Children's Books by Age

Mother Margaret Bolton

A Little Child's First Communion

Mother Margaret Bolton began her career in 1892 as a public school teacher in New York City before entering the Convent of the Cenacle of St. Regis in 1913, where she soon became Director of Religion. There she developed a method of teaching the novices...

Mother Mary St. Peter

The Queen's Festivals

      An Explanation of the Feasts of the Blessed Virgin Mary Do you know the story of Our Lady of Mount Carmel?  Can you point to Lepanto on a map?  Have you ever heard about the miraculous August snow that signified where...

Msgr. William R. Kelly

Our Sacraments

    Instructions in Story Form for Use in the Primary Grades Follow Tom and Ann as they learn about the Sacraments from their Uncle John.  What is grace, and how do we get it?  And how do the Sacraments help us?  What are the...

Amy Steedman

Legends & Stories of Italy

      The stories of saints and sinners alike populate the pages of this unique book for children. Under the author's loving touch, these enchanting tales come alive with scenes of old Italy, from the poor but generous Saint Zita in her...

Rev. Henry S. Spalding, S.J.

The Camp by Copper River

Five boys. Five weeks camping in the pine forests of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.  What could go wrong? Walter Stanley’s eccentric bachelor uncle has offered to take him and a chosen friend on the adventure of a lifetime.  Only...

Matthew Alderman

Feasts of Our Lord and Our Lady Coloring Book

      Celebrate the Feasts of the Church with these magnificent coloring pages by artist Matthew Alderman. These 23 images include many episodes from the life of Our Lord and Our Lady, from the Immaculate Conception to Our Lord's glorious...

Marion Ames Taggart

The Wonder Offering

This sweet book for children is just one of a set of four by the same author, which we have lovingly restored from the 1920s originals. Intended for little hands, they all have large, thick, durable pages (not quite a board book, but a step up) and...

The Child's Book of Hymns

    If you enjoyed our Catholic Songs for Children, but are seeking songs children can sing at Mass, this is what you've been hoping for! This delightful selection of hymns, written especially for children by the Sisters of Charity of the...

Johnson, Hannan and Dominica

The Bible Story

    The Bible Story is the first in a trilogy of books written for Benziger Brothers by the team of Rev. George Johnson, Rev. Jerome Hannan and Sister Mary Dominica--the other two being the well-loved Bible History and The Story of the Church...

Rev. Henry S. Spalding, S.J.

The Sugar Camp and After

      This story takes the reader back to the same setting as The Old Mill on the Withrose. Young Raymond Bolt accidentally ends up in Kentucky after hiding in a freight car, and finds himself among the Bell family near Withrose Creek...

Rev. Henry S. Spalding, S.J.

At the Foot of the Sand Hills

After spending four years boarding with the Blakestone family during his medical studies, Dr. Murt is thrilled to finally return the favor by inviting young Walter to come and stay with him in Nebraska for a few months.  Walter learns to hunt ducks...

A Child's True Story of Jesus, Book 2

    A Child's True Story of Jesus is not merely a coloring book, or the usual activity book with mazes, word searches and other puzzles.  This is an activity book in the truest sense of the word. First created in 1928 by Sister Mary...