children / young adult social justice book lists
how to find children's books about religion
you can locate books in the libraries using omni and entering the title, author or subject of the book. to find a book by subject, you can enter a subject heading. be sure to select "subject" in advanced search. a sample of subject heading for books on religions are listed below:
- religions - juvenile literature
- religion - juvenile fiction
- religion - juvenile literature
- kwanzaa - juvenile literature
- islam - customs and practices - juvenile literature
- hannukah - juvenile fiction
- ramadan - juvenile fiction
- sikhism - juvenile literature
- hinduism - juvenile literature
a selection of titles
by the hanukkah light by when the family gathers to celebrate hanukkah, grandfather tells his own story of the holiday from world war ii.
a faith like mine by children of different religious backgrounds tell about their faith and what it means to them; includes background information on each religious tradition.
it's hanukkah time! by preschoolers invite their grandparents to a hanukkah party and celebrate by lighting the menorah, playing dreidel, making sufganiyot, and telling the story of the maccabees. includes facts about hanukkah and a recipe for sufganiyot.
this is my faith: hinduism babu's story by find out about the faith of hinduism through the eyes of a young hindu from nepal.
this is my faith: sikhism inderjeet's story by inderjeet singh, a young sikh who lives in the punjab in india, explains his religion, discussing its main beliefs, its symbols, the role of gurus, dress, places of worship, and festivals.
what does being jewish mean? read-aloud responses to questions jewish children ask about history, culture and religion. by answers questions commonly asked about the daily practices and beliefs of judaism.
what i believe by introduces judaism, christianity, islam, hinduism, buddhism, sikhism, shinto, and taoism through the eyes of young members of those faiths.
it's sukkah time! by a preschool class demonstrates the steps of sukkah-building to celebrate the fall harvest festival of sukkot. blessings in hebrew and english are included.
