Spiritual Growth

• Living in God’s Time: A Parent’s Guide to Nurturing Children Throughout the Christian Yearby Margaret McMillan Persky
• Real Kids, Real Faith: Practices for Nurturing Children’s Spiritual Lives by Karen Marie Yust
• Family, The Forming Center: A Vision of the Role of Family in Spiritual Formation by Marjorie J. Thompson
• Parents and Grandparents as Spiritual Guides: Nurturing Children of the Promise by Batty Shannon Cloyd
• Children and Prayer: A Shared Pilgrimageby Betty Shannon Cloyd
• The Good Shepherd and the Child: A Joyful Journey by Sofia Cavalletti, Patricia Coulter, Gianna Gobbi, and Silvana Q. Montanaro
• The Religious Potential of the Child by Sofia Cavalletti
• Praying with Your Infant by Leanne Hadley [see link to First Steps Spirituality Center on home page]

Social Justice, Advocacy, and Compassion

• Growing Compassionate Kids: Helping Kids See Beyond Their Backyard by Jan Johnson
• Weaving: A Just Future for Children [An Advocacy Guide] by Diane C. Olson and Laura Dean F. Friedrich

Sacrament

• This Holy Mystery: A United Methodist Understanding of Holy Communion for Children and Youth by Carolyn K. Tanner
• Come! Come! Everybody Worship: A Study Guide for Children on the United Methodist Basic Pattern of Worship by Carolyn K. Tanner

Family Life

• At Home With God Family Devotions for the School Year by Ann Broyles, Sue Downing, Paul Escamilla, Elizabeth Lind Escamilla, and Marilyn Brown Oden
• Family, The Forming Center: A Vision of the Role of Family in Spiritual Formation by Marjorie J. Thompson

New Parents

• Your Baby is For Loving: For Expectant Parents and Parents of Infants by MaryJane Pierce Norton

 Activities

• 101 Great Games for Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers: Active, Bible-Based Fun for Christian Educationby Jolene L. Roehlkepartain
• Unplugged Play by Bobbi Conner

Celebrations

• Celebrations!by Barnabas and Anabel Kindersley [ecumenical]

Ministry and Discipleship

• The Children’s Minister by Rita B. Hays
• Sprouts: Covenant Discipleship with Children by Edie Genung Harris and Shirley L. Ramsey

Classroom Management

• Let There Be Peace in the Classroom by Jenni Douglas Duncan

Special Needs

• Autism and Faith: A Journey into Community http://rwjms.umdnj.edu/boggscenter

Worship

• Always in Rehearsal: The Practice of Worship and the Presence of Children by James H. Ritchie, Jr.
• Children Worship! by Mary Jane Pierce Norton
• Gateways to Worship: A Year of Worship Experiences for Young Children by Carolyn C. Brown
• Come! Come! Everybody Worship: A Study Guide for Children on the United Methodist Basic Pattern of Worship by Carolyn K. Tanner