A Korean American mother of two highlights her family’s favorite children’s books celebrating Asian stories and cultures.
Book
Once a Queen: A Novel
By Sarah ArthurA mysterious manor house hides the keys to shocking family secrets—and rapidly fading portals to other worlds—in a richly woven opener to this young adult fantasy series.
Telling Stories in the Dark: Finding Healing and Hope in Sharing Our Sadness, Grief, Trauma, and Pain
By Jeffrey MunroeA uniquely inspiring nonfiction book that illuminates the transformative power of sharing our most profound experiences of suffering.
Hope in the Valley
By Mitali PerkinsHope in the Valley, from National Book Award Nominee and Calvin University’s first writer-in-residence Mitali Perkins, is a middle-grade novel exploring grief, friendship, family, and growing up in a community facing a housing crisis.
This journalist and preacher’s son might be the one to define evangelical shift.
Sail Me Away Home
By Ann Clare LeZotteThis gripping story, set in the world of the award-winning Show Me a Sign and Set Me Free, completes an unforgettable trilogy centering the d/Deaf experience.
Celebrating the role of gratitude in our lives, Cornelius Plantinga makes the case that it is the very key to understanding our relationships with one another, the world around us, and God.
The Warsaw Sisters
By Amanda BarrattSet in Poland during WWII, this richly detailed historical novel for adults narrates the stories of twin sisters Antonina and Helena Dabrowska, residents of Warsaw.
A Black and autistic pastor uses historical records, biblical interpretation, and disability studies to examine how ableism in America led to the creation of images, idols, and institutions that perpetuate disability and racial discrimination.
On the Edge of the World
By Anna DesnitskayaAs readers flip the book between Vera in Russia and Lucas in Chile, they will learn just how big—and how small—a place the world can be.
Go as a River
By Shelley ReadIn the spirit of Where the Crawdads Sing and set amid the beauty and wilderness of the Colorado mountains, this is a deeply moving story of a young woman who follows her heart.
When Religion Hurts You: Healing from Religious Trauma and the Impact of High-Control Religions
By Laura E. AndersonAn exposé of the dangers of high-control religions that makes it easier to recognize and resist religious abuse.
This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us
By Cole Arthur RileyThe creator of Black Liturgies weaves stories from three generations of her family alongside contemplative reflections to discover the “necessary rituals” that connect us with our belonging, dignity, and liberation.
A father’s stirring and tender tribute to the son he lost to suicide.
Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives
By Siddharth KaraAn unflinching investigation reveals the human rights abuses behind the Congo’s cobalt mining operation—and the moral implications that affect us all.
What If I Can’t Explain God?
By Jennifer Grant. Illustrated by Hsulynn PangIn this new picture book by the author of Maybe God Is Like That Too, children will learn that accepting a bit of mystery is part of what it means to have faith.
Journey With Jesus: an Easter Story
By Ann Ingalls. Illustrated by Steliyana DonevaYoung readers are invited to journey with Jesus all the way to Easter and experience his great love for each one of us.
Sit in the Sun and Other Lessons in the Spiritual Wisdom of Cats
By Jon M. SweeneyJon Sweeney offers a beautifully illustrated, playful, gentle, meditation on the many spiritual truths and practices our feline companions provide if we but pause and pay attention.
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
James McBrideFrom James McBride, author of the bestselling Deacon King Kong and the National Book Award–winning The Good Lord Bird, a novel about small-town secrets and the people who keep them
Gracism
By David AndersonNow expanded and revised, David A. Anderson revives the biblical model for showing special grace to others on the basis of ethnicity, class, or social distinction—one of gracism.
Bible teacher, author, and speaker Amy Lively dives into Peter's first epistle to light the way for today's struggling Christian.
An accessible guide to solar eclipses: their science, history, mythology, folklore, and step-by-step suggestions for observing eclipses–especially the one on April 8–enjoyably and safely.
A beautiful, empowering story about the impact of literacy in underprivileged communities, based on a real bookmobile program in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
Podcaster and pastor Mike Cosper braids his story of being disillusioned with the evangelical church with accounts of holy land sites and the biblical stories in each one.