How It Works
Each Bible Story has a selection of Children’s Books that correspond with the theme of the Bible Story.
Pick a Bible Story and a corresponding Children’s Book.
Read both.
Log it below.
Win prizes.
When reading the Bible Stories you can choose between, from the Bible OR from a Children’s Story Bible. If you need either, Trinity would love to gift one to your family.
The Summer Reading Program runs from June 1 – August 31, 2021
Prizes
- 15 Bible Stories & 15 Books = Ted Drewes Gift Certificate
- 30 Bible Stories & 30 Books = City Museum Gift Certificate
Limited Number of Prizes Available
Old Testament
The Beginning:
- Genesis 1-2 (God Creates the World)
How This Book Was Made -by Mac Barnett
The Big Umbrella -by Amy June Bates
Where the River Begins -by Thomas Locker
There was an Old Man Who Painted the Sky -by Teri Sloat
- Genesis 3 (The Fall)
No Matter What -by Debi Gliori
Dragons Love Tacos -by Adam Rubin
Yellow and Pink -by William Steig
- Genesis 6-9 (Noah & the Flood)
La La La: A Story of Hope -by Kate DiCamillo
The Bear and the Piano –by David Litchfield
Old Noah’s Elephants -by Warren Ludwig
Noah’s Ark -by Peter Spier
Covenant People:
- Genesis 15 (Abraham)
Dusk -by Uri Shuleitz
- Genesis 17 (Abraham)
Whoever You Are -by Mem Fox
The Wonderful Things You Will Be -by Emily Winfield Martin
- Genesis 18 (Abraham)
Imani’s Moon -by JaNay Brown-Wood
Ricky, the Rock that Couldn’t Roll -by Jay Miletsky
- Genesis 21 (Abraham)
Barfburger Baby, I Was Here First -by Paula Danziger
- Genesis 22 (Abraham & Isaac)
God Gave Us You -by Lisa Tawn Bergren
Papa’s Pastries -by Charles Toscano
- Genesis 24 (Isaac & Rebecca)
Clown -by Quentin Blake
Look and Be Grateful -by Tomi DePaola
- Genesis 25 (Jacob & Esau)
Three Bears in a Boat -by David Soman
- Genesis 27 (Jacob & Esau)
Dream Friends -by You Byun
- Genesis 37 (Joseph)
Otis -by Loren Long
Chloe’s Birthday … and Me -by Giselle Potter
Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters -by John Steptoe
- Genesis 39-45 (Joseph)
The Darkest Dark -by Chris Hadfield
Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse -by Kevin Henkes
Hotel Bruce -by Ryan T. Higgins
Princess Furball -by Charlotte Huck
The Promised Land
- Exodus 1-2 (Birth of Moses)
Those Darn Squirrels and the Cat Next Door -by Adam Rubin
Peggy: A Brave Chicken on a Big Adventure -by Anna Walker
- Exodus 2-4 (Burning Bush)
Hank Finds An Egg -by Rebecca Dudley
My Name is Elizabeth -by Annika Dunklee
The First Thing My Mama Told Me -by Susan Marie Swanson
- Exodus 11-13 (Passover)
Once Upon a Memory -by Nina Laden
The Passover Lamb -by Linda Elovitz Marshall
Passover: Celebrating Now, Remembering Then -by Harriet Ziefert
- Exodus 14-15 (The Red Sea)
Dark Night -by Dorothee de Monfreid
The Longest Night: A Passover Story -by Laurel Snyder
Brave Enough for Two: A Hoot and Olive Story -by Jonathan D. Voss
- Exodus 16 (Manna & Quail)
The Lorax -by Dr. Seuss
Hungry Bird -by Jeremy Tankard
Scaredy Squirrel at the Beach -by Melanie Watt
- Exodus 19-20 (The Commandments)
Whoever You Are –by Mem Fox
Sadie and the Big Mountain -by Jamie Korngold
Peanut Butter and Jellyfish -by Jarrett J. Lrosoczka
Lola’s Rules for Friendship -by Jenna McCarthy
Ruthie and the (Not So) Teeny Tiny Lie -by Laura Rankin
No, David! -by David Shannon
If Everybody Did -by Jo Ann Stover
Leap Back Home to Me -by Lauren Thompson
Press Here –by Herve Tullet
Is Your Buffalo Ready for Kindergarten –by Audrey Vernic
Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus -by Mo Willems
- Exodus 32-33 (The Golden Calf)
Ladybug Girl and the Ever Playdate -by Jacky Davis
Images of God for Young Children -by Marie-Helene Delval
Swimmy -by Leo Lionni
The Tale of Peter Rabbit -by Beatrix Potter
Because You are My Baby -by Jennifer Ward
- Deuteronomy 34 (Moses’ Death)
Badger’s Parting Gifts –by Susan Varley
History of Israel
Conquering the Promised Land
- Joshua 1-2 (Rahab Hides the Spies)
What Do You Do with a Problem -by Kobi Yamada
- Joshua 3-5 (Israel Enters the Promised Land)
The Name Jar -by Yangsook Choi
Just me and My Little Brother -by Mercer Mayer
- Joshua 24 (The Fall of Jericho)
Crouching Tiger -by Ying Chang Compestine
The Story Book Knight -by Helen Docherty and Thomas Docherty
I’ll Follow the Moon -by Stephanie Lisa Tara
Judges
- Judges 4-5 (Deborah)
Back to Front and Upside Down -by Claire Alexander
You Can Do It! By Tony Dungy
The Invisible Moose -by Dennis Hasely
The Promised Land United
- 1 Samuel 2-4 (Samuel) 1 Samuel 2-4, 15-16
Quiet -by Kate Alizadeh
The Night Gardener -by Terry Fan and Eric Fan
Hello Baby! -by Mem Fox
Blizzard -by John Rocco
The Listeners -by Gloria Whelan
- 1 Samuel 15-16 (Samuel)
The Hungry Coat -by Demi
…and Nick -by Emily Gore
I am Rosa Parks -by Brad Meltzer
A Small Surprise -by Louise Yates
- 1 Samuel 8-11 (Saul)
No -by Claudia Rueda
- 1 Samuel 17-20 (David)
Jabari Jumps -by Gaia Cornwall
Hooway for Wodney Wat -by Helen Lester
Little Humans –by Brandon Stanton
- 2 Samuel 7 (David)
Where Does God Live? -by Holly Bea
Spirit of Hope –by Bob Graham
Good Luck Baby Owls -by Giles Milton
The Carpenter’s Gift -by David Rubel
- Psalm 23 (Psalms)
Grateful -by John Bucchino
Year of the Jungle -by Suzanne Collins
The Gift of Nothing -by Patrick McDonnell
The Journey -by Francesca Sanna
The Quiet Book -by Deborah Underwood
- Psalm 46 (Psalms)
Quiet -by Tomie dePaola
if you want to see a whale -by Julie Fogliano
A Fine Dessert -by Emily Jenkins
Hiding Places -by Kathleen Trock
- Psalm 119 (Psalms)
We Are in a Book -by Mo Willems
- Psalm 145 (Psalms)
The Bear in the Book -by Kate Banks
- 1 Kings 2-3 (Solomon)
Stanley at School -by Linda Bailey
The Donkey and the Rock -by Demi
Here’s to You, America! -by Charles M. Schulz
- 1 Kings 5-6 (Solomon)
Tinyville Town Gets to Work -by Brian Biggs
- 1 Kings 8 (Solomon)
How Big is God? -by Lisa Tawn Bergren
And God Created Squash -by Martha Whitmore Hickman
Mama Built a Little Nest -by Jennifer Ward
The Promised Land Divided
- 2 Kings 2 (Elijah)
Nana in the City -by Lauren Castillo
Virgie Goes to School with Us Boys -by Elizabeth Fitzgerald
Starring Mirette & Bellini -by Emily Arnold McCully
The Lizard from the Park -by Mark Pett
Thank You, Grandpa -by Lynn Plourde
After The Fall: How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again -by Dan Santat
- 2 Kings 5 (Elisha)
teeny tiny toady -by Jill Esbaum
Chester’s Way -by Kevin Henkes
Miro in the Kingdom of the Sun -by Jane Kurtz
Blobfish Throws a Party -by Miranda Paul
Daisy Plays Hide-and-Seek -by Ellie Sandall
- Jonah 1 (Jonah)
Jonah’s Whale -by Eileen Spinelli
- Jonah 3-4 (Jonah)
Mother Bruce -by Ryan T. Higgins
The Tallest of Smalls Author -by Max Lucado
Sorry! -by Trudy Ludwig
- Isaiah 6-7 (Isaiah)
Mighty Truck -by Chris Barton
The Barefoot Book of Children -by Tessa Strickland and Kate DePalma
Waiting for Noel -by Ann Dixon
The Precious Gift -by Ellen Jackson
That’s Not Fair! Emma Tenayuca’s Struggle for Justice -by Carmen Tafolla
If I Never Forever Endeavor -by Holly Meade
How Do Dinosaurs Say I’m Mad? -by Jane Yolen
Mama, Will It Snow Tonight? -by Nancy White Carlstrom
- Jeremiah 1 (Jeremiah)
Not So Tall for Six -by Dianna Hutts Aston
hello! hello! -by Matthew Cordell
#justachicken -by Preston Thorne and Langston Moore
Miss Hazeltine’s Home for Shy and Fearful Cats -by Alicia Potter
I’d Know You Anywhere, My Love -by Nancy Tillman
- Jeremiah 23 (Jeremiah)
The Herd Boy -by Niki Daly
Apes A-Go-Go! -by Roman Milisic
A Young Shepherd -by Cat Urbigkit
- Jeremiah 31 (Jeremiah)
Anna Hibiscus’ Song -by Atinuke
Melena’s Jubilee -by Zetta Elliott
The Invisible String -by Patrice Karst
Ugly Vegetables -by Grace Lin
The Three Questions -by Jon J. Muth
When I Grow Up, I Will Win the Nobel Peace Prize -by Isabel Pin
A Story for Hippo -by Simon Puttock
The Relatives Came -by Cynthia Rylant
How I Learned Geography -by Uri Shulevitz
Lily and the Paper Man -by Rebecca Upjohn
Over and Over -by Charlotte Zolotow
Owl Moon -by Jane Yolen
In Exile
- Esther 1-8 (Esther)
The Smallest Girl in the Smallest Grade –by Justin Roberts
- Daniel 3 (Daniel)
Refuge -by Anne Booth
- Daniel 6-7 (Daniel)
Frog -by Susan Cooper
Almost to Freedom -by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs -by Jon Scieszka
Lenny Loses His Lunch -by Dan Taylor & Damon J. Taylor
- Ezekiel 36-37 (Ezekiel)
Dem Bones -by Bob Barner
Fire! The Renewal of a Forest -by Celia Godkin
Snowshoe Thompson -by Nancy Levinson
On that Day: A Book of Hope for Children -by Andrea Patel
The Message of the Birds -by Kate Westerlund
Return to Promised Land
- Ezra 3 (Ezra)
What You Know First -by Patricia MacLachlan
- Malachi 2-4 (Malachi)
I Got Community –by Melrose Cooper
New Testament
Jesus’ Childhood
- Luke 1 (Gabriel and Mary)
Anything is Possible -by Giulia Belloni
The Gift of the Christmas Cookie -by Dandi Daley Mackall
Nobody Rides the Unicorn -by Adrian Mitchell
Christmas Farm -by Mary Lyn Ray
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever -by Barbara Robinson
Cups Held Out -by Judith L. Roth
The Dark -by Lemony Snicket
How Do you Know? by Deborah W. Trotter
The Stone Hatchlings -by Sarah Tsiang
- Luke 2 (Jesus’s Birth)
Mouse’s Christmas Gift -by Mindy Baker
Brave Squish Rabbit -by Katherine Battersby
Ada Twist, Scientist -by Andrea Beaty
I Loved You Before You Were Born -by Anne Bowen
The Gift of Nothing -by Patrick McDonnell
Rain School -by James Rumford
Inside this Book: (are three books) -by Barney Saltzberg
When the World Was Waiting For You -by Gillian Shields
Little Wolf’s Song -by Britta Teckentrup
Waiting is Not Easy -by Mo Willems
Orion and the Dark -by Emma Yarlett
- Matthew 2:1-12 (The Visit of Wise Men)
Small Camel Follows the Star by Rachel W. N. Brown
Baby Monkey, Private Eye by Brian Selznick & David Serlin
The Last Straw by Fredrick H. Thury
- Matthew 2:13-23 (Escape to Egypt)
The Worst Day of My life EVER! -by Julia Cook
Barefoot: Escape on the Underground Railroad -by Pamela Duncan Edwards
Make Way for Ducklings -by Robert McCloskey
Jesus’ Public Ministry
- Matthew 3 (Jesus’ Baptism)
Mama’s Coming Home -by Kate Banks
Martha Doesn’t Say Sorry -by Samantha Berger
There -by Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick
Chester’s Way -by Kevin Henkes
A Special Kind of Love -by Stephen Michael King
When God Made You -by Matthew Paul Turner
Scaredy Squirrel Prepares for Christmas -by Mélanie Watt
- Matthew 4:1-11 (The Temptation of Jesus)
Bad News! I’m in Charge! -by Bruce Ingman
Oh No, George! -by Chris Haughton
Down the Road -by Alice Shertle
Doctor De Soto -by William Steig
- Luke 5:1-11 (Jesus Calls His Disciples)
Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun -by Maria Dismondy
Little Home Bird –by Jo Empson
A Home for Bird -by Philip C. Stead
Red Red Red -by Valeri Gorbachev
- Matthew 5:12 (The Beatitudes)
I Like Myself! –by Karen Beaumont
The Catawampus Cat –by Jason Carter Eaton
Quit Calling Me A Monster! –by Jory John
The Way Home In the Night –by Akiko Miyakoshi
- Mark 9:1-13 (Jesus’ Transfiguration)
Goose -by Molly Bang
if you want to see a whale -by Julie Fogliano
Miss Smith’s Incredible Storybook -by Michael Garland
- Mark 10:13-16 (Jesus and the Little Children)
I Have Two Homes –by Marian De Smet
Julia, Child –by Kyo Maclear
- Luke 19:1-10 (Jesus and Zacchaeus)
Mustache! -by Mac Barnett
Mini Rabbit Is Not Lost -by John Bond
Enemy Pie -by Derek Munson
Wings -by Christopher Myers
Miracles
- John 2:1-12 (Water into Wine)
No Dogs Allowed! -by Linda Ashman
The Wedding -by Eve Bunting
Wilma Jean the Worry Machine -by Julia Cook
Pete the Cat and the Missing Cupcakes -by Kimberly & James Dean
- Mark 4:35-41 (Calming the Storm)
Loon Baby -by Molly Beth Griffin
Boom! Big, Big Thunder & One Small Dog -by Mary Lyn Ray
Don’t be Afraid Little Pip -by Karma Wilson
- John 6:1-15 (Feeding of 5,000)
Extra Yarn -by Mac Barnett
Just Enough is Plenty -by Barbara Diamond Goldin
- John 11:1-44 (Raising Lazarus)
The Pond -by Nicola Davies
Ada’s Violin -by Susan Hood
Flora and the Flamingo -by Molly Idle
- Matthew 14:22-33 (Walking on Water)
Sam and Dave Dig a Hole -by Mac Barnett
Three Bears in a Boat -by David Soman
Ladybug Girl at the Beach -by David Soman and Jacky Davis
Parables
- Mark 4:3-20 (The Sower)
It’s Easy -by Deborah Hautzig
- Matthew 7:24-27 (Wise and Foolish Builders)
Julia’s House for Lost Creatures -by Ben Hatke
Middle Bear -by Susanna Isern
Horton Hears a Who -by Dr. Seuss
- Luke 10:25-37 (Good Samaritan)
Leo: A Ghost Story -by Mac Barnett
Love Your Neighbor -by Melody Carson
The Cat in the Rhinestone Suit -by John Carter Cash
My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother -by Patricia Polacco
- Luke 15:1-10 (Lost Sheep and Coin)
The Lost-and-Found Tooth -by Louise Borden
Spot, the Cat -by Henry Cole
Teddy’s Favorite Toy -by Christian Trimmer
Lawn to Lawn -by Dan Yaccarino
- Luke 15:11-32 (Prodigal Son)
The Runaway Bunny –by Margaret Wise Brown
Those Darn Squirrels! –by Adam Rubin
Where the Wild Things Are –by Maurice Sendak
The Passion of Christ
- Matthew 21:1-11 (The Triumphal Entry)
The Colt and the King -by Marni McGee
Xander’s Panda Party -by Linda Sue Park
They All Saw a Cat -by Brendan Wenzel
- Luke 22:7-30 (The Lord’s Supper)
Grandma’s Purple Flowers -by Adjoa J. Burrowes
Mama -by Eleanor Schick
Badge’s Parting Gifts –by Susan Varley
- John 18:19-19:16 (Jesus Trail)
The Quiltmaker’s Gift -by Jeff Brumbeau
Goodbye, Curtis -by Kevin Henkes
7 Ate 9: The Untold Story -by Tara Lazar
Muddle & Mo -by Nikki Slade Robinson
Seven Blind Mice -by Ed Young
- Luke 24 (The Resurrection)
The King and the Three Thieves –by Kristen Balouch
The Day the Stones Walked –by T.A. Barron
Willy the Wizard –by Anthony Browne
Tweak, Tweak –by Eve Bunting
Catching Kisses –by Amy Gibson
Around the Table That Grandad Built -by Melanie Heuiser Hill
I Feel a Foot! –by Maranke Rinck and Martijn van der Linden
The Most Magnificent Thing –by Ashley Spires
Letting Swift River Go –by Jane Yolen
Turtle Spring –by Deborah Turney Zagwÿn
- Matthew 28:16-20 (Ascension)
Big Cat, Little Cat -by Elisha Cooper
Hug This Book -by Barney Saltzberg
A Mother’s Promise -by Lisa Humphrey
- Acts 1:6-11 (Ascension)
Knock Knock: My Dad’s Dream for Me -by Daniel Beaty
Night Job -by Karen Hesse
A Packet of Seeds -by Deborah Hopkinson
Early Church
- Acts 2 (Pentecost)
Maestro Stu Saves the Zoo -by Denise Brennan-Nelson
Kindness Makes Us Strong -by Sophie Beer
The Quiltmaker’s Journey -by Jeff Brumbeau
The Secret Birthday Message -by Eric Carle
A Big Bed for Jed -by Laurie Friedman
Ralph Tells a Story -by Abby Hanlon
Say Hello -by Rachel Isadora
God’s Big, Big Church -by Pamela Kennedy
The Growing Story -by Ruth Krauss
Drawn Together -by Minh Lê
Too Much Mush! -by Abby Levine
Auntie Yang’s Great Soybean Picnic -by Ginnie Lo
Thank You, Omu! -by Oge Mora
Spoon -by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Banana! -by Ed Verde
City Dog, Country Frog -by Mo Willems
Down by the Cool of the Pool -by Tony Mitton
Where the Sunrise Begins -by Douglas Wood - Acts 8:26-40 (Philip and the Ethiopian)
Metropolitan Cow -by Tim Egan
Yoshiko and the Foreigner -by Mimi Otey Little
I Got the Rhythm -by Connie Schofield-Morrison
Ask Me -by Bernard Waber - Acts 9:1-31 (Conversion of Saul)
Bow-Wow-Meow -by Bianca Lacasa
- Romans 1:16-17 (Live by Faith)
Wolf In The Snow -by Matthew Cordell
- Galatians 5:16-26 (Fruit of the Spirit)
Maybe I Can Love My Neighbor Too -by Jennifer Grant
Zen Ties -by Jon J. Muth
Here Comes Darrell -by Leda Schubert
- Ephesians 2:1-10 (Saved by Grace)
The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend -by Dan Santat
All Different Now: Juneteenth, the First Day of Freedom -by Angela Johnson
The Dot -by Peter H. Reynolds
- 1 Corinthians 12:12-31 (The Body of Christ)
Rescue and Jessica -by Jessica Kensky and Patrick Downes
Here Are My Hands -by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault
Last Stop on Market Street -by Matt de la Peña
- 1 Corinthians 13 (The Way of Love)
Love Twelve Miles Long -by Glenda Armand
Love Monster and the Last Chocolate -by Rachel Bright
Love You When You Whine -by Emily Jenkins
Welcome Home, Mouse -by Elisa Kleven
My Sister, Alicia May -by Nancy Tupper Ling
Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess -by Lisa Marsoli and Disney
Fancy Nancy and the Mermaid Ballet -by Jane O’Connor
Love, Z -by Jessie Sima
- Hebrews 11 (By Faith)
And Then It’s Spring -by Julie Fogliano
Waiting -by Kevin Henkes
When Jessie Came Across the Sea -by Amy Hest
Faith the Cow -by Susan Bame Hoover
Butterflies Under Our Hats -by Sandy Eisenberg Sasso
Edwina, The Dinosaur Who Didn’t Know She Was Extinct -by Mo Willems
This is the Rope: A Story from the Great Migration -by Jacqueline Woodson
- Hebrews 12:1-2 (A Great Cloud of Witnesses)
Up the Mountain Path -by Marianne Dubuc
Homeplace -by Anne Shelby
A Sick Day for Amos McGee -by Philip Stead
- Revelation 21-22 (A Vision of Heaven)
Next Year I’ll Be Special -by Patricia Reilly Giff
Rufus Goes to School –by Kim T. Griswell
Possum’s Harvest Moon –by Anne Hunte
One Love –by Bob Marley adapted by Cedella Marley
Just a Little Different –by Gina and Mercer Mayer
There Is No Such Thing As Little –by LeUyen Pham