Books and Resources for Teaching Kids How to Pray

Teaching children how to hear God’s voice may be one of the most challenging and important tasks we are entrusted with. But we don’t have to do it alone. Here are a few resources to help the children in your life fall in love with the Mass, Eucharistic Adoration, and quiet prayer:

The Mass

• My First Missal by Maria Grace Dateno, FSP (Pauline Books & Media, 2011)
• The Holy Mass in My Pocket compiled by the Daughters of St. Paul (Pauline Books & Media, 2008)
• The Mass Explained for Kids by Maria Grace Dateno, FSP (Pauline Books & Media, 2018)

Jesus and the Eucharist

• Come to Jesus: A Kids’ Book for Eucharistic Adoration by Anne Flanagan, FSP (Pauline Books & Media, 2006)
• Jesus In Space: A True Story That’s Out of This World by Cecilia Cicone; illustrated by Gabhor Utomo (Pauline Books & Media, 2023)
• The Book That Changed Everything by Allison Regina Gliot, FSP; illustrated by Santiago María López Piuma (Pauline Books & Media, 2023)
• What Angels See by Matthew Kilmurry; illustrated by Tammie Lyon (Pauline Books & Media, 2021)

Talking to God and Quiet Prayer (or Contemplative Prayer)

• Listening For God: Silence Practice for Little Ones by Katie Warner; illustrated by Amy Rodriguez (TAN, 2021)
• Shhh... God Is in the Silence by Fiona Basile; illustrated by Alice Mount (Loyola Press, 2018)
• Sitting Like a Saint: Catholic Mindfulness for Kids by Dr. Gregory Bottaro and Barbra Bottaro; illustrated by Michael Corsini (Wellspring, 2019)
• The Kid’s Book of Prayers About All Sorts of Things by Elizabeth Heller & David Heller, PhD (Pauline Books & Media, 2019)