's a collection of lectures Father Knox taught to 10 year old girls during World War II when he was chaplain at a boarding school there (to help get the girls away from the London bombings). Your faith will be enriched as well.
Bible Basics for Catholics by John Bergsma. This guy is genius. This is more at the teen level, but it includes drawing little stick figures to remember the different covenantal themes running through sacred scripture.
Boys to Men (good for girls too!). This last one wasn't really a read aloud. We listened to it on audio which doesn't seem to be available anymore (unless you do the Kindle buy and get audible as well. My husband does that with his books, but I don't know how that works!).
The Beginner's Bible - I'm pretty sure this is a Protestant version. I don't remember how we acquired this one. And yes, the bad cartoon drawings made me cringe a little. BUT my kids loved this bible. We took it with us on vacations (so many stories in just one volume!). We read from it frequently when they were little. Through frequent reads with five little ones, it got rather threadbare. It served as a good introduction to well known Bible stories.
The Weight of the Mass - We came to this book in mid-homeschool career. But it didn't matter. It is so beautifully illustrated and such a powerful folktale that even adults (and teens) are affected by it.
St. Jerome and the Lion - We would read this every feast of St. Jerome. Lovely book.
The Holy Twins - A great story about brother and sister saints.
Catholic Tales for Boys and Girls by Caryll Houselander- gorgeous little tales full of meaning and intelligence. Perfect. There's a second collection as well.
Jesus and I - this is a wonderful little catechism to prepare your child for First Confession and First Holy Communion.
King of the Golden City - This story is written in a George MacDonald-ish style. Very fairy tale like and full of symbolism. I thought my kids would find it too didactic, but they were entranced.
St. Patrick's Summer Catechism - a fun way to teach the catechism to your kids. Makes a great breakfast read aloud
A Book of Angels - another hit from Marigold Hunt. We just hadn't thought very much about angels, so this book really intrigued us.
The Creed in Slow Motion - I found out about this from Suzie Andres (author of Homeschooling with Gentleness and A Little Way of Homeschooling). I had only heard about Knox for his Bible translation. This is a rich, wonderful exposition of what our faith teaches. It's a collection of lectures Father Knox taught to 10 year old girls during World War II when he was chaplain at a boarding school there (to help get the girls away from the London bombings). Your faith will be enriched as well.
Bible Basics for Catholics by John Bergsma. This guy is genius. This is more at the teen level, but it includes drawing little stick figures to remember the different covenantal themes running through sacred scripture.
Boys to Men (good for girls too!). This last one wasn't really a read aloud. We listened to it on audio which doesn't seem to be available anymore (unless you do the Kindle buy and get audible as well. My husband does that with his books, but I don't know how that works!).
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