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Important Theology of the Body Books for Little Catholics
When society says that gender is a personal choice, how can parents teach traditional values about the beauty and dignity of the human body?
Check out TOB for Tots. These books teach your kids about things like gender differences, self-respect, and self-giving.
These books are perfect for for young children to learn Theology of the Body in a way they can understand.
Written by Monica Ashour, the executive director of TOBET, the Theology of the Body Evangelization Team, and illustrated by Karol Kaminski, the ideas of Saint John Paul II’s Theology of the Body are brought to life in a way that little Catholics can easily grasp.
If you have not heard of TOB for Tots, make sure to check them out!
Every Body Is a Gift: God Made Us to Love uses simple language and everyday situations to show young children how they can use their bodies to receive and give love to those around them. Using examples like blowing bubbles and dancing, it shows them different ways to express love to their families and those they meet.
Age: 2-5 yrs old
Every Body Is Smart: God Helps Me Listen and Choose describes the different ways that bodies teach us about ourselves. It introduces to young children how to understand when they need to respond immediately to what their bodies are telling them, and when they need to be patient. Every Body Is Smart is a simple, fun introduction to the ways our bodies talk to us and how we can respond.
Age: 2-5 yrs old
Everybody Has a Body: God Made Boys and Girls discusses the similarities and differences between male and female bodies. It does this in a language that young children can understand. The book introduces children to the way gender contributes to the dignity of the human person. Everybody Has a Body is a simple, fun introduction to the differences between boys and girls.
Age: 2-5 yrs old
More Resources and Books
Check out TOBET’s other resources for you and your family!
They have lesson books, parent guides, educator guides, resources for Pre-K through 8.
They also have more books with a TOB for Kids series.
Check out their other storybooks too!
Released today by Word on Fire!
Here I Am offers a timely antidote to confusing messages about gender and identity, ushering the young imagination into a sacramental understanding of reality. Appealing to childlike wonder and joy, this book draws young readers deeper into the mystery of the Incarnation. Through engaging words and charming illustrations, children can begin to see their bodies as gifts that mirror the gift of Christ's own body.
Age: 2-6 yrs old
While this book is not from TOBET, this book has sold nearly half a million copies, and we wanted to include it here because it helps kids understand the value of a pure heart!
Come join us at the castle as a loving king and queen present their daughter with a gift from God—her first kiss—to keep or to give away. As various suitors compete for the princess’ attention, the wise girl waits for the man who is worthy of her precious gift. Where is he and how will she ever find him? The surprising answer in this marvelous parable will touch the heart of parent and child alike.
The Princess and the Kiss beautifully portrays the ageless message that “love…comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith” (1 Timothy 1:5, NIV)
Age: 5-12 yrs old
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