Children's Resources for Learning About the Saints

Any time is the right time to begin introducing Catholic children to the lives of the saints, the holy men and women who have lived and defended the Faith before us. Aquinas and More has a great selection of books, DVDs, and other resources to aid in teaching children about the saints.

Books about Saints for Children

Aquinas and More is pleased to offer a wide variety of saint books for children of all ages.

Young children will appreciate the favorite Fr. Lawrence Lovasik picture books, which tell the lives of the saints in a way that is easy for older preschool and elementary school-aged children to grasp, and are complimented with attractive, colorful pictures. First Book of Saints is a great book with which to start, and the titles in Fr. Lovasik’s Book of Saints series are available individually or in gift set packs. View all of Fr. Lovasik’s books about the saints by clicking here.

Available from Neumann Press are several reprints of favorite, classic books about saints such as Alphabet of Saints and Heroes of God’s Church. Many other picture books of stories about saints for children are also available, including titles such as The Life of Mary and The Holy Twins: Benedict and Scholastica.

There are also plenty of books for older children and young teens, including chapter books such as St. Isaac and the Indians, St. Ignatius and the Company of Jesus, and Edmund Campion. Further books for teens can be found here.

View our selection of children’s books about Mary and the saints, as well as books about Jesus, by clicking here or here.

Movies about Saints for Children

Children will also love our great selection of DVDs about the saints. With many interesting and Faith-filled movies to choose from, there is something for everyone. The EWTN series My Catholic Family is now available on DVD; these delightful movies will introduce your young ones to saints through a pair of siblings who carry what they have leaned about saints into their own lives. Children, Behold Your Mother is a DVD that will teach children about Mary and the Rosary through song and drawings. There are also many other animated movies to help your children discover God’s saints, such as