April Books for Catholic Kids

April Catholic Kids Book List

Below are a few favorite titles that fit well with devotions and feast days this month! This list contains Amazon Affiliate links, which means if you click through and make a purchase, I earn a small commission at no cost to you. I'd also love to encourage you to shop directly with the publisher or with your local bookshop, or try to request these at your local library! I'm sure I've missed some books that would be great for this month, so feel free to add your own recommendations in the comments! You can find my giant list of Catholic Kid Books by topic here.

The Month of the Holy Spirit

Who is the Holy Spirit? from the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist

Anointed- Pope Francis

Set a Fire: The Holy Spirit Book for Kids from Blessed is She

Building the Way to Heaven- McKeegan, Maura Roan (Connecting the Tower of Babel and the Descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost)

Teach Catholic Kids About The Trinity- Lacy Lynch Rabideau

The Holy Spirit and the Greatest Adventure- Gracie Jagla

Holy Week

All about Lent & Holy Week: Sharing the Seasons of Repentance and Salvation with Children- Katherine Bogner

Petook: The Rooster Who Met Jesus- Caryll Houselander
Tale of the Three Trees- Hunt, Angela Elwell
The Shepherd at the Crib and the Cross- Patrick O'Hearn 
The Wordless Weaver- McAdam, Claudia Cangilla
The Little Donkey and God's Big Plan- Izabela Ciesinski
Catholic Icing Symbolic Holy Week and Easter Cookbook

The Easter Season

The Illustrated Gospel- Kieffer, Jean Francois

The Life of Jesus According to St. Luke- DeMullenheim, Sophie

Jesus and the Miracle of the Mass- Gracie Jagla

Saved by the Lamb: Moses and Jesus- McKeegan, Maura Roan

Beloved Son: Joseph & Jesus- McKeegan, Maura Roan

Simon of Cyrene and the Legend of the Easter Egg- Degazelle, Terri

A Bunny's Tale: All Creatures of Our God and King- Adrienne Keogler 

Peter and Jesus by a Charcoal Fire- Maura Roan McKeegan

The End of the Fiery Sword- McKeegan, Maura Roan

Portrait of the Son: A Tale of Love- Nobisso, Josephine

The Miracle of the Red Egg, Elizabeth Crispina Johnson

God the Father and the Best Day Ever- Jagla, Gracie

I Wonder About the Good Shepherd- Jenny Luetkemeyer

The Sheep that No One Could Find, by Anthony DeStefano

A Little Catholic's Book of Liturgical Colors Board Book- Theresa Kiser

The Holy Spirit and the Greatest Adventure- Gracie Jagla

Through the Year with Jesus- Bogner, Katherine

Saint Feast Days this Month

4/8- St. Julie Billiart

Saint Julie Billiart: The Smiling Saint- Mary Kathleen Glavich

4/16- St. Bernadette Soubirous

Saint Bernadette, the Miracle of Lourdes- Bar, Brunor

Saint Bernadette of Lourdes: The Girl Who Saw Mary

Saint Bernadette and the Miracle of Lourdes-Demi

Bernadette: The Little Girl from Lourdes- Sophie Maraval-Hutin 

Saint Bernadette Soubirous: And Our Lady of Lourdes-Anne Eileen Heffernan 

Our Lady of Lourdes- Reverend Lawrence G Lovasik S.V.D. 

The Saint Chronicles Collection 3

4/23- St. George

Saint George and the Dragon-Margaret Hodges

4/26- St. Raphael Arnaiz

Brother Raphael and the Rainy Day Devils- Vivian Dudro 

4/27- Canonization of SAINT Carlo Acutis! (Feast Day 10/12)

Carlo Acutis: God's Computer Genius by Ellen Labrecque

Dare to Be More: The Witness of Blessed Carlo Acutis- Swaim, Colleen & Matt

Blessed Carlo Acutis: The Amazing Discovery of a Teenager in Heaven- Sabrina Arena Ferrisi

Carlo Acutis: The First Millennial Saint, Nicola Gori

Digital Disciple: Carlo Acutis and the Eucharist

Carlo Acutis: Holiness for the Third Millennium- Camille W. De Prévaux 

The Boy Who Knew Carlo Acutis- Corinna Turner 

Included in: Young Saints: Fifteen Extraordinary Lives from Blandina to Carlo Acutis- Charlotte Grossetête

Included in: Saints Around the World- Hunter-Kilmer, Meg

Included in: Stories of the Eucharist: A Family Treasury of Saints and Seekers- Heidi Hess Saxton 

Included in: Eucharistic Saints: Twenty Stories of Devotion to Jesus, Meredith Hinds

4/27- St. Zita

A Miracle in the Kitchen: A Legend about Saint Zita- Pamela Love

4/28- St. Gianna Molla

Gianna Beretta Molla: Wife, Mother and Doctor- Barbara Yoffie

Saint Gianna Beretta Molla: The Gift of Life- Susan Helen Wallace

Light of the Saints, Cory Heimann

4/28- St. Louis de Montfort

Marian Consecration for Families with Young Children- Pressprich, Colleen (not about St. Louis specifically, but he is known for promoting the beauty of Marian Consecration!)

St. Louis De Montfort: The Story of Our Lady's Slave- Mary Fabyan Windeatt 

Through the Year with Mary- Bogner, Katherine (my book has a chapter on Louis de Montfort!)

4/29- St. Catherine of Siena

The Women Doctors of the Church- Colleen Pressprich

Saint Catherine of Siena: The Story of the Girl Who Saw Saints in the Sky- Mary Fabyan Windeatt 

Book Lists By Month:

Click on the images below for book lists organized by feast days and devotions for each month: