Level Three Booklist

Below you will find the complete book list for Into the Deep: Level Three. These books are completely optional and are not necessary to use the resource. If you want to extend the catechesis by reading living picture books and chapter books that touch on the story or theme from particular lessons, these are for you!

How It Works

Each lesson in the resource includes a short list of living books that would be a lovely addition to your time in the resource. Once you have your book, we recommend looking about a month ahead to check out or assemble the next month’s books. We recommend first looking at your library, then at your local Catholic bookstore or independent bookstore. Here, we have provided Amazon affiliate links if you prefer to shop that way.

We are so excited to read and learn with you!

Level Three Picture Books

• This is the Church by Katie Warner 
• The Lord Is My Shepherd: The Twenty-Third Psalm illustrated
• by Gennady Spirin 
• Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett
• The Keeping Quilt by Patricia Polacco
• Water Can Be . . . by Laura Purdie Salas
• Stone Giant: Michelangelo’s David and How He Came to Be by Jane Sutcliffe
• Wonder Walkers by Micha Archer
• Look Inside Your Body by Louie Stowell
• The North Wind and the Sun: A Fable by La Fontaine
• Patrick: Patron Saint of Ireland by Tomie dePaola
• The Saving Name of God the Son by Jean Ann Sharpe
• The Boy Who Held Back the Sea by Thomas Locker
• Quick as a Cricket by Audrey Wood
• Creation by Gennady Spirin
• The Ugly Duckling: Original and Unabridged by Hans Christian Andersen
• Corduroy by Don Freeman
• You Were the First by Patricia MacLachlan
• Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin
• Portrait of a Son by Josephine Nobisso
• Paradise by Fiona French
• The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter
• The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams
• The End of the Fiery Sword by Maura Roan McKeegan
• Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig
• Noah’s Ark by Jerry Pinkney
• Noah's Ark by Peter Spier
• Sarah Laughs by Jacqueline Jules
• Abraham and Isaac by Catherine Storr
• Moses by Margaret Hodges
• Exodus by Brian Wildsmith
• David and Goliath by Beatrice Schenk De Regniers
• The Wisest Man in the World by Benjamin Elkin
• The Interior Castle: A Boy’s Journey into the Riches of Prayer by Judith Bouilloc
• Roxaboxen by Alice McLerran
• Into the Sea, Out of the Tomb: Jonah and Jesus by Maura Roan McKeegan
• Daniel and the Lord of Lions by Gloria Jean Pinkney
• The Shepherd at the Crib and the Cross by Patrick O’Hearn
• Room for a Little One: A Christmas Tale by Martin Waddell
• If Jesus Came to My House by Joan Gale Thomas
• Parable of the Sower by Helen Caswell
• The Parables of Jesus by Tomie dePaola
• Parable of the Good Samaritan by Helen Caswell
• The Twelve Apostles by Marianna Mayer
• The Lord’s Prayer by Ingri and Edgar Parin D'Aulaire
• The Supper of the Lamb by Scott Hahn and Emily Stimpson Chapman
• The Thornbush by Michael Laughlin
• Peter and Jesus by a Charcoal Fire by Maura Roan McKeegan
• Love Is … by Wendy Anderson Halperin
• Building the Way to Heaven: The Tower of Babel and Pentecost by Maura Roan McKeegan
• Our Holy Father, the Pope: The Papacy from Saint Peter to Present by Don R. Caffery
• Mary, Mother of All by Scott Hahn and Emily Stimpson Chapman
• Mary and the Little Shepherds of Fatima by Marlyn Monge and Jamie Stuart Wolfe
• I’m a Saint in the Making by Lisa M. Hendey
• They Were Strong and Good by Robert Lawson
• Joan of Arc by Diane Stanley
• The Clown of God by Tomie dePaola
• A Medieval Feast by Aliki
• Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
• King of the Shattered Glass by Susan Joy Bellevance
• Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction by David Macaulay
• Our Lady Undoer of Knots by Sylvia Dorham
• Just the Way You Are by Max Lucado
• He Is with Us Always by Brother François Fontanié, CFR
• St. Peter’s Story by Marion Thomas
• Peter Claver, Patron Saint of Slaves by Julia Durango
• Our Lady of Guadalupe by Francisco Serrano
• Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney
• Sing to the Stars by Mary Brigid Barrett
• A Saint and His Lion: The Story of Tekla of Ethiopia by Elaine Murray Stone
• Inch by Inch by Leo Lionni
• Seven Clues: A Catholic Treasure Hunt by Scott Hahn and Maura Roan McKeegan
• What is a Sacrament? by Annemarie Thimons
• Jesus Speaks to Me About My Baptism by Angela Burrin
• The Oak Inside the Acorn by Max Lucado
• The Acrobat and the Angel by Mark Shannon
• The Dove’s Letter by Keith Baker
• The Weight of a Mass: A Tale of Faith by Josephine Nobisso
• Jesus Speaks to Me about the Mass by Angela Burrin
• Petunia by Roger Duvoisin
• Jesus Speaks to Me about Confession by Angela Burrin
• Parable of the Good Samaritan by Helen Rayburn Caswell
• Simon and the Easter Miracle by Mary Joslin
• One Holy Marriage: The Story of Louis and Zélie by Katie Warner
• Saint Valentine by Robert Sabuda
• The Monks’ Daily Bread by Sylvia Dorham
• Father Ben Gets Ready for Mass by Katie Warner
• Building Our House by Jonathan Bean
• If by Rudyard Kipling and Giovanni Manna
• The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin by Beatrix Potter
• Flossie and the Fox by Patricia C. McKissack
• Robin Hood the Just: A Catholic Hero by Ellen Tomaszewski
• The Baker's Dozen: A Saint Nicholas Tale by Aaron Shepard
• Jabari Jumps by Gaia Cornwall
• Building by Henry Cole
• The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
• To Every Thing There is a Season by Diane and Leo Dillon
• The Story of the Call of Samuel by Bryn J. Brock and Karin A. Childs
• Roses in the Snow: A Tale of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary by Dessi Jackson
• Easter by Fiona French
• The Book of Jonah by Peter Spier
• Parable of the Bridesmaids by Helen Caswell
• The Life of Saint Brigid: Abbess of Kildare by Jane G. Meyer
• My Name is Philomena: A Saint's Story by Fr. Peregrine Fletcher, O. Pream.
• Because I Love You by Max Lucado
• Mother Teresa by Demi
• The Little Red Hen by Paul Galdone
• Sister Clare Gets Ready for Prayer by Katie Warner
• The Tortoise & the Hare by Jerry Pinkney
• The Catholic Children’s Prayer Book from Saint Mary’s Press
• Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans
• The Tiny Seed: A Parable by Katie Warner
• Owl Moon by Jane Yolen
• Listening for God: Silence Practice for Little Ones by Katie Warner
• The Monk Who Grew Prayer by Claire Brandenburg
• Parable of the Vineyard by Helen Caswell
• Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst
• The Squire and the Scroll: A Tale of the Rewards of a Pure Heart by Jennie Bishop
• Are You My Mother? by P. D. Eastman
• A Garden for Mary by Neena Gaynor
• Bernadette: The Little Girl from Lourdes by Sophie Maraval-Hutin
• Staircase for the Sisters: A Story of Prayer and Saint Joseph by Pamela Love
• The Lady of Guadalupe by Tomie dePaola
• The Story of Saint John Paul II: A Boy Who Became Pope by Fabiola Garza
• Town Mouse Country Mouse by Jan Brett
• Elmore by Holly Hobbie
• The Snail and the Whale by Julia Donaldson
• Brother Giovanni's Little Reward: How the Pretzel Was Born by Anna Egan Smucker
• Full, Full, Full of Love by Trish Cooke
• Blackberry Stew by Isabell Monk
• Just for Today by Saint John XXIII
• Faustina: A Saint’s Story for Children by Kaitlyn C. Mason
• The Tower of Babel by William Wiesner
• Mary and the Little Shepherds of Fatima by Marlyn Monge
• Hamlet by William Shakespeare, Usborne Young Reading edition
• Benjamin and the Silver Goblet by Jacqueline Jules
• The Monks Make Amends by Sylvia Dorham
• John Mary Vianney: The Holy Curé of Ars by Sophie de Mullenheim
• The Story about Ping by Marjorie Flack

Level Three Chapter Books

• Beowulf by Unknown
• The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
• Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
• The Work of His Hands by Jeffrey N. Williams
• Saint Patrickhttps://amzn.to/3yHsclf’s Summer: A Children’s Adventure Catechism (Chapter 1) by Marigold Hunt
• Saint Patrick’s Summer (Chapter 2) by Marigold Hunt
• Billy and Blaze by C.W. Anderson
• The Door in the Wall by Marguerite de Angeli
• Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
• A Place to Hang the Moon by Kate Albus
• The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald
• Treasures of the Snow by Patricia St. John
• The Cabin Faced West by Jean Fritz
• The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
• Understood Betsy by Dorothy Canfield Fisher
• Poppy by Avi
• Stories of King Solomon by Lillian S. Freehof
• The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
• The King of the Golden City by Mother Mary Loyola
• Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret Sidney
• The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare
• The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis
• Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
• Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
• Saint Paul the Apostle: The Story of the Apostle to the Gentiles by Mary Fabyan Windeatt
• The Green Ember by S.D. Smith
• Little Men by Louisa May Alcott
• Saintly Creatures: 14 Tales of Animals and Their Holy Companions by Alexi Sargeant
• Saint Thomas Aquinas: Missionary of Truth by Trouve Marianne Lorriane
• The Gold Thread: And Other Stories of Young Faith by Norman Macleod
• Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back by Shel Silverstein
• Saint Thomas More: Courage, Conscience, and the King by Susan Hellen Wallace, FSP and Patricia Edward Jablonski, FSP
• Vincent de Paul: Saint of Charity by Margaret Ann Hubbard
• Saint Ignatius and the Company of Jesus by August Derleth
• The Quiltmaker’s Gift by Jeff Brumbeau
• The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry
• Hattie Big Sky by Kirby Larson
• A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond
• The Soldier of Christ: Talks before Confirmation by Mother Mary Loyola
• Heavenly Hosts: Eucharistic Miracles for Kids by Kathryn Griffin Swegart
• First Confession by Mother Mary Loyola
• The Snow Goose by Paul Gallico
• Freckles by Gene Stratton-Porter
• Ember Falls by S. D. Smith
• Discovering the Land of Virtues with Grandma Eliza by Mary Elizabeth Feda
• Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome
• Men of Iron by Howard Pyle
• The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
• On the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls Wilder
• At the Back of the North Wind by George MacDonald
• Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan
• Outlaws of Ravenhurst by Sr. M. Imelda Wallace, S.L.
• Saint Germaine and the Sheep by Eva K. Betz
• The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
• The Eucharistic Miracles of the World by Blessed Carlo Acutis
• Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery
• Knight Owl by Christopher Denise
• The Island of Two Trees by Brian Kennelly
• The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary
• Matron of Paris: The Story of Saint Genevieve by Phillip Campbell
• The Story of Holly and Ivy by Rumer Godden
• A Long Road on a Short Day by Elizabeth Stickney and Gary D. Schmidt
• Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes
• The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
• Clementine by Sara Pennypacker
• Animal Farm by George Orwell
• Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie
• Little Rose of Sharon by Nan Gurley
• By the Shores of Silver Lake by Laura Ingalls Wilder