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Books

Ages 4 - 8

• The Brand New Kid by Katie Couric
• Did the Sun Shine Before You Were Born? by Sol Gordon and Judith Gordon; illustrated by Vivien Cohen
• Just Pretend: A Freethought Book for Children by Dan Barker
• Mommy Laid an Egg! or Where Do Babies Come From by Babette Cole
• On the Day You Were Born by Debra Frasier
• One-Hundred-And-One Read-Aloud Myths and Legends : Ten-Minute Readings from the World's Best-Loved Literature (Read-Aloud) by Joan Verniero et al.
• A Solstice Tree for Jenny by Karen Shragg
• Talking About Death by Karen Bryant-Mole | Good book for explaining death to very small children from non-religious perspective
• Tree of Life: The Wonders of Evolution by Ellen Jackson; illustrated by Judeanne Winter, Hardcover

Ages 9 - 12

• Alexander Fox and the Amazing Mind Reader by John Clayton
• Atheist Primer: Did You Know All the Gods Came from the Same Place? by Madalyn Murray O'Hair
• A Birthday Present for Daniel: A Child's Story of Loss by Juliet Rothman; illustrated by Louise Gish (Review/Description)
• Bringing UFOs Down to Earth by Philip Klass
• Girls Are Girls and Boys Are Boys: So What's the Difference? by Sol Gordon; illustrated by Vivien Cohen (Review/Description)
• Gullible's Travels (Audio Cassette) by Steve Allen (Audio Cassette) (Review/Description)
• How Do You Know It's True?: Discovering the Difference Between Science and Superstition by Hy Ruchlis
• Humanism, What's That?: A Book for Curious Kids by Helen Bennett
• If You Had to Choose, What Would You Do? by Sandra McLeod Humphrey; illustrated by Brian Strassburg (Review/Description)
• In the Beginning: Creation Stories from Around the World by Virginia Hamilton
• It's Magic by Henry Gordon
• Just Pretend: A Freethought Book for Children by Dan Barker
• The Magic Detectives: Join Then in Solving Strange Mysteries by Joe Nickell
• Maybe Right, Maybe Wrong: A Guide for Young Thinkers by Dan Barker
• Maybe Yes, Maybe No: A Guide for Young Skeptics by Dan Barker (Review/Description)
• Old Tales for a New Day by Sophia Blanche Lyon Fahs et al.
• Science In a Nanosecond by James Haught
• What About Gods? by Chris Brockman
• What's Wrong With Grandma: A Family's Experience With Alzheimer's by Margaret Shawyer
• Wonder-Workers! How They Perform the Impossible by Joe Nickell

Ages 13 and Up

• Learning Bible Today: From Creation to the Conquest of Canaan [PDF] by Michael Prival (Review/Description)

Adult

• 20 Teachable Virtues: Practical Ways to Pass on Lessons of Virtue and Character to Your Children by Barbara Unell and Jerry Wyckoff (Review/Description)
• Parenting Beyond Belief: On Raising Ethical, Caring Kids Without Religion by Dale McGowan, Ph.D.
• They're Never Too Young for Books: A Guide to Children's Books for Ages 1 to 8 by Edythe McGovern and Helen Muller (Review/Description)

More Resources

• Children's Books from Prometheus Books
• Kids Books from Evolvefish

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