These books illustrate Unity’s Five Basic Principles through stories for children.
Where possible, we have added links to Youtube video performances to make the stories more accessible for your family. We invite you to relax and enjoy!
We are grateful to Unity of Houston for providing these resources.
Basic Unity Principle #1:
God is all good and active in everything, everywhere.
- “Little Yellow Pear Tomatoes” by Demian Yumei (K – Grade 3)
- “The Tree of Goodness” by Andrew Newman (PreK – Grade 1)
- “Old Turtle” by Douglas Wood (PreK- Grade 3)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzT6em0WqcI
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dc5i5JWGEM (This is a read-along version.)
- “What is God?” by Etan Boritzer (Grade 1 – Grade 5)
Basic Unity Principle #2:
I am naturally good because God’s Divinity is in me and in everyone.
- “All I See is a Part of Me” by Chara M Curtis (K – Grade 2)
- “The Little Soul and the Sun” by Neal Donald Walsch (Grade 1 – Grade 5)
- “God’s Promise” by Maureen Moss (PreK – Grade 5)
Basic Unity Principle # 3:
I create my experiences by what I choose to think and what I feel and believe.
- “Fun is a Feeling” by Chara M. Curtis (K – Grade 2)
- “Happy Dreamer” by Peter H. Reynolds (PreK – Grade 3)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFaASa8yndU (Read by a child.)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSzuBPcChUc (Reader asks questions to stimulate more listener engagement.)
- “The Invisible String” by Patrice Karst (PreK – Grade 5)
Basic Unity Principle #4:
Through affirmative prayer and meditation I connect with God and bring out the good in my life.
- “Affirmation Weaver” by Lori Lite (Grade 1 – Grade 5)
- “The Loveables” in the Kingdom of Self –Esteem by Diane Loomans (Grade 1 – Grade 5)
- “Angels at Bedtime” by Karen Wallace (PreK – Grade 3)
- “The Calm Buddha” at Bedtime by Dharmachari Nagaraja (PreK – Grade 3)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iovMKSW6wr8 (This is a guided meditation within a story.)
- “A Boy and a Turtle” by Lori Lite (PreK – Grade 4)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60ZNVGGj8Uk (This is a guided meditation within a story.)
- “I Am” by Dr. Wayne Dyer (PreK – Grade 2)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAtKO2vcXfc (This is meditation music introduced by Dr. Wayne Dyer.)
- “The Other Way to Listen” by Byrd Baylor & Peter Parnall (Grade 4 – Grade 5)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7Mo_FYJMp8
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ayA6ky7GAQ (This person reads the story without showing the book. A great way to just use our ears!)
Basic Unity Principle # 5:
I do and give my best by living the Truth I know. I make a difference!
- “We are Circle People” by Andrew Newman (PreK – Grade 2)
- “Say Something” by Peter Reynolds (PreK – Grade 3)
- “The Little Soul and the Sun” by Neal Donald Walsch (Grade 1 – Grade 5)
- “Old Turtle and the Broken Truth” by Douglas Wood (K – Grade 5)
- “The Smile that Went Around the World” by Patrice Karst (PreK – Grade 5)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIsPaFFi4XA (This story is read by children.)
All Principles
- “Unstoppable Me” by Dr. Wayne Dyer (K – Grade 5)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1CDRIyiYCc (Read by Dr. Wayne Dyer.)
- “Incredible You!” by Dr. Wayne Dyer (K – Grade 5)
- “The Boy Who Searched for Silence” by Andrew Newman (PreK – Grade 3)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlxyOYDV8RU (This story is read by the author and teaches “The Snuggle Breath”.)
- “You with the Stars in Your Eyes” by Deepak Chopra (PreK – Grade 3)