Stories for younger children

A Feast of ABCs
Gail Radley
An alphabetical approach to the Nineteen Day Feast, featuring children and their activities from around the world. Illustrated by Malcolm Lee. A delightful ABC book for children about the Nineteen Day Feast by a well-known and popular writer for young people. Features children of many nationalities in its charming illustrations.

A Gift from God
Tahirih Lemon and Liudmyla Stetskovych
A curious child learns the truth about her being a gift from God. A charming story exploring one child’s endless questions regarding God. An ideal book to introduce the concept of God to young children. Short children’s prayers from some of the world’s major religions are included at the end of the book.

A Prayer for Fluffy
Roxana Faith Sinex and Wendy Cowper-Thomas
On his birthday, Colby receives a bike from Mom and Dad, and then Grandma surprises him with the cutest kitten he has ever seen. While playing with the new bike Colby looks up to see that the new kitten is gone. However, Colby is to discover that God often answers our prayers in unexpected ways. The second book in this series is titled Colby’s New Home.

A is for Alláh-u-Abhá
Andrea Hope and Winda Mulyasari
An alphabet picture book of Bahá’í terms. This ABC book was created to help children discover common words used in the Bahá’í writings and strengthen Bahá’í identity. It is hoped that parents and teachers will help children explore important concepts like equality, justice, and obligatory prayers. Best for pre-school and elementary school children.

Abdu'l-Baha Loves Children: Nine Stories of Abdu'l-Baha with Children (Baha'i Holy Days)
Alhan Rahimi , Kseniia Pavska
"Know ye the value of these children for they are all my children."
- 'Abdu'l-Bahá
ʻAbdu'l-Bahá lived in the nineteenth and twentieth century. He was a great example for all the spiritual attributes such as generosity, love, kindness, justice and many more. He was also well-known for His love for children. This illustrated book recounts nine stories of Him with children and is published for the occasion of the centenary of His Ascension.

Abdu’l-Baha Was Kind - Personalized Baha’i Children’s Book
Andrea Hope
I’m so excited to bring you “‘Abdu’l-Baha Was Kind”. In honor of the Centenary of the Ascension of ‘Abdu’l-Baha, this book features simple phrases from ‘Abdu’l-Baha about how Baha’is should be. They are made one by one. Add a photo of your child or children to the personalize the book.

Basic Truths Series
Bambi Betts
Simple text books for children on Bahá'í concepts. Designed to help parents teach their children some of the abstract ideas enshrined in the Bahá'í teachings, each section provides the basic vocabulary and concepts needed. Each page is illustrated with a simple line drawing suitable for the child to color. Guidelines on how to use the book are included. There are 3 different books in this series.

Beyond the Rainbow
Brenda Humphries
Life after death is even more difficult to explain to a child than God, but this book offers several metaphors based on the Bahá’í Writings to make death less frightening to a young heart. From Bambi’s mother to their own grandparents, kids are surrounded by death at a very very young age. Presented as a conversation between a mother and 5-year-old son, this book will help you help them make sense of it all.

Counting through the Baha'i year
Andrea Hope and Winda Mulyasari
A counting book for the Badi calendar. This picture book was created to help children learn the Badi calendar in Arabic and English. Each month is paired with an everyday item to assist with memorization. Best for pre-school and elementary school children.

Garden of Virtues: A Guess-the-Virtue Book for Kids
Chelsea Lee Smith and Shimoné Mackie
Step into the Garden of Virtues and learn to identify positive qualities such as helpfulness, determination, generosity and more. Providing an engaging introduction to 10 different virtues, this storybook and the accompanying activity pack is a valuable resource for parents and teachers to playfully foster personal development.
A Feast of ABCs,Gail Radley,
A Prayer for Fluffy,Roxana Faith Sinex and Wendy Cowper-Thomas,
A is for Alláh-u-Abhá,Andrea Hope and Winda Mulyasari,
Basic Truths Series,Bambi Betts,
Beyond the Rainbow,Brenda Humphries,
Garden of Virtues: A Guess-the-Virtue Book for Kids,Chelsea Lee Smith and Shimoné Mackie,
Gumpchy the Little Bahá’í Bear,Neda Master,
"How Do You Do, Who Are You?","Judith A. Cobb, Todd and Melanie Kline",
I’m the Best,Constanze von Kitzing,
Jamila Does Not Want a Bat in Her House,Phyllis Edgerly Ring and Leona Hosack,
Jungle Kings,"Nancy Murphy, Mary Jo Sterling, and Cora Hays",
Jungle of Virtues,Chelsea Lee Smith and Constanze Von Kitzing,
Kamal’s Day,Leona Hosack,
Mason’s Greatest Gems,Chelsea Lee Smith and Elaheh Bos,
My Alphabet Journey,Elaheh Bos,
My Mummy Has Many Jobs,Lutay B. C.,
Rumble in the Jungle,Maryam Master,
Service: Virtues of My Heart,Melissa Lopez Charepoo,
Something Important,Patti Rae Tomarelli and Wendy Cowper-Thomas,
Sweet Neighbors Come in All Colors,Lisa Blecker,
Sweet One,Jessica Dawn Murphy and Betty Chong-Gerbracht,
The Animal Tales Series,Jennifer Lemon and Mariya Daliri Beale,
The Beautiful Garden,Megan McMahon,
The Best Parts of Me Are Invisible,Lutay B.C.,
The First Gift,Judith A. Cobb and Wendy Cowper-Thomas,
The Good in Me from A-Z by Dottie,Lisa Blecker and C. Aaron Kreader,
The Naming of Femi’s Brother,Kiser Barnes,
The Riddle of Hollow Reed,Taurus Burns and Charlotte J. Harman,
Unity in Diversity,Melanie Lotfali,