Books for Pagan Children: Middle School/Tween (G-R)

It can be difficult to find books for your Pagan children to read. You want books that teach them your values, and maybe something close to your beliefs and traditions.

I have compiled a list of good books by great authors. Many are outright Pagan. Some are Pagan in flavor or Pagan-friendly. I am noting when the author is Pagan to encourage support of Pagan authors and artists.

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• Grimoire for the Apprentice Wizard by Oberon Zell-Ravenheart (Non-Fiction) *PAGAN*
  This amazing book is an essential reference and permanent resource for every aspirant. It is illustrated with original art by Oberon and friends, as well as hundred of woodcuts from medieval manuscripts and alchemical texts--plus, charts, tables and diagrams.

• If Stones Could Speak: Unlocking the Secrets of Stonehenge by Marc Aronson (Non-Fiction)
  What are the secrets of the ancient stone circle? Were the carefully placed stones a burial site, an ancient calendar, a place of Druid worship...or even a site of sacrifice? World-renowned archaeologist Mike Parker-Pearson has spent the last seven years on a quest to answer these and many other questions. In If Stones Could Speak, award-winning author Marc Aronson joins the research crew and records their efforts to crack Stonehenge’s secrets. National Geographic helped sponsor the Riverside archeological team’s mission, and now young readers can journey behind the scenes to experience this groundbreaking story first-hand, through the eyes of the experts.

• Mabinogion Tetralogy by Evangeline Walton (Myths)
  The Mabinogion is internationally recognized as the world's finest arc of Celtic mythology; Walton's vivid retelling introduces an ancient world of gods and monsters, heroes, kings and quests, making accessible one of the greatest fantasy sagas of all time.

• Maid of the North by E. Phelps (Myths)
  A collection of twenty-one folk and fairy tales from around the world featuring clever heroines.

• Return of the Light, The: Twelve Tales from Around the World for the Winter Solstice by Carolyn McVickar Edwards (Myths)
  Celebrating the solstices - particularly the moment of the sun's return at midwinter, on December 21 - is a nearly universal human urge, one that dates back thousands of years and has been identified in a wide variety of cultures. Now The Return of the Light makes an ideal companion for all who carry on this tradition, no matter what their faith. Twelve stories - from North America, China, Scandinavia, India, Africa, South America, Europe, and Polynesia - honour this moment, helping to renew our wonder of the miracle of rebirth and the power of transition from darkness into light.

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Books for Pagan Children: Parenting (G)

It can be difficult to find books for your Pagan children to read. You want books that teach them your values, and maybe something close to your beliefs and traditions.

I have compiled a list of good books by great authors. Many are outright Pagan. Some are Pagan in flavor or Pagan-friendly. I am noting when the author is Pagan to encourage support of Pagan authors and artists.

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• Gifts for the Goddess on a Cold Winter's Eve: Bring Your Children and Yourself Closerto Nature and Spirit This Winter by Lorna Tedder (Non-Fiction)
  If you’re a follower of the Old Ways, try a few new ideas in the areas of Home and Hearth, Health and Beauty, Sharing with Friends, Pagan Children, and Sky and Garden.

• Gifts for the Goddess on a Hot Summer's Night: 66 Ways to Bring Your Children andYourself Closer to Nature and Spirit by Lorna Tedder (Non-Fiction)
  If you're a follower of the Old Ways, try a few new ideas in the areas of Home and Hearth, Health and Beauty, Sharing with Friends, Pagan Children, and Sky and Garden.

• Gifts for the Goddess on a Warm Spring Morn by Lorna Tedder (Non-Fiction)
  Ideas, recipes, crafts, and fun for enjoying the Springtime of the year (and Summer), particularly if you follow Nature religions or you're just a hippie at heart!

• Gifts for the Goddess on an Autumn Afternoon: 65 Ways to Bring Your Children andYourself Closer to Nature and Spirit by Lorna Tedder (Non-Fiction)
  If you're a follower of the Old Ways, try a few new ideas in the areas of Home and Hearth, Health and Beauty, Sharing with Friends, Pagan Children, and Sky and Garden.

• Goddess Is in the Details, The: Wisdom for the Everyday Witch by Deborah Blake (Non-Fiction)
  With her signature down-to-earth wisdom and warmth, Deborah Blake takes you into the heart of what it means to be a Witch all day, every day. Filled to the brim with practical suggestions, Pagan and Wicca spells, and helpful advice, this essential book brings to light all facets of a modern Witch's life: The seven core beliefs of Witches, mindful eating and health, creating sacred space at home, relationships with non-Pagans, sex and the single Witch, raising Pagan children, solitary and coven practice, Pagan ritual, and green living.

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Books for Pagan Children: Elementary (F-H)

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It can be difficult to find books for your Pagan children to read. You want books that teach them your values, and maybe something close to your beliefs and traditions.

I have compiled a list of good books by great authors. Many are outright Pagan. Some are Pagan in flavor or Pagan-friendly. I am noting when the author is a confirmed Pagan to encourage support of Pagan authors and artists. If you know an author is Pagan, but they aren't marked as such, send me a message and I will correct it.

• Fairyopolis: A Flower Fairy's Journal by Glen Bird (Fantasy)
  
  Do you believe in fairies? Protected and hidden by a society of Fairy lovers for over 80 years the secret fairy journal of Cicely Mary Barker is available for the first time ever to the public. Learn what really happened during that magical Summer of 1920 when Cicely Mary Barker discovered the secret world of the Flower Fairies.

• Fire Dreams (Magic Elements Quartet) by Mallory Loehr (Fiction)
  
  Fire Travel Directions, Part 1: With first light use copper, at daylight use gold, at moonlight use silver. This is the message the fire delivers to Sam, Polly, and Joe. But what exactly is fire travel, and where will it take them? Without fully understanding what they’re getting into, the three kids prepare to follow the glowing parchment’s instructions. But it’s always dangerous to play with fire, especially when it’s magic.

• Forbidden Door, The by Marilee Heyer (Fantasy)
  
  Having spent all her life in fabulous underground caves, Reena stumbles upon the Forbidden Door to Outside and discovers the terrible secret of the Okira, who had forced Reena's ancestors into the caves many years before.

• Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message by Chief Jake Swamp (Non-Fiction)
  
  Giving Thanks is a special children's version of the Thanksgiving Address, a message of gratitude that originated with the Native people of upstate New York and Canada and that is still spoken at ceremonial gatherings held by the Iroquois, or Six Nations.

• Goddesses by Burleigh Muten (Myths)
  
  For many thousands of years, stories of goddesses have inspired women and girls from all over the world. Now, the strength and power of these divine women has been collected into one breathtaking volume, featuring fascinating descriptions by goddess expert Burleigh Muten of over one hundred of the world's most celebrated goddesses. With stunning classical artwork by Rebecca Guay, the entries and images in Goddesses come together to form a powerful mirror that illuminates the most radiant and complex aspects of womankind, helping to redefine what it is to be feminine.

• Green Boy by Susan Cooper (Fiction)
  
  Long Pond Cay, in the Bahamas, is a magical white-sand island, and twelve-year-old Trey and silent seven-year-old Lou love to visit its loneliness. But one day the magic becomes nightmare, and suddenly they are in another world, strident, polluted, and overcrowded -- where little Lou is hailed not as a mute Bahamian boy but as the mythic hero Lugh, born to bring terrible destruction and renewal. Carried betwween worlds in a zigzag adenture of mounting tension and danger, the children risk their lives not only to save the alien world, but to ward off a new, parallel threat to their beloved Long Pond Cay. The forces of myth and nature explode together in an amazing climax.

• Growing Up Pagan: A Workbook for Wiccan Families by Raine Hill (Activity) *PAGAN*
  
  Finally, a children's workbook designed for Pagan families! Rich, exciting stories to read together and discuss, as well as activities to reinforce lessons in a fun way. Chock-full of puzzles, games, mythology, beautiful illustrations, and Pagan symbols, this workbook teaches the basic Wiccan belief system. Let this be a family affair, with parents, older siblings, and young children taking part in a "something-for-everyone" Pagan experience. A teaching tool for Pagan families, or others wanting to teach their children diversity.

• Gwinna by Barbara Helen Berger (Fantasy)
  
  Longing for a child, the woodworker and his wife seek help from the Mother of Owls. She grants them a child, Gwinna, on the condition they send her back on her 12th birthday to fulfill the destiny her magic and hew wings hold in store for her. A lyrical tale of classic enchantment and unfrogettable beauty. Full-color illustrations.

• Half Magic by Edward Eager (Fantasy)
  
  Magic never happens, not really, Mark tells his sisters. But something strange is going on. Jane is sure it all started when they found the silver coin. It was in her pocket when she made a wish that half came true. Jane insists that all they have to do now is wish for twice as much as they want and they will get a full wish. What could possibly go wrong.

• Halloween Tree, The by Ray Bradbury (Fantasy)
  
  Eight costumed boys running to meet their friend Pipkin at the haunted house outside town encounter instead the huge and cadaverous Mr. Moundshroud. As Pipkin scrambles to join them, he is swept away by a dark Something, and Moundshroud leads the boys on the tail of a kite through time and space to search the past for their friend and the meaning of Halloween. After witnessing a funeral procession in ancient Egypt, cavemen discovering fire, Druid rites, the persecution of witches in the Dark Ages, and the gargoyles of Notre Dame, they catch up with the elusive Pipkin in the catacombs of Mexico, where each boy gives one year from the end of his life to save Pipkin's.

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Books for Pagan Children: Preschool (G)

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It can be difficult to find books for your Pagan children to read. You want books that teach them your values, and maybe something close to your beliefs and traditions.

I have compiled a list of good books by great authors. Many are outright Pagan. Some are Pagan in flavor or Pagan-friendly. I am noting when the author is a confirmed Pagan to encourage support of Pagan authors and artists. If you know an author is Pagan, but they aren't marked as such, send me a message and I will correct it.

• Good Earth Art: Environmental Art for Kids by MaryAnn F. Kohl (Activity)
  
  Good Earth Art contains over 200 easy, fun art projects that develop an awareness of the environment and a caring attitude towards the earth. Projects use common materials collected from nature or recycled. The book is filled with sensible creative ideas to help recycle and reuse through art, for all ages, and includes a charted Table of Contents, two indexes, and a great list of environmental resources.

• Grandfather Twilight by Barbara Helen Berger (Fiction)
  
  When day is gone, and shadows begin to deepen, it is time for Grandfather Twilight to close his book, put on his jacket, and go for a walk through the forest. Little birds hush as he walks by, and the rabbits and other small creatures watch in silence as he performs his very special evening task and returns to his house among the trees. Small readers and listeners, too, will sense the serenity of this poetic story, and will be comforted to learn that the twilight is a gentle, friendly time. Exquisite pictures extend and illuminate the text, to reveal the nightly miracle so faithfully performed by Grandfather Twilight. Perfect for reading aloud and for sharing at bedtime, this beautiful and reassuring book will be cherished by old and young alike.

• Grandmother Winter by Phyllis Root (Fantasy)
  
  All through the spring, summer and fall, Grandmother Winter tends her geese and gathers their feathers. Why? To bring snowfall, of course-snowfall as soft as feathers and bright as a winter moon. With a poetic text and distinctive scratch board illustrations, this book reveals that there is indeed magic and charm in our coldest season. To the woodland and all of its creatures-from round mice curling up and earthworms tunneling down to black bears burrowing and children dreaming of snow angels and sleds-the arrival of winter is, quite simply, a gift.

• Grandmothers' Stories: Wise Woman Tales from Many Cultures by Burleigh Muten (Fantasy)
  
  The stories in this anthology illustrate many of the qualities of the wise woman, offering readers of all ages a new perspective on the grandmother character that is usually presented in fairy tales as either menacingly evil or dim-witted and useless. With spirited grandmothers from as far afield as Senegal and Sweden, all of these tales are rich with humor, action and suspense. A fresh and witty retelling is complemented by finely detailed and mesmerizing illustrations.

• Great Kapok Tree, The: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest by Lynne Cherry (Fiction)
  
  The author and artist Lynne Cherry journeyed deep into the rain forests of Brazil to write and illustrate her gorgeous picture book The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest (1990). One day, a man exhausts himself trying to chop down a giant kapok tree. While he sleeps, the forest’s residents, including a child from the Yanomamo tribe, whisper in his ear about the importance of trees and how "all living things depend on one another"... and it works. Cherry’s lovingly rendered colored pencil and watercolor drawings of all the "wondrous and rare animals" evoke the lush rain forests, as well as stunning world maps bordered by tree porcupines, emerald tree boas, and dozens more fascinating creatures.

• Greta's Revenge: More Alice and Greta by Steven J.Simmons (Fantasy)
  
  Two witches have very different views of the world: Alice, who uses her magic to help others, and Greta, who is always conjuring up trouble. In Greta's Revenge, Alice has foiled one of Greta's nasty schemes -- and Greta wants to get even. She casts a spell that makes Alice do mean things. But Greta has forgotten the most important lesson of witch school, the Brewmerang Principle: "Whatever you chant, whatever you brew, sooner or later it comes back to you!" Soon Greta is doing nice things for people. Luckily for both witches, the spell wears off -- but not before Greta has learned a little bit about the value of kindness. Ebullient illustrations perfectly capture the spirit of this clever, accessible, and satisfying tale that's eminently suited for Halloween -- and beyond.

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