We thoroughly enjoy books in this household, both fiction and non-fiction. Whether reading a physical copy, reading a digital copy, or listening to an audio version, we appreciate the perspective, entertainment, and/or learning that books can provide.
If you have spent time on our blog before, you may already be familiar with many of our favorite books, as we have published multiple blog posts and recommendation pages that have included our recommendations. To make things easier to reference and to browse our interests, we have linked each of these posts and pages on this new page, a page dedicated solely to book recommendations. At the bottom you will see that we have also added our children’s book recommendations, as well as personal “to read” book lists in case you want to know what we are currently enjoying or plan to read next!
If any recommendations spark your interest, do keep in mind that there are lots of ways to enjoy books without having to purchase brand new copies. You might find some of these recommendations at your local library (in person or digitally), borrow them from a friend, or perhaps find them secondhand! If you have any book suggestions for us, feel free to use our Contact Us page or send Erica a message through Instagram.
Our Non-Fiction Book Recommendations:
(Listed alphabetically, by topic)
- Baby – Find our recommendations on this page.
- Child-rearing – Find our recommendations in this blog post. (See also: Baby and Pregnancy/labor/postpartum.)
- Cleaning – Find our recommendations in this blog post.
- Etiquette – Find our recommendations in this blog post.
- Food: Cooking and Baking – Find our recommendations in this blog post.
- Gardening – Find our recommendations in this blog post.
- Health: Women/Fertility – Find our recommendations in this blog post.
- Homesteading – Find our recommendations in this blog post.
- Homemaking – Find our recommendations in this blog post.
- Houseplants – Find our recommendations in this blog post.
- Livestock – Find our recommendations in this blog post (includes pigs, chickens, geese, and cows/cattle).
- Non-toxic living – Find our recommendations in this blog post.
- Pets – Find our recommendations in this blog post (specific to dogs and cats).
- Pregnancy/Labor/Postpartum – Find our recommendations on this page.
Our Fiction Book Recommendations:
(Listed alphabetically, by title) This list is in progress, partially because we have been heavy in reading non-fiction books over the past few years!
Children’s Book Recommendations:
(Listed alphabetically, by topic/title) This list is in progress!
- Baby/Toddler
- Peanut & Grape by Kathy Knight
- Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault
- Many of Lovevery’s series of board books
- Peek-a-Flap Who by Jaye Garnett
- (Going Outside) Look by Amy Huntington
- My Dynamite Dad by Sterling Children’s Books
- Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell
- Belly Button Book! by Sandra Boynton
- A Visitor for Bear by Bonny Becker
- Sheep in a Jeep by Nancy Shaw
- The Mitten by Jan Brett
- The Rainy Day by Anna Milbourne
- Little Blue Truck series by Alice Schertle
- A Day on the Farm by Brooke Vitale
- My First Library book collection by Wonder House (set of ten)
- Black and White Rabbit’s ABC by Alan Baker
- Napping House by Audrey Wood
- Balancing Act by Ellen Stoll Walsh
- When Spring Comes by Kevin Henke
- Listen Up! Train Song by Victoria Allenby
- Some Bugs by Angela DiTerlizzi
- I Prayed for You by Jean Fischer
- God Made You Nose to Toes by Leslie Parrott
- God’s Always Loving You by Janna Matthies
- My Very First Prayers by Gabrielle Mercer
- The Wonders of God’s World series by Joshua Morris (set of four)
- Preschool/Lower Elementary
- Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey
- Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey
- My First Action Rhymes pictures by Lynne Cravath
- Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt by Kate Messner
- Inside outside by Lizi Boyd
- Red House, Tree House, Little Bitty Brown Mouse by Jane Godwin
- Feathers for Lunch by Lois Ehlert
- Richard Scarry’s Polite Elephant by Golden Books
- Many of Richard Scarry’s Busytown series books
- Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes by Eric Litwin
- If You Give a Mouse a Cookie series by Laura Numeroff
- A handful of the Franklin (the turtle) series books based on characters by Paulette Bourgeois and Brenda Clark (we select those that reinforce positive character traits)
- Gone! by Patricia Walsh
- Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry
- Duck at the Door by Jackie Urbanovic
- Jack’s Garden by Henry Cole
- I Know Numbers! by Taro Gomi
- Log Hotel by Anne Schreiber
- Curious about Birds by Cathryn Sill
- Red Lace, Yellow Lace by Mike Casey (Helps children learn to tie their shoes!)
- Do Frogs Drink Hot Chocolate? by Etta Kaner
- Around the Table that Grandad Built by Melanie Heuiser Hill
- A Pigeon in Paris: Petit Takes Flight by Paige Howard
- Snowflakes on Our Tongues by Mike Ornstein
- Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site by Sherri Duskey Rinker
- James Herriot’s Treasury for Children by James Herriot (illustrations by Ruth Brown and Peter Barrett)
- Soup Day by Melissa Iwal
- They All Saw a Cat by Brendan Wenzel
- Tidy by Emily Gravett
- Baby Bear’s Book of Tiny Tales by David McPhail
- Zoo Day by Anne Rockwell
- The Construction Alphabet Book by Jerry Pallotta
- Helping Hospital by Lindsay Ward
- The Listening Walk by Paul Showers
- We’re Going on a Leaf Hunt by Steve Metzger
- Lost! by David McPhail
- Emma’s Pet by David McPhail
- Library Lion by Michelle Knudsen
- Chapter Books/Upper Elementary
- The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
- The Little House series by Laura Ingalls Wilder
- A Place for Zero: A Math Adventure by Angeline Sparagna Lopresti
- Seeing Symmtetry by Loreen Leedy
- A Drop of Water by Walter Wick
- A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams
Erica’s Book List:
(Ones she has not read cover to cover yet, but that are on the docket or are in progress)
- Parenting by the Book by John Rosemond
- Keeping a Family Cow by Joann S. Grohman
- Teatime Discipleship by Sally Clarkson
- Risen Motherhood by Emily Jensen and Laura Wifler
- Strong Mothers, Strong Sons by Meg Meeker
- Hunt, Gather, Parent by Michaeleen Doucleff
- Bringing Up Boys by James Dobson
Zack’s Book List:
(Ones he has not read cover to cover yet, but that are on the docket or are in progress):
Stay tuned for an update with his list!
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