Books for Kids
I love writing for children.
The first book I wrote for children was when I was a child myself. It is called The Lonely Fireplace and tells the story of a neglected fireplace in the summertime, dreaming of winter.
(I’d love to see that one come into the world someday!)
Book 1 of The Consider Series, Consider the Birds, is the beginning of a new picture book series celebrating nature and inviting gratitude.
Finding Calm in Nature is a practical guide connecting nature with the natural experience of human emotions. It won several nature writing and children’s lit awards. (The illustrations are gorgeous: take a look inside!
Grant’s first published picture book, Maybe God Is Like That Too, won multiple awards for excellence in children's literature after it was published in 2017 and has sold more than 30,000 copies.
Maybe I Can Love My Neighbor Too explores the practice of being neighborly. Its publisher, Beaming Books, offers this bingo board and an activity packet, free and downloadable.
Sing, Wrestle, Spin is a book that explores ways kids can pray, using their bodies, imaginations, and personalities!
A Little Blue Bottle is a story about processing grief inspired by the imagery of Psalm 56:8. Its illustrator, Gillian Whiting, and Grant have a conversation about the book here.
An activity packet to use with A Little Blue Bottle, here.
Once Upon a time Not So Long Ago is a book about our recent, collective common-uncommon experience of the pandemic. You can see a trailer for the book here. Find coloring pages to use alongside Once Upon a Time here. And here’s an interview about the book.
What If I Can’t Explain God? explores an important aspect of faith: mystery. Hsulynn Pang’s illustrations are a delight. It was highlighted in an article titled “Religion Books for Kids (and Parents Too)” in Publishers Weekly.
Book 2 of The Consider Series, Consider the Lilies, celebrates Spring, with lyrical text and gorgeous art from a #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator.
