Skip to content
wonderlit
Books
Discover
Life Moments
Themes
Interests
Ages
Articles
Feedback
Send Feedback
Bug
Suggestion
Book Data Issue
Other
Send Feedback
Browse
→
Interests
→
Religion & Spirituality
Religion & Spirituality
Religion & Spirituality Books for Kids – Wonderlit | Wonderlit
186 books about religion & spirituality
By format:
Chapter Books
(239)
Young Adult
(64)
Picture Books
(18)
Middle Grade
(14)
Graphic Novels
(13)
Poetry
(11)
Early Readers
(4)
Age
0–2
3–5
6–8
9–12
13+
Format
Chapter Books
Middle Grade
Graphic Novels
Clear
Who HQ
Who Was Jesus?
Ellen Morgan
Step back into the Roman Empire to see what history reveals about the life of Jesus and how his followers started a glob
Ages 8–12
Lisette's Angel
Amy Littlesugar
For children processing the weight of difficult times, this lyrical story offers a gentle path through history, finding
Ages 5–9
Star of Luís
Marc Talbert
Sent from Los Angeles to New Mexico during WWII, a young boy meets his mother's family and uncovers a long-hidden Jewish
Ages 10–14
1
2
3
...
8
The Sittin' Up
Shelia P. Moses
When a community patriarch passes away, twelve-year-old Bean observes the rituals and deep care his sharecropping family
Ages 10–14
Something Beyond Paradise
Jan Slepian
Seventeen-year-old Franny dreams of a dance career in New York while struggling with family burdens and a dangerous new
Ages 12–17
What Was?
What Is Greek Mythology?
Kathryn Waterfield, Who HQ
Zeus rules the sky and Poseidon claims the sea in this dramatic history of the gods, monsters, and heroes that shaped an
Ages 8–12
Seven Serpents Trilogy #4
The Amethyst Ring
Scott O'Dell
Julián Esteban escapes a gold-hungry conquistador by impersonating a Mayan god, caught in a high-stakes struggle for fai
Ages 11–15
The Thirteen Colonies
The Pennsylvania Colony
Martin Hintz
Early American life comes to focus through the maps, timelines, and stories of the people who built the government and e
Ages 8–11
Graphic Library
The Aztecs: Rise and Fall of a Great Empire
Roger Smalley
Religious rituals and human sacrifice are part of the complex story of the Aztec empire, from its powerful rise to its e
Ages 9–12
Island of the Blue Dolphins #2
Zia
Scott O'Dell
Zia feels pulled between the traditional ways of her ancestors and life at the Mission, seeking guidance from her legend
Ages 9–12
The African-American Experience #1
No More!
Doreen Rappaport
First-person accounts and powerful spirituals reveal the courage of enslaved people who fought for freedom through both
Ages 9–12
Laura Upside-down
Doris Buchanan Smith
Ten-year-old Laura questions her own secular upbringing while navigating life between religious friends and a neighbor w
Ages 8–12
Octavia Boone's Big Questions about Life, the Universe, and Everything
Rebecca Rupp
Octavia stands in the middle of a family divide as her parents seek life's answers in wildly different places, from chur
Ages 9–13
What Do You Believe?
Fleur Star
The world’s major religions and the big ideas of great philosophers from Socrates to Sartre come together to help answer
Ages 8–12
Giving Thanks: Poems, Prayers, and Praise Songs of Thanksgiving
Katherine Paterson
For families looking to slow down and practice mindfulness, this global collection of verses helps children find the wor
Ages 4–10
A Fine White Dust
Cynthia Rylant
A traveling preacher’s arrival in a small town forces thirteen-year-old Peter to weigh his own spiritual convictions aga
Ages 10–14
Confessions of a Closet Catholic
Sarah Darer Littman
For the child questioning their family traditions or looking for a place to belong while navigating a loved one's illnes
Ages 9–13
Yolngu Mali Aboriginal Spirit
Binmila Yunupingu, Milkayngu Mununggurr
For the child curious about the unseen connections in our world, this book explores the spiritual 'Mali' and sacred trad
Ages 6–10
How I Saved My Father's Life (and Ruined Everything Else)
Ann Hood
For the child navigating the complex overlap of faith, family changes, and the heavy feeling of being responsible for a
Ages 9–12
Grandad's Prayers of the Earth
Douglas Wood
For the child grappling with the quiet of a loss, this story uses the whispers of the wind and the strength of trees to
Ages 5–9
Who HQ
What Are the Ten Commandments?
Yona Zeldis McDonough
Ancient laws come to life as you learn how ten specific rules helped shape modern morality, world religions, and the way
Ages 8–12
The Trials of Molly Sheldon
Julian F. Thompson
Accusations of witchcraft fly in a small Vermont town when sixteen-year-old Molly discovers she possesses a strange and
Ages 12–17
Old Turtle #1
Old Turtle
Douglas Wood
For children asking big questions about the universe, this poetic fable uses the natural world to explore the beauty of
Ages 5–10
God is in the Pancakes
Robin Epstein
Grace faces a summer of complex choices as she navigates her first love and the difficult moral question of helping a dy
Ages 12–18
