Books for Pagan Children: Parenting (R-W)

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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• Raising Witches: Teaching The Wiccan Faith To Children by Ashleen O'Gaea (Non-Fiction) *PAGAN*
  This is the first book that gives parents the means to teach their children Wicca in a more formal fashion. Featuring a Wiccan curriculum for each of the five age groups from infancy to young adulthood, O'Gaea shows parents how to effectively weave Wicca into a child's natural progression of learning.

• Sacred Seasons: Celebrating Nature Spirituality as a Family by October's Autumn Child (Non-Fiction)
  For those of us that embrace the theology of mysticism, Nature-based spirituality, or polytheism finding fun, enriching ways to involve our children in our beliefs can be challenging. In this book I have created a section for each of the eight most celebrated holidays of modern pagan faith. Each section includes some folklore and origins, alternative names, activities, crafts, recipes, decorations and much more for each season. There are also miscellaneous patterns and decorations.

• Starbright--Meditations for Children by Maureen Garth (Activity)
  Driven by the desire to help her three-year-old daughter settle down into a peaceful night's sleep, Maureen Garth devised meditations that would help her daughter feel secure and cared for. Starbright is a collection of the stories Garth created as her child grew older. These innovative meditations are simple visualizations parents and teachers can read to their children to help them sleep, develop concentration, awaken creativity, and learn to quiet themselves.

• WiccaCraft for Families by Margie McArthur (Non-Fiction) *PAGAN*
  This is a complete in-depth handbook covering all aspects of Wicca written for family use. It covers not only the Sabbats and other Circle workings but also Passages (birth, puberty, marriage, ageing and death), Home Blessing, Spirit Quests and more. Basic information is also provided on pets, plants and gardening, crystals and herbs oriented towards younger children. Each Sabbat chapter first presents the philosophy and traditional customs for that festival and then gives a selection of appropriate music (words and musical notation), recipes and family activities. Following this is a family ritual/play.

• With Child: Wisdom and Traditions for Pregnancy, Birth, and Motherhood by Deborah Jackson (Non-Fiction)
  Beautifully illustrated with over 150 paintings and drawings, With Child celebrates the wonder of pregnancy and motherhood. Drawing on the vast, inherited body of wisdom of mothers around the world, expert Deborah Jackson has translated ancient rituals and myths into practical knowledge that will instruct and encourage mothers (and fathers too). With Childtakes us around the world and through the ages in a fascinating presentation of panhuman maternal wisdom. With Child is the perfect gift for mothers and mothers-to-be, a beautiful and unique volume to be treasured and shared by all parents.

Books for Pagan Children: Middle School/Tween (S-W)

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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• Seasons of Magic: A Girl's Journey by Laurel Ann Reinhardt (Fiction)
  As Erin watches the Wheel of the Year turn, she discovers that the changing seasons also mirror changes in her relationship with her inner self and those around her. This heartwarming tale of one girl's magical journey will delight readers of all ages. Along the way you will discover lessons about Imbolc (February 2, a time of returning light); Spring Equinox (March 20, promises of spring); Beltaine (May 1, the sowing of seeds); Summer Solstice (June 21, the fullness of summer); Lammas (August 2, the first harvest); Fall Equinox (September 21, the full harvest); Samhain (October 31, the season of ancestors); and Yule (December 21, a celebration of the darkness of winter).  Seasons of Magic also includes a journal with questions to help you further explore the seasonal festivals and design your own celebrations.

• Spellcraft: a Primer for the Young Magician by Lilith McLelland (Non-Fiction)
  A book of magical empowerment for kids and young teens, SPELLCRAFT tells you how to tap into your own magical powers to improve your life and give you confidence -- safely and easily. It covers the basics of magic and meditation, teaches you how to get in touch with your inner powers, and what magic really is. You'll explore spells for homework, for controlling your temper, for personal protection, spells to shield yourself from bad energy, and more. You'll also learn about magical colors, crystals and herbs, making magic charms and wands, working with guardian spirits, and earth magic. Most importantly, you'll learn about people, spirits and techniques to avoid! This is an easy-to-understand book, designed to help kids develop a sense of personal power and the responsibility that goes with it.

• Walk When the Moon Is Full by Frances Hamerstrom (Non-Fiction)
  The author describes thirteen moonlight walks with her children and the nature observations they made.

• What's Your Sign? A Cosmic Guide for Young Astrologers by Madalyn Aslan (Non-Fiction)
  What's Your Sign? is beautifully color-illustrated, and includes a spinner wheel on the back cover which uncovers each sign's basics, tabs down the side of the book to easily find each sun sign chapter, and a 14" x 18" fold-out poster of all the signs.

• Witch Crafts: 101 Projects for Creative Pagans by Willow Polson (Activity)
  Whether you're a novice crafter into Norse lore or a practicing Pagan in need of personal tips on Celtic leatherwork, this handy, easy-to-use book will charm you and your entire family. The enchanting designs represent authentic Pagan lore and culture, and can be used for both practical and sacred purposes. Learn how to make a variety of unique items to delight all the senses.

• Witch of Blackbird Pond, The by Elizabeth George Speare (Fiction)
  Orphaned Kit Tyler knows, as she gazes for the first time at the cold, bleak shores of Connecticut Colony, that her new home will never be like the shimmering Caribbean island she left behind. In her relatives' stern Puritan community, she feels like a tropical bird that has flown to the wrong part of the world, a bird that is now caged and lonely. The only place where Kit feels completely free is in the meadows, where she enjoys the company of the old Quaker woman known as the Witch of Blackbird Pond, and on occasion, her young sailor friend Nat. But when Kit's friendship with the "witch" is discovered, Kit is faced with suspicion, fear, and anger. She herself is accused of witchcraft!

Books for Pagan Children: Elementary (T-Z)

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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.

• Time Garden, The by EdwardEager (Fantasy)
  Time and again, the children from Knight’s Castle have longed for another magic adventure. But you can’t find magic just anywhere. It doesn’t just grow like grass. It requires the right place and the right time. Or thyme, as the case may be. For at Mrs. Whiton’s house, magic grows wild as the fragrant banks of thyme in her garden. Eliza insists that time doesn’t grow, it flies - yet growing in the garden is olden time, future time, and common time. Or so says the Natterjack, the odd toad-like creature who presides over the garden and accompanies the kids on a series of perilous, hilarious, always unpredictable adventures.

• Walking the World in Wonder: A Children's Herbal by Ellen Evert Hopman (Non-Fiction) *PAGAN*
  Walking the World in Wonder covers the medicinal and magical uses of sixty-seven common herbs. Each herb playfully introduces itself and talks about its habitat and many uses. With fun, easy-to-follow activities, herbalist Ellen Evert Hopman teaches children basic herbal skills and invites them to make a sunflower seed mosaic, sew a catnip-filled mouse, and dig for Jerusalem artichoke roots. Children gain a sense of self-sufficiency and awe for the earth's treasures; parents and teachers will appreciate how these earth-centered activities are placed within a broader social and environmental context. Sixty-seven full-color photographs enable children, parents, and teachers to identify these herbs during walks and field trips.

• Water Wishes (Magic Elements Quartet) by Mallory Loehr (Fiction)
  Nine-year-old Polly and her younger brother, Sam, find a corked bottle at the beach. Inside is an ancient parchment promising three wishes. Before their adventure is over, older brother Joe will disappear and Polly and Sam will have to journey under the sea to get him back! This first book in the new Magic Elements quartet combines magic and adventure in an easy-to-read format perfect for the in-between reader.

• We Gather Together: Celebrating the HarvestSeason by Wendy Pfeffer (Non-Fiction)
  The official start of the harvest season, it occurs around September 21 each year. It marks the end of summer and the beginning of longer nights and shorter days. For many cultures around the world, the fall equinox represents a time to celebrate the harvest and begin collecting and storing crops.

• Well-Wishers, The by Edward Eager (Fantasy)
  The wishing well is all used up, its magic drained, its enchantment gone dry. Or has it? In a reckless moment, Gordy threatens the old well, telling it to get going with its magic or else! and that seems to do the trick. Suddenly Laura, Lydia, James, and Kip—who feared their autumn would unfold without magic—are plunged into just the sort of outlandish adventures they'd longed for. But is it really the well's magic that transforms troublemaker Dicky LeBaron from ne'er-do-well to hero? Or keeps Appledore's orchard—and love life—in bloom? Or sends James on a doubly daring rescue of a damsel in distress? What does it matter? Sometimes the best kind of magic is the kind that isn't so magical at all.

• Who's in Rabbit's House? by Verna Aardema (Myths)
  A Masai tale, presented in the form of a play, in which the frog gets the job of getting a monster out of the rabbit's house after the leopard, elephant, and rhino bungle the job.

• Wind Spell (Magic Elements Quartet) by Mallory Loehr (Fiction)
  Three feathers fall out of the sky into the hands of Joe, Polly, and Sam. It’s clear that magic is touching their lives again when they see words written in the clouds—promising them the ability to fly! What more could kids wish for? But the threesome will soon find out that the power of flight is not only fabulously fun, but also deadly dangerous.

• Winged Cat, The: A Tale of Ancient Egypt by Deborah Nourse Lattimore (Fantasy)
  In ancient Egypt, a young servant girl and a High Priest must each find the correct magic spells from the Book of the Dead that open the twelve gates of the Netherworld to determine who is telling the truth about the death of the girl's sacred cat.

• Wise Child by MonicaFurlong (Fiction)
  In a remote Scottish village, nine-year-old Wise Child is taken in by Juniper, a healer and sorceress. Then Wise Child’s mother, Maeve, a black witch, reappears. In choosing between Maeve and Juniper, Wise Child discovers the extent of her supernatural powers—and her true loyalties.

• Witch's Primer, A: Grade One by Lorin Manderly (Non-Fiction) *PAGAN*
  Finally! Here is a children's textbook for kids being raised as Witches and Pagans. Each chapter teaches the Wiccan basics for each subject and ends with a summary and a list of questions for children to test their knowledge on the material learned. ¿This is the first in a series of textbooks that will get progressively more advanced for each grade. The intent is to help students begin their Wiccan education and prepare them for seeking out further knowledge on the topics that interest them the most.

• Witch's Primer, A: Grade Two by Lorin Manderly (Non-Fiction) *PAGAN*
  The second in the A Witch's Primer series. This is a text book for children being raised Pagan and for adults who are new to the Craft. Each of the 18 chapters includes questions about what has been learned.

• Witch's Primer, A: Grade Three by Lorin Manderly (Non-Fiction) *PAGAN*
  The Witch's Primer books are a series of textbooks for children being raised as Pagan and for adults new to the Craft. Each of the 18 chapters ends with a question and answer page to test the reader's progress.

• Witches in the Kitchen by Blair Drawson (Fiction)
  Readers will celebrate, along with Ivy, the important pagan holidays of Beltaine (Mayday), Midsummer's Day, and Samhain (Halloween), and gather all sorts of witchy tips, tradition, and lore, including potions (herbal remedies), familiars (not pets), crafts (Twig People), the proper care of brooms and cauldrons, and much, much more.

• Z is for Zeus: A Greek Mythology Alphabet by Helen L. Wilbur (Activity)
  Whose face launched a thousand ships? Who dropped an apple to win a race? What creature has the head of a woman, the body of a lion, the wings of an eagle, and always wakes up on the wrong side of the bed? The Oracle knows and so will young readers after they encounter the strange creatures, exotic gods, and exciting stories in Z is for Zeus: A Greek Mythology Alphabet. Helen Wilbur, who wrote the lively M is for Meow: A Cat Alphabet, brings the same wit and wisdom to explaining Greek mythology.

Books for Pagan Children: Preschool (W)

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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.

• Walk Like a Bear, Stand Like a Tree, Run Like the Wind by Carol Bassett (Activity)
  
  Cool yoga, stretching and aerobic activities for cool kids.

• Watchers by W. Lyon Martin (Fantasy) *PAGAN*
  
  Something is watching Thomas as he's sleeping. He decides that he will discover who is frightening him and hatches a plan to catch them in a trap. The story goes from spooky to secure when Thomas discovers those he has captured are really there to protect him.

• Water Dance by Thomas Locker (Non-Fiction)
  
  From a gentle mountain pond to a raging waterfall or from a silent ocean mist to a sparkling rainbow, dramatic text and paintings give water voice and substance in this tribute to water in all its glorious forms. Inspiring and informative, Water Dance is a poetic introduction to one of nature’s most basic elements. Scientific facts about water and its role in our lives are included.

• Weaving of a Dream, The by Marilee Heyer (Myths)
  
  Heyer retells an engrossing Chinese folktale about an old woman who weaves exquisite brocades. Full-color illustrations.

• What Are the Elements? by Rowan Moss (Non-Fiction) *PAGAN*
  
  What are the Elements (Series Book #3) is a companion-Reader book for children and parents, exploring the basics - the Elements and their properties. Whimsical illustrations and purposefully upbeat and simple language will delight the eye and open communication. Each book in the Pagan Children Learning Series is a beginner's introduction that allows room for discussion of your family's own beliefs in every lesson!

• What Is Magic? by Rowan Moss (Non-Fiction) *PAGAN*
  
  What is Magic (Series Book #2) is a companion-reader book for children and parents, exploring the basics - the nature of magic and what it can do! Whimsical illustrations and purposefully upbeat and simple language will delight the eye and open communication. Each book in the Pagan Children Learning Series is a beginner's introduction that allows room for discussion of your family's own beliefs in every lesson!

• When the Moon is Full: A Lunar Year by Penny Pollock (Non-Fiction)
  
  This lunar guide describes the folkloric names of twelve moons according to Native American tradition and showcases their defining characteristics in short verse and beautifully detailed hand-colored woodcuts. A question-and-answer section includes information about the moon's surface, an explanation of a lunar eclipse, and the true meaning of a blue moon.

• Where's the Fairy? by Keith Moseley (Fantasy)
  
  Molly, Grandma, and the ever-faithful dog, Pebbles, go on an epic voyage to find fairies. But where are the magical creatures hiding? Only Pebbles can tell. Each page in this deluxe book is embossed, encouraging little hands to seek out tactile spots as they count more than 100 fairies.

• Who Is a Witch? by Rowan Moss (Non-Fiction) *PAGAN*
  
  Who is a Witch (Series Book #1) is a companion-reader book for children and parents, exploring the basics - what makes a witch special and who a witch might be in a child's life. Whimsical illustrations and purposefully upbeat and simple language will delight the eye and open communication. Each book in the Pagan Children Learning Series is a beginner's introduction that allows room for discussion of your family's own beliefs in every lesson!

• Wild Child by Lynn Plourde (Fantasy)
  
  In this magical bedtime book, Autumn doesn't want to sleep. Mother Earth wants to put her wild child, Autumn, to bed. But Autumn isn't ready. First she wants a song, then a snack, then pj's, and a kiss. Lynn Plourde's crisp text crackles like fall leaves and Greg Couch's illustrations are a color extravaganza. Wild children and their parents will love this scrumptious, satisfying tribute to the wonders of nature and family. Wild Child is the first of four seasonal picture books by Lynn Plourde and Greg Couch.

• Wild Robin by Susan Jeffers (Fantasy)
  
  Robin hates the chores he must do around his house until he is kidnapped to fairyland where there is nothing to do but play.

• Wings of Change by Franklin Hill (Fiction)
  
  This tender, humorous story follows little Anew as he learns to release his fears and embrace his destiny. Dr. Hill, an acclaimed educational futurist, has created a dynamic medium for exploring the timeless topic of change. The luminous illustrations by Aries Cheung bring this delightful story to life.Wings of Change will touch your heart as you embrace the changes within your own life.

• Winter Solstice, The by Ellen Jackson (Non-Fiction) *PAGAN*
  
  Presents facts and folklore about the shortest day of the year, a day that has been filled with magic since ancient times.

• Winter Waits by Lynn Plourde (Fantasy)
  
  While Winter waits for his father, he finds ways to amuse himself. Winter "whistens and glistens" the world in frost, "whizzles and whittles" ice sculptures, and "snizzes and snips" snowflakes. At last, Father Time turns his full attention to his son, and they "frisk and frolic away."

• Witch Next Door, The by Norman Bridwell (Fantasy)
  
  Someone new has moved into the neighborhood--and she's a witch! Her two young neighbors delight in how she does everything a bit differently from them. She paints her house black, walks her pet dragon around the block, and uses magic to do her shopping and send soup over to people that are sick. However, some of the older townspeople people are not happy about their new neighbor. What kind of magical surprise does the witch have in store for them?

• Witch Who Lost Her Shadow, The by Mary Calhoun (Fiction)
  
  A witch is convinced that no cat could take the place of her lost black cat Shadow, until she is pursued by a small striped kitten.

• Witchlets of Witches Brew, The by Edain Duguay (Fiction) *PAGAN*
  
  The Witchlets of Witches Brew collection centres on real life problems and provides children with fictional, Pagan related stories to help work through their own feelings. Throughout these stories of change, the children learn to appreciate life, family and nature more.

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