With so many resources available to moms these days, it’s not easy to know where to invest our time and money. After spending time with a group of moms of girls going through Five Conversations to Have with Your Daughter, I put together a list of good reads for a mom and her daughter.  Having a “next read” helps us keep our momentum going. Some options simply nurture a love of reading, while strengthening an understanding of faith. Others are more openly devotional or Bible study driven. You’ll see that the suggestions for girls are organized by children, tweens, and teens.

Take a look at my list, add your suggestions in the comments (along with GREAT books by our own M.O.M. team and suggested resources), and be sure to take a look at the 10 tips to remember when choosing your next book. Reading is a beautiful way to connect to the hearts of our children.  It’s also an amazing tool to connect our kids to the heart of God. I’m looking forward to hearing what you would add to this list!

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Books For Mom:

• Your Girl, Vick Courtney (Also see Your Boy if you’re a mom of a son)
• Six Ways to Keep the “Little” in Your Girl, Dannah Gresh
• Secret Keeper Girl: 8 Great Dates for You and Your Girl, Dannah Gresh
• The One Year Mother-Daughter Devo, Dannah Gresh (For a mom & tween daughter to do together)
• A Mom after God’s Own Heart, Elizabeth George
• Logged On and Tuned Out: A Non-Techie’s Guide to Parenting a Tech-Savvy Generation, Vicki Courtney

Books For Daughters:

Choices for Children:

• Cul-de-Sac Kids, Beverly Lewis – fiction, ages 7-10
• Animal Friends Series, Janette Oke – fiction, ages 4-10
• Christopher Churchmouse, Barbara Davoll – fiction, children
• Tales from Schroon Lake, Barbara Davoll – fiction, children
• Adam Raccoon Series, Glen Keane – fiction, ages 4-10 (Your boys will love these too!)

Choices for Tweens:

• The Lily Series, Nancy Rue –  Beauty and Body books, trade book fiction
• Secret Keeper Girl Series, Dannah Gresh – Trade books & Devo books
• A Girl After God’s Own Heart, Elizabeth George – Tween girls 8 to 12 (also good to do with Mom)
• The Story Girl Series, Barbara Davoll – Tweens girls
• Between, Vicki Courtney – Tween girls 8 to 12
• Between Us Girls, Vicki Courtney – Tween girls 8 to 12
• Between God and Me, Vicki Courtney – Tween girls 8 to 12

Choices for Teens:

• A Young Woman After God’s Own Heart, Elizabeth George – Teen girls and some tweens
• A Young Woman’s Guide to Making Right Choices, Elizabeth George
• A Young Woman’s Walk with God, Elizabeth George – teen girls
• A Young Woman’s Call to Prayer, Elizabeth George – teen girls
• Dannah also offers books for teen girls on the topics of modesty and purity. Her classic is: And the Bride Wore White.
• Becoming a Young Woman Who Pleases God, Pat Ennis – teen girls
• Teen Virtue (Series of 3), Vicki Courtney – teen girls

10 tips to remember as you choose a book with your girl

1. Don’t be afraid to say, “Let me read this first.”
2. Make the most of good resources to add to what you are doing with your girl.
3. On occasion, you might say, “Let’s read this together and talk about it.”
4. You are a protector for your daughter; help make decisions about what she is ready for and what will help her be the girl God wants her to be.
5. Don’t apologize for nurturing your daughter in the way the Holy Spirit steers you.
6. Give her a steady supply of healthy food for her head and her heart, and she won’t be so quick to feel “hungry” for what the world offers, instead.
7. God promises to give wisdom to those who ask. ASK Him to guide you and look to His Word for answers.
8. Buying books or browsing at the Christian book store are greats ways to spend your $ and time with your daughter.
9. Quality books make a great gift. Every Christian girl should have a new resource for her walk with God under the Christmas tree.
10. It’s great to give your girl a good book … but better to also sit down with her and talk about it later.

So what great reads would you add?

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Julie Sanders and her husband just relocated from the land of sweet tea to the Inland Northwest. The mom of two college students, Julie loves mentoring women around the world, bringing justice to the vulnerable, and teaching God’s truths for life. Julie was blessed when seasoned moms walked the marriage and motherhood journey with her and is grateful “grace abounded much more” (Rom. 5:20) than her failures. She is passionate about fighting human trafficking and is the author of Expectant: 40 Devotions for New and Expectant Moms. Join Julie at Come Have a Peace, on Facebook, Twitter, or Pinterest, and don't miss Marriage Mondays. She invites you to contact her about speaking at your women's event or mommy meeting. www.juliesanders.org

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