This collection contains the books referenced in Penny Reeve's seminar on Picture Books for Pastoral Care at the SMBC Children's Ministry Conference 2026
Faith-based picture books:
- Wow God, Thank You, Sorry, Please: A Kid's Guide to Prayer (Simon Camilleri)
- Goodbye to Goodbyes (Lauren Chandler)
- Nothing: Nothing Can Separate You From God's Love! (N Creech)
- The Moon Is Always Round (Jon Gibson)
- Found: Psalm 23 (Sally Lloyd-Jones)
- Near: Psalm 139 (Sally Lloyd-Jones)
- Cecil the Lost Sheep (Andrew McDonough)
- Can God See Me? (Penny Reeve)
- Fearlessly Madison (Penny Reeve)
- God Made Something Tall (Penny Reeve)
- Wonderfully Madison (Penny Reeve)
- Like Me: A Story About Disability and Discovering God's Image in Every Person (Laura Wifler)
Issues-based picture books:
- What to Say: When You Don’t Know What to Say
- I Can't Believe They're Gone: A Kid's Grief Book That Hugs, Helps, and Gives Hope. (Karen Brough)
- When Sadness Comes to Call. Anderson Press (Eva Eland)
- Through the Gate (S Fawcett)
- Good Pictures, Bad Pictures (Focus on the Family)
- Hugs Still Feel the Same (K Strong)
Story-based picture books:
- Word Trouble (V Boyadjieva)
- Sad, the Dog (S. Fussell)
- Bernie Thinks in Boxes (J Horn)
- The Other Brother (Penny Jaye)
- Same (Katrina Roe)
- The Incredibly Busy Mind of Bowen Bartholomew Crisp
- Anchored (D. Tidball)
- When I See Grandma (D. Tidball)
