A dear friend of mine is having a baby, and in lieu of gifts she requested some books to fill their little one’s first library. This sent me on a quest, and I managed to find some beautiful children’s books with spiritual themes, some written by well-known spiritual teachers. Additionally, many have asked me how they can begin to introduce spiritual principles to their kids at a young age. The following list is a great place to start, although not exhaustive by any means. May these stories help to inspire and uplift the next generation of souls!

• The Little Soul and the Sun: A Children’s Parable – Neale Donald Walsch
• I Am Always I – Rupert Spira
• Milton’s Secret – Eckhart Tolle & Robert S. Friedman
• Two Frogs in Trouble – Paramahansa Yogananda
• I Am: Why Two Little Words Mean So Much – Dr. Wayne Dyer with Kristina Tracy
• Unstoppable Me! 10 Ways to Soar Through Life – Dr. Wayne Dyer with Kristina Tracy
• Incredible You! 10 Ways to Let Your Greatness Shine Through – Dr. Wayne Dyer with Kristina Tracy
• Little Bird and the Quest for Happiness – Vanessa Sorensen
• The Gift of Nothing – Patrick McDonnell
• The Gift of Everything – Patrick McDonnell
• I Am Human: A Book of Empathy – Susan Verde
• I Am One: A Book of Action – Susan Verde
• I Am Peace: A Book of Mindfulness – Susan Verde
• I Am Courage: A Book of Resilience – Susan Verde
• I Am Love: A Book of Compassion – Susan Verde
• I Am Me: A Book of Authenticity – Susan Verde
• I Am We: A Book of Community – Susan Verde
• I Am Yoga – Susan Verde
• Who I Am: Words I Tell Myself – Susan Verde

And here are some more fantastic ones I’ve come across but haven’t vetted personally:

• The Other Way to Listen – Byrd Baylor & Peter Parnall
• On the Night You Were Born – Nancy Tillman
• Eddy the Whirlpool: A Magical Journey of Self-Discovery – Gijs Hubben & Dalia Awad (Foreword by Rupert Spira)
• Old Turtle – Douglas Wood
• On My Way to a Happy Life – Deepak Chopra with Kristina Tracy
• Is Nothing Something?: Kids’ Questions and Zen Answers About Life, Death, Family, Friendship, and Everything in Between – Thich Nhat Hanh
• The Three Questions – Jon J. Muth
• All I See is Part of Me – Chara M. Curtis
• Where is Mind? – Ziji Rinpoche
• Strong Mind – Ziji Rinpoche
• Find Mind – Ziji Rinpoche
• Kind Mind – Ziji Rinpoche
• Rest is Best – Ziji Rinpoche

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