Picture Book U.U. (Unitarian Universalism)
Explore our curated list of the best Unitarian Universalism (U.U.) picture books for children. Discover inspiring stories that teach U.U. values, diversity, and social justice in an engaging way.
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Owen & Mzee
by Isabella Hatkoff
The true story of best friends Owen, a hippopotamus, and Mzee, a tortoise.
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Grandad's Prayers of the Earth
by Douglas Wood
Because Grandad has explained how all things in the natural world pray and make a gift to the beauty of life, his grandson is comforted when Grandad dies.
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The Shortest Day
by Wendy Pfeffer
Describes how and why daylight grows shorter as winter approaches, the effect of shorter days on animals and people, and how the winter solstice has been celebrated throughout history. Includes activities.
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The Keeping Quilt
by Patricia Polacco
"We will make a quilt to help us always remember home," Anna's mother said. "It will be like heaving the family in backhome Russia dance around us at night. And so it was. From a basket of old clothes, Anna's babushka, Uncle Vladimir's shirt, Aunt Havalah's nightdress and an apron of Aunt Natasha's become The Keeping Quilt, passed along from mother to daughter for almost a century. For four generations the quilt is a Sabbath tablecloth, a wedding canopy, and a blanket that welcomes babies warmly into the world. In strongly moving pictures that are as heartwarming as they are real, patricia Polacco tells the story of her own family, and the quilt that remains a symbol of their enduring love and faith.
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Saint Valentine
by Robert Sabuda
Recounts an incident in the life of St. Valentine, a physician who lived some 200 years after Christ, in which he treated a small child for blindness.
