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Children's Book Reviews — Scored & Family-Safe

Every children's book here clears a faith-family safety gate before it gets a score, and each verdict tells you the age fit, the heart, and any parent heads-up. Penny reads them the way a parent reads at bedtime — honestly.

10 Little Dinosaurs by Bonnier Publishing cover

10 Little Dinosaurs

Bonnier Publishing · 2026

👍 Worth It 95/100

40 Old Testament Bible Stories by Andy Robb cover

40 Old Testament Bible Stories

Andy Robb · 2018

👍 Worth It 95/100

5 Amazing Fairytales by Jr. R. Anderson cover

5 Amazing Fairytales

Jr. R. Anderson · 2018

👍 Worth It 95/100

9 Puzzling Mysteries by Andrew Gutelle cover

9 Puzzling Mysteries

Andrew Gutelle · 1996

👍 Worth It 95/100

A Day at Gramma's by Marcia Cate Overstreet cover

A Day at Gramma's

Marcia Cate Overstreet · 2001

👍 Worth It 95/100

A Dinosaur in the Sky by Derek L. Polen cover

A Dinosaur in the Sky

Derek L. Polen · 2018

👍 Worth It 95/100

A Look at Snakes by Jerald Halpern cover

A Look at Snakes

Jerald Halpern · 1998

👍 Worth It 95/100

A Nap by Sharon Coan cover

A Nap

Sharon Coan · 2012

👍 Worth It 95/100

A Summer Season of Nature Poems for Catholic Children by Janet P. McKenzie cover

A Summer Season of Nature Poems for Catholic Children

Janet P. McKenzie · 2019

👍 Worth It 95/100

A Tomahawk for Christmas by Mary LaPietra cover

A Tomahawk for Christmas

Mary LaPietra · 1976

👍 Worth It 95/100

A Turn for de Wurst by Sydney Kendall cover

A Turn for de Wurst

Sydney Kendall · 2000

👍 Worth It 95/100

Adventure Stories by Clive King cover

Adventure Stories

Clive King · 2004

👍 Worth It 95/100

Adventures at the Grandparents' House by Marge Alexander cover

Adventures at the Grandparents' House

Marge Alexander · 2001

👍 Worth It 95/100

Adventures of Tom Sawyer Promo by Mark Twain cover

Adventures of Tom Sawyer Promo

Mark Twain · 2003

👍 Worth It 95/100

Adventures with Nana by Lorraine James cover

Adventures with Nana

Lorraine James · 2025

👍 Worth It 95/100

Alien in a Bottle by Kathy Mackel cover

Alien in a Bottle

Kathy Mackel · 2004

👍 Worth It 95/100

Alien Vacation by Bobbi J. G. Weiss cover

Alien Vacation

Bobbi J. G. Weiss · 1999

👍 Worth It 95/100

Alphabet Grace by Meg Hearon Weidner cover

Alphabet Grace

Meg Hearon Weidner · 2010

👍 Worth It 95/100

Amy's Haunted House by Susan Meyers cover

Amy's Haunted House

Susan Meyers · 1995

👍 Worth It 95/100

Animal Abecedary by Leslie Haines cover

Animal Abecedary

Leslie Haines · 2018

👍 Worth It 95/100

Animal Land by Margaret Joan Blount cover

Animal Land

Margaret Joan Blount · 1975

👍 Worth It 95/100

Animal Planet ? Wild World by Jinny Johnson cover

Animal Planet ? Wild World

Jinny Johnson · 2013

👍 Worth It 95/100

Anne of Green Gables Deluxe Book and Charm by L. M. Montgomery cover

Anne of Green Gables Deluxe Book and Charm

L. M. Montgomery · 2005

👍 Worth It 95/100

Art Activities for the Very Young by Francis Louis Hoover cover

Art Activities for the Very Young

Francis Louis Hoover · 1961

👍 Worth It 95/100

Arts & Humanities Through the Eras by Philip M. Soergel cover

Arts & Humanities Through the Eras

Philip M. Soergel · 2005

👍 Worth It 95/100

Ashley and the Dollmaker by Jared James Grantham cover

Ashley and the Dollmaker

Jared James Grantham · 2004

👍 Worth It 95/100

Autobot Alert! by Judith Bauer Stamper cover

Autobot Alert!

Judith Bauer Stamper · 1986

👍 Worth It 95/100

B Is for Bunny by Tanya Lee Stone cover

B Is for Bunny

Tanya Lee Stone · 2006

👍 Worth It 95/100

Baby Animals of the Ocean by Carmen Bredeson cover

Baby Animals of the Ocean

Carmen Bredeson · 2009

👍 Worth It 95/100

Baby Animals of the World by Carmen Bredeson cover

Baby Animals of the World

Carmen Bredeson · 2012

👍 Worth It 95/100

Baby Kermit and the Dinosaur by Virginia Holt cover

Baby Kermit and the Dinosaur

Virginia Holt · 1987

👍 Worth It 95/100

Baby's Bedtime Bible Stories by Allia Zobel-Nolan cover

Baby's Bedtime Bible Stories

Allia Zobel-Nolan · 2002

👍 Worth It 95/100

Bats and Other Animals of the Night by Joyce Milton cover

Bats and Other Animals of the Night

Joyce Milton · 1994

👍 Worth It 95/100

Be You and Imagine by Paris Defrenza-Israel cover

Be You and Imagine

Paris Defrenza-Israel · 2021

👍 Worth It 95/100

Beach Creatures by Michael K. Smith cover

Beach Creatures

Michael K. Smith · 1996

👍 Worth It 95/100

Beaches and Bicycles by Rebecca Fjelland Davis cover

Beaches and Bicycles

Rebecca Fjelland Davis · 2006

👍 Worth It 95/100

Bedtime, Everybody! by Mordicai Gerstein cover

Bedtime, Everybody!

Mordicai Gerstein · 1996

👍 Worth It 95/100

Bedtime for Beasties by Leslie Staub cover

Bedtime for Beasties

Leslie Staub · 2019

👍 Worth It 95/100

Ben the Raindrop by Peter W. Carbone Mba cover

Ben the Raindrop

Peter W. Carbone Mba · 2008

👍 Worth It 95/100

Best-Loved Literary Fairy Tales by Sheila Carroll cover

Best-Loved Literary Fairy Tales

Sheila Carroll · 2009

👍 Worth It 95/100

Beware of the Crystal Dragon by Maylan Schurch cover

Beware of the Crystal Dragon

Maylan Schurch · 2001

👍 Worth It 95/100

Biblical Times by Antony Mason cover

Biblical Times

Antony Mason · 1996

👍 Worth It 95/100

Big Bird's Square Meal by Emily Thompson cover

Big Bird's Square Meal

Emily Thompson · 1988

👍 Worth It 95/100

Big Book of Spanish Words by Mairi Mackinnon cover

Big Book of Spanish Words

Mairi Mackinnon · 2024

👍 Worth It 95/100

Birthday Wishes by Susan Beth Pfeffer cover

Birthday Wishes

Susan Beth Pfeffer · 1999

👍 Worth It 95/100

Bruce and the Road to Honesty by Gale Leach cover

Bruce and the Road to Honesty

Gale Leach · 2012

👍 Worth It 95/100

Bubble Bear's Great Adventure by Garry Jordan cover

Bubble Bear's Great Adventure

Garry Jordan · 2019

👍 Worth It 95/100

Busy Little Dinosaurs by Betty Schwartz cover

Busy Little Dinosaurs

Betty Schwartz · 2015

👍 Worth It 95/100

Butterfly Spring by Robin Michal Koontz cover

Butterfly Spring

Robin Michal Koontz · 2009

👍 Worth It 95/100

Buzzin' with Kindness by Sophia Z. Domogala cover

Buzzin' with Kindness

Sophia Z. Domogala · 2012

👍 Worth It 95/100

CAM Jan & Mystery of the Dinosaur Bones / Babe Ruth Baseball Flip by David A. Adler cover

CAM Jan & Mystery of the Dinosaur Bones / Babe Ruth Baseball Flip

David A. Adler · 2002

👍 Worth It 95/100

Cambridge Primary Science Stage 4 Teacher's Resource Book with CD-ROM by Fiona Baxter cover

Cambridge Primary Science Stage 4 Teacher's Resource Book with CD-ROM

Fiona Baxter · 2014

👍 Worth It 95/100

Camy Baker's Your Secrets and Mine by Colton Lawrence cover

Camy Baker's Your Secrets and Mine

Colton Lawrence · 1999

👍 Worth It 95/100

Careers for Scientific Types & Others with Inquiring Minds by Jan Goldberg cover

Careers for Scientific Types & Others with Inquiring Minds

Jan Goldberg · 2000

👍 Worth It 95/100

Cat And Lily Seasons! by Keith Barry L. Garcia cover

Cat And Lily Seasons!

Keith Barry L. Garcia · 2022

👍 Worth It 95/100

Catch of the Day by Dina M. Hardt cover

Catch of the Day

Dina M. Hardt · 2026

👍 Worth It 95/100

Cezanne Is Missing by Frank McMillan cover

Cezanne Is Missing

Frank McMillan · 2006

👍 Worth It 95/100

Children's Bedtime Book by Mae Broadley cover

Children's Bedtime Book

Mae Broadley · 1982

👍 Worth It 95/100

Children's Writer's and Illustrator's Market '98 by Alice P. Buening cover

Children's Writer's and Illustrator's Market '98

Alice P. Buening · 1998

👍 Worth It 95/100

Chloe and Tom by Melissa Mikkelsen cover

Chloe and Tom

Melissa Mikkelsen · 2024

👍 Worth It 95/100

Christian's Lullaby by Jillann Olvera cover

Christian's Lullaby

Jillann Olvera · 2006

👍 Worth It 95/100

Christmas Classics by Molly Cooper cover

Christmas Classics

Molly Cooper · 1996

👍 Worth It 95/100

City-kid Farmer by Jeanette Gilge cover

City-kid Farmer

Jeanette Gilge · 1975

👍 Worth It 95/100

Classic Stories by Publications International, Limited cover

Classic Stories

Publications International, Limited · 2003

👍 Worth It 95/100

Clothing Inspired by Nature by Margeaux Weston cover

Clothing Inspired by Nature

Margeaux Weston · 2020

👍 Worth It 95/100

Color Calligraphy Projects by Manda Hanson cover

Color Calligraphy Projects

Manda Hanson · 1995

👍 Worth It 95/100

Come to the Ocean's Edge by Laurence Pringle cover

Come to the Ocean's Edge

Laurence Pringle · 2003

👍 Worth It 95/100

Coraje de Sarah Noble by Alice Dalgliesh cover

Coraje de Sarah Noble

Alice Dalgliesh · 1997

👍 Worth It 95/100

Countdown to Dinosaur Doom! by Graham Coleman cover

Countdown to Dinosaur Doom!

Graham Coleman · 1995

👍 Worth It 95/100

Counting Through the Day by Margaret Hamilton cover

Counting Through the Day

Margaret Hamilton · 2016

👍 Worth It 95/100

Counting with the Mouse Family by Juliëtte Rosenkamp cover

Counting with the Mouse Family

Juliëtte Rosenkamp · 2016

👍 Worth It 95/100

Critter Sitters by Jacqueline Sweeney cover

Critter Sitters

Jacqueline Sweeney · 2002

👍 Worth It 95/100

Dane Thorburn and Nature's Revenge by Matt Galanos cover

Dane Thorburn and Nature's Revenge

👍 Worth It 95/100

Daniel's Big Surprise by Jerry B. Jenkins cover

Daniel's Big Surprise

Jerry B. Jenkins · 1984

👍 Worth It 95/100

Darien's Angelwalk for Children by Roger Elwood cover

Darien's Angelwalk for Children

Roger Elwood · 1995

👍 Worth It 95/100

Dave Dashaway Around the World by Workman Classic Schoolbooks cover

Dave Dashaway Around the World

Workman Classic Schoolbooks · 2016

👍 Worth It 95/100

Debbie Mumm's Mummford's Adventures by Debbie Mumm cover

Debbie Mumm's Mummford's Adventures

Debbie Mumm · 2002

👍 Worth It 95/100

Diamond Park Dinosaur by Kathryn Gibbs Davis cover

Diamond Park Dinosaur

Kathryn Gibbs Davis · 1994

👍 Worth It 95/100

Digging Up the Past by Vivian Sathre cover

Digging Up the Past

Vivian Sathre · 1999

👍 Worth It 95/100

Dinosaur Valley by Andrew Helfer cover

Dinosaur Valley

Andrew Helfer · 1990

👍 Worth It 95/100

Dinosaurs on the Farm by Alex Appleby cover

Dinosaurs on the Farm

Alex Appleby · 2013

👍 Worth It 95/100

Disney Babies Bedtime Stories by Mouse Works cover

Disney Babies Bedtime Stories

Mouse Works · 1996

👍 Worth It 95/100

Dogs On The Loose! A Rhyming Counting Adventure by Marianne Blair cover

Dogs On The Loose! A Rhyming Counting Adventure

Marianne Blair · 2025

👍 Worth It 95/100

Dyslexia by Wendy Moragne cover

Dyslexia

Wendy Moragne · 1997

👍 Worth It 95/100

Early Winter's Orb by David Anthony cover

Early Winter's Orb

David Anthony · 2005

👍 Worth It 95/100

Eight O'Clock Classes by Juanita Thouin cover

Eight O'Clock Classes

Juanita Thouin · 1998

👍 Worth It 95/100

Elements of Literature by Probst cover

Elements of Literature

👍 Worth It 95/100

Eli Manning, 2nd Edition by Jeff Savage cover

Eli Manning, 2nd Edition

Jeff Savage · 2012

👍 Worth It 95/100

Elijah's Big Imagination by Kim Woods-Whitaker (Ridley) cover

Elijah's Big Imagination

Kim Woods-Whitaker (Ridley) · 2010

👍 Worth It 95/100

Elmo Saves Christmas by Christine Ferraro cover

Elmo Saves Christmas

Christine Ferraro · 1997

👍 Worth It 95/100

God Loves Me and All My Feelings by Tara Vincross cover

God Loves Me and All My Feelings

Tara Vincross · 2020

👍 Worth It 95/100

Goodnight Amelia and the Moon, It's Almost Bedtime by Melissa Ryan cover

Goodnight Amelia and the Moon, It's Almost Bedtime

Melissa Ryan · 2017

👍 Worth It 95/100

Goodnight Audrey and the Moon, It's Almost Bedtime by Melissa Ryan cover

Goodnight Audrey and the Moon, It's Almost Bedtime

Melissa Ryan · 2017

👍 Worth It 95/100

Helping Hurting Children by Martha Faircloth Bush cover

Helping Hurting Children

Martha Faircloth Bush · 2013

👍 Worth It 95/100

How to Track a Black Bear by Norman D. Graubart cover

How to Track a Black Bear

Norman D. Graubart · 2014

👍 Worth It 95/100

Katana Gets a Home by Ashley Christine cover

Katana Gets a Home

Ashley Christine · 2023

👍 Worth It 95/100