Books for young children
My Book of Prayers
My Book of Readings
These two books give suggestions for suitable prayers or readings for children, e.g. “What can I say when someone is ill?” or “What can I read when I wake up?”. Each page has a simple picture to colour. A5, 48 pages, £1 each book.
These books are also stocked by Bahá’í Books UK and by Peaceful Pages in USA, by the Australian BDS (in sets), by Century Press, plus the Bahá’í bookshop in Perth. Also stocked in South Africa.
Simple Histories
These five picture books tell the stories of Bahá’u’lláh, the Báb, Abdu’l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi and Bahíyyih Khánum very simply for children of early school age. They can also be used with children older or younger than this. They each include suggested activities and a very brief explanation of the Bahá’í Faith for parents and teachers. A5, 16 pages, £1 each book. ISBN: 978-1-9993486-0-1, 978-1-9993486-1-8, 978-1-9993486-5-6, 978-1-9993486-9-4 and 978-1-7392613-0-6 respectively. The first 2 books are stocked by the US Bahá’í Distribution Service and by the Australian BDS (in sets) and the Bahá’í bookshop in Perth. Also stocked by the New Zealand BDS.
Some of the books on the main Books page are suitable for children from about the age of 8.