2024 Recommended Reading List

Here are the books I recommend from new (and some old) releases this year to help with your gift giving. Books are listed in alphabetical order by title. Click each link to read more.

Picture Books (Ages 4-8)

A Feather of the Brightest Color by Kirthana J Fanning

A Simple Act of Kindness by Ciara Bates

Daddy are You a Duck? By Lisa Corduan

The Dachshund Dash by Michelle Medlock Adams

The Day 7 Ate 9 by Gregg Lavoie

Frankie Got A Boo-Boo!: A Story About Overcoming Fear with the Word of God by Joanna Intagliata

The Go Bible

God is Three in One by Jennifer Bosma

God Made You My Darling Girl by Kelsie Detweiler

God Made You My Darling Boy by Kelsie Detweiler

God, the Great Inventor by Hannah C Hall

Guess Who’s In God’s Family (Questions for Kids Book 2) by Karen Ferguson

Huck Chuck and Bruce at the Shore Nan Carlton

Music in the Wood by Rachelle Gegg

Otter and Fox 4 Book Series by Donna Marie Tyree

The Princess and the Christmas Gift by Mistie House

Rynnie Roos’ Adventures: Roaming the States Book Series by Jean Johnson

Wiggle, Wiggle, Wiggle Worm by Alyssa Casanova

Wonderfully, Marvelously Brown by Xochitl Dixon

Would You Rather: Bible Water Adventures by Jerah Alvarado

You can’t Judge a Bee by it’s color Nan Carlton

Holiday Picture Books

A Gingerbread House by Julie Lavender

The Dance of Easter by Sally Cressman

The Path to Easter by Carol Tetzlaff et al (myself included)

My Thanksgiving Blessings by Jill Roman Lord

Chapter Books and Middle Grade (About ages 8-12)

The Bletchley Riddle by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

Cayden’s Adventures with Faith by Elizabeth Lizu (chapter book ages 5-11)

Confessions of a Stepsister by Maryna Doughty (ages 10-13)

Dear Mouse Princess by Candice Yamnitz (chapter book ages 6-11)

The Mystery of the Radcliffe Riddle by Taryn Souders (ages 10-12)

Road Trip Rescue by Becca Wierwille (Book 1)

Road Trip Return by Becca Wierwille (Book 2)

Sincerely Diary by Maryna Doughty

YA (About ages 13-18)

Cathy’s Creek Road by Hannah Hood Lucero

Court of Shadows and Games by Claudia Klein

Fragments (The Seekers Series Book 1) by J.A. Webb

Hey Jude Carpenter by Storm Shultz

One Must Die by Candice Yamnitz et al

Protector Book 1 by Megan Schaulis

Proclaimer Book 2 in the Susa Chronicles Series (coming April 2025)

Ruthless by Candice Yamnitz

Song of Siege and Shadows by Claudia Klein

Stay the Course (for graduates) by Dr. Katherine Pasour

The Uncertainty of Fire by Stephanie Daniels

What Remains in the Wilderness by BR Goodwin

Clean Christian Books for Us Grown-Ups

Fiction:

All The Lost Places by Amanda Dykes

The Juliet Code by Pepper Basham (Freddie and Grace Mysteries, Book 3)

The Perfect Getaway (Lone Star Loves) by Nancy Lavo

Treacherous Escape by Kellie VanHorn

Drugged (Book 2 the Poisoned Series) by Patricia Hartman

Non-fiction:

How to Build A Thriving Marriage as You Care for Children with Disabilities by LMSW Kristin Faith Evans and Todd Evans, PhD

Life on Turkeyneck Hill by Phyllis Dow Bex

Unlimited Motherhood by Jessica Hurlbut

Everyday Joys Devotional by Tama Fortner

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