Level 3B

“Ma! Look what I found,” she said as she burst into the kitchen. . . . “I couldn’t find any flowers, but I picked these beautiful leaves instead.” Ma looked up with a smile that quickly turned into a gasp of horror. “Sara! What did you do?!”

The Smiths of Crooked Creek Ranch are back again with a brand-new set of family adventures! Crooked Creek is rising fast from the unusual, never-ending rain. How high will it get? Come along and experience life on a working cattle ranch in the early 1900s through stories based on true events in the lives of the author’s mother and grandparents.

• 126 pages
• Black and white illustrations
• Paperback, perfect binding, 5.5″x8.5″

Crooked Creek Ranch and the Great Flood is book 2 of the Crooked Creek Ranch series. Book 1 in the series is Crooked Creek Ranch. These level 3B original publications are perfect for children who are about halfway through The Good and the Beautiful Level 3 Language Arts Course. It is recommended to read this series in order.

Level 3A

When Ruby Bridges attends a new school in the 1960s, she is excited but confused. Why does she need an escort by US marshals? Why is she the only one in her classroom? How could her skin color make such a big difference in the way other people treat her? Follow along as Ruby learns to be “Brave Little Ruby,” a trailblazer who helped change hearts and our nation’s history.

• 67 pages
• Full-color illustrations
• Paperback, perfect binding, 5.5″x8.5″

Brave Little Ruby is a level 3A book perfect for children who have just completed The Good and the Beautiful Level 2 Language Arts Course.

Level 2B

Glenn and his goat go everywhere together. That silly little goat simply provides Glenn friendship and laughter until, one day, the goat helps Glenn find “gold” hidden in plain sight. This whimsically illustrated Silver Tales series story will help children to grow in their appreciation of hard work, family, tradition, and nature’s gifts.

• 75 pages
• Full-color illustrations
• Hardcover, perfect binding, 5.5″x7″

Glenn and His Goat Find Grandpa’s Gold is part of our Silver Tales series. These hardcover level 2B books are all original publications, perfect for children who are about halfway through The Good and the Beautiful Level 2 Language Arts Course. They can be read in any order.

Level 2B

All his life Hugo has dreamed of being a hero, a mighty knight in shining armor. There is just one problem: Hugo never finishes anything! When a powerful thunderstorm threatens the village, will Hugo be able to step up, stick to the task, and save the day? Come along with Hugo as he discovers that doing the right thing, even when it’s hard, is what makes a true hero.

• 70 pages
• Full-color illustrations
• Hardcover, perfect binding, 5.5″x7″

Hugo the Hero is part of our Silver Tales series. These hardcover level 2B books are all original publications, perfect for children who are about halfway through The Good and the Beautiful Level 2 Language Arts Course. They can be read in any order.

Children and parents will enjoy two engaging games that can be played with this gorgeous deck of over-sized cards: Pick a Flower and Sun Hat. Players will effortlessly master the identification and names of 40 flowers as they have fun. This game pairs perfectly with The Good and the Beautiful Flower Study book.

• 40 full-color, double-sided cards in custom box

This game is an optional resource perfect to accompany our Botany science unit. It is included in the optional Botany Read-Aloud Book Pack which is suggested to accompany that unit.

This game includes 64 amazing cards designed to help children recognize, identify, and learn about the unique characteristics of these intriguing birds of prey, also known as raptors. In this game we cover eight types of birds of
prey, sharing not only beautiful images of each bird, but also interesting facts about the bird’s habits and habitat. Each type of bird of prey has a color group to help younger children identify which birds fall into each type of raptor. Symbols for each category are also included for players with color vision deficiency.

This game is suggested to accompany our Birds Science unit.

Aspiring artists, young and old, learn through simple steps to draw fun and easy birds. 

In Drawing 100 Fun & Easy Birds, draw a high-stepping flamingo, a whimsically patterned owl, a graceful swan, and more!

• 57 pages
• Full-color illustrations
• Paperback, perfect binding, 8.5″x11″

If you like Drawing 100 Fun & Easy Birds, check out Drawing 100 Fun & Easy Trees and Drawing 100 Fun & Easy Christmas Items.

Purchase the PDF version of Drawing 100 Fun & Easy Birds here. Explore more drawing books from The Good and the Beautiful.

For Littles

Introduce your child to the many unique and fascinating birds that God has created with the Birds board book. As you read, the child taps the swan in the pond, shows the crow where to go, and says whoo whoo like the owl.

With their charming illustrations and engaging text, The Good and the Beautiful Board Books captivate your young child’s mind. The thick board pages are ideal for little hands to turn. Designed for 2–5 year olds.

• 16 pages
• Full-color illustrations
• Board book, perfect binding, 6.5″x8.5″

Find all board books on The Good and the Beautiful Board Books page.

NOTE: Due to the nature of board book material and other factors such as shipping conditions, slight variations in the board books may occur. These variations do not affect usability.

For Littles

Introduce your child to the wonders of the forest and God’s wonderful creation with the Forest board book. Enjoy a walk through the forest to see what can be discovered—squirrels, foxes, mushrooms, water, and more!

With their charming illustrations and engaging text, The Good and the Beautiful Board Books captivate your young child’s mind. The thick board pages are ideal for little hands to turn. Designed for 2–5 year olds.

• 16 pages
• Full-color illustrations
• Board book, perfect binding, 6.5″x8.5″

Find all board books on The Good and the Beautiful Board Books page.

NOTE: Due to the nature of board book material and other factors such as shipping conditions, slight variations in the board books may occur. These variations do not affect usability.

Aspiring artists, young and old, learn through simple steps to draw fun and easy trees.

In Drawing 100 Fun & Easy Trees, draw an evergreen tree decorated with tinsel, a whimsical palm tree, a weeping willow heart tree, and more!

• 59 pages
• Full-color illustrations
• Paperback, perfect binding, 8.5″x11″

If you like Drawing 100 Fun & Easy Trees, check out Drawing 100 Fun & Easy Birds and Drawing 100 Fun & Easy Christmas Items.

Purchase the PDF version of Drawing 100 Fun & Easy Trees here. Explore more drawing books from The Good and the Beautiful.

Artists young and old learn through simple steps to draw fun and easy Christmas items. 

In Drawing 100 Fun & Easy Christmas Items, draw a heavenly angel, a steaming mug of hot cocoa, rustic pine cones, and more!

• 60 pages
• Full-color illustration
• Paperback, perfect binding, 8.5″x11″

If you like Drawing 100 Fun & Easy Christmas Items, check out Drawing 100 Fun & Easy Birds and Drawing 100 Fun & Easy Trees.

Purchase the PDF version of Drawing 100 Fun & Easy Christmas Items here. Explore more drawing books from The Good and Beautiful.

Level 2B

Deep in the forest of the Kingdom of North lives a little boy named Atlas who dreams of one day becoming a mapmaker just like his father. It seems like such fun to go on wonderful adventures exploring land that no one else has ever seen! Whenever he is invited to come along on a trip with his father, though, Atlas feels frightened of the unknown. Join Atlas and his best friend, Waffles the horse, as their bravery is put to the test in this beautifully illustrated story.  

• 67 pages
• Full-color illustrations
• Hardcover with ribbon bookmark, perfect binding, 5.5″x7″

Atlas and His Amazing Adventure is part of our Silver Tales series. These hardcover level 2B books are all original publications, perfect for children who are about halfway through The Good and the Beautiful Level 2 Language Arts Course. They can be read in any order.

Level K

My First Nature Reader includes 20 short stories for brand-new readers. Each story focuses on one or two phonics concepts or groups of kindergarten sight words. My First Readers follow the exact scope and sequence of the Reading Booster A Cards, which are integrated into the Level K Language Arts Course Set. For example, Story #11 in My First Nature Reader covers ending consonant blends that correlates with a reading booster card, and avoids any concepts the child has not learned yet.

• 172 pages
• Full-color illustrations
• Hardcover with fabric bookmark, perfect binding, 5.5″x8.5″

Good and Beautiful Readers are not integrated with the language arts course, but are designed to give the child extra independent reading practice at exactly the level the child is on. These wonderful books boost confidence and make reading less overwhelming and a more enjoyable and positive experience.

Note: My Second Nature Reader correlates with the Reading Booster B Cards. My Third Nature Reader correlates with the Reading Booster C Cards.

My First Nature Reader is also available in PDF format by clicking here.

Level K

My First Africa Reader includes 22 short stories for brand-new readers. Each story is set in a different country in Africa and focuses on one or two phonics concepts or groups of kindergarten sight words. My First Readers follow the exact scope and sequence of the Reading Booster A Cards, which are integrated into the Level K Language Arts Set. For example, Story #11 in My First Africa Reader covers ending consonant blends that correlate with a corresponding reading booster card, and avoids any concepts the child has not learned yet.

• 178 pages
• Full-color illustrations
• Hardcover with fabric bookmark, perfect binding, 5.5″x8.5″

The Good and Beautiful Readers are not integrated with the language arts course, but are designed to give the child extra independent reading practice at exactly the level the child is on. These wonderful books boost confidence and make reading less overwhelming and a more enjoyable and positive experience.

Note: My Second Nature Reader correlates with the Reading Booster B Cards. My Third Nature Reader correlates with the Reading Booster C Cards.

My First Africa Reader is also available in PDF format by clicking here.

For every physical copy of My First Africa Reader purchased, The Good and the Beautiful is donating $5 towards building wells in rural Africa. Learn more about The Good and the Beautiful humanitarian efforts by clicking here.

Level 1

My Second Nature Reader includes 20 short stories for beginning readers at a first grade reading level. Each story focuses on one or two phonics concepts or groups of first grade sight words. My Second Nature Reader follows the exact scope and sequence of the Reading Booster B Cards, which are integrated into the Level 1 Language Arts Course Set. For example, Story #16 in My Second Nature Reader covers OU and OW that correlates with a reading booster card, and avoids any concepts the child has not learned yet.

• 188 pages
• Full-color illustrations
• Hardcover with fabric bookmark, perfect binding, 5.5″x8.5″

My Second Nature Reader is not integrated into the language arts course, but is designed to give the child extra independent reading practice at exactly the level the child is on. Good and Beautiful Readers boost confidence and makes reading less overwhelming and a more enjoyable and positive experience.

Note: My First Readers correlate with the Reading Booster A Cards. My Third Nature Reader correlates with the Reading Booster C Cards.

My Second Nature Reader is also available in PDF format by clicking here.

Level 2

My Third Nature Reader includes 20 short stories for beginning readers at a second-grade reading level. Each story focuses on one or two phonics concepts or a group of sight words. My Third Nature Reader follows the exact scope and sequence of the Reading Booster C Cards, which are integrated into the Level 2 Language Arts Course Set. For example, Story #16 in the My Third Nature Reader covers the phonics concept OUR and OUGH that correlates with a reading booster card, and avoids any concepts the child has not learned yet.

• 182 pages
• Full-color illustrations
• Hardcover with fabric bookmark, perfect binding, 5.5″x8.5″

My Third Nature Reader is not integrated into the language arts course, but is designed to give the child extra independent reading practice at exactly the level the child is on. The Good and Beautiful Readers boost confidence and makes reading less overwhelming and a more enjoyable and positive experience.

Note: My First Readers correlate with the Reading Booster A Cards. My Second Nature Reader correlates with the Reading Booster B Cards.

My Third Nature Reader is also available in PDF format by clicking here.

Level K

Kindergarten Books—Pet Pals is perfect for beginning readers to boost confidence and make reading less overwhelming and a more enjoyable and positive experience. Each book in Kindergarten Books—Pet Pals features stories about a child and his or her pet with cute illustrations and simple text. Use these adorable books alongside the Level K Language Arts course or independently to boost any new reader’s confidence and skill! 

The four books in the set are just the right size for little learners and come in a sturdy box for storage. 

• 40 separate, fun stories in four layflat books 
• Each story is carefully crafted to use only certain phonics principles and sight words.
• Full-color illustrations
• Each book has 120 pages, 5.5″x4.25″

The Kindergarten Books are not integrated with the Level K Language Arts Course, but they do follow the exact scope and sequence of the Reading Booster A Cards.

The Kindergarten Books sets currently available include Kindergarten Books—Pet Pals, Kindergarten Books—Bees and Trees, and Kindergarten Books—Little Go Books. The sets cover the same phonics principles as shown below and provide additional practice in the beginning skills of reading. 

Books are not sold separately. As they are only sold as a set, each Kindergarten Books set counts as just one book for our Free Shipping promotion.

Level K

Kindergarten Books—Bees & Trees is perfect for beginning readers to boost confidence and make reading less overwhelming and a more enjoyable and positive experience. Each book in Kindergarten Books—Bees & Trees features cute stories about a particular animal or plant from God’s creation with simple text and gorgeous original illustrations. Use these adorable books alongside the Level K Language Arts course or independently to boost any new reader’s confidence and skill! 

The four books in the set are just the right size for little learners and come in a sturdy box for storage. 

• 32 separate, fun stories in four layflat books 
• Each story is carefully crafted to use only certain phonics principles and sight words.
• Full-color illustrations
• Each book has 96 pages, 5.5″x4.25″

The Kindergarten Books are not integrated with the Level K Language Arts course, but they do follow the exact scope and sequence of the Reading Booster A Cards.

The Kindergarten Books sets currently available include Kindergarten Books—Little Go Books, Kindergarten Books—Pet Pals and Kindergarten Books—Bees & Trees. The sets cover the same phonics principles as shown below and provide additional practice in the beginning skills of reading.

Books are not sold separately. As they are only sold as a set, each Kindergarten Books set counts as just one book for our Free Shipping promotion.

Level K

Strengthen the skills of brand-new readers with simple text about things that go in the Kindergarten Books—Little Go Books set! The 24 adorable stories along with their gorgeous illustrations follow the gentle, carefully crafted sequence of phonics principles that is a feature of all The Good and the Beautiful’s Kindergarten Books sets. The Little Go Books have a new element that makes them unique among our other kindergarten books sets—a fun Can You Find It? activity card with 12 different items for children to search for as they read! Your children will want to pick these books up again and again as they zip and zoom, fly and float through the pages!

Use these cute books alongside the Level K Language Arts course or independently to boost any new reader’s confidence and skill!

The four books in the set are just the right size for little learners and come in a sturdy box for storage. 

• 24 separate, fun stories in four layflat books 
• Each story is carefully crafted to use only certain phonics principles and sight words
• Full-color illustrations
• Each book has 72 pages, 5.5″x4.25″

The Kindergarten Books are not integrated with the Kindergarten course, but they do follow the exact scope and sequence of the Reading Booster A Cards.

The Kindergarten Books sets available include Kindergarten Books—Pet Pals, Kindergarten Books—Bees and Trees, and Kindergarten Books—Little Go Books. The sets cover the same phonics principles as shown below and provide additional practice in the beginning skills of reading.

Note: Books are not sold separately. As they are only sold as a set, each Kindergarten Books set counts as just one book for our Free Shipping promotion.

Level 3A

Close your eyes and pretend you cannot see or hear anything. You cannot tell your family what you want or need. You might cry and yell just like Helen Keller did! Now think about having a teacher come into your life who will never give up on you. That’s what Annie Sullivan did for Helen. Learn about the story of Helen Keller as she goes from a young child who is mad because she can’t see, hear, or talk to her loved ones to a smart and capable young woman who can speak, read Braille, and even write books!

• 59 pages
• Full-color illustrations
• Paperback, perfect binding, 5.5″x8.5″

Helen Keller—Into the Light is a level 3A original publication perfect for students who have just completed The Good and the Beautiful Level 2 Language Arts Course.

Level 3A

Anne Marie loves to read—all the time and everywhere! Books take Anne Marie on so many adventures, and she would love for you to come along. Explore with Anne Marie as she overcomes fears, meets new friends of all kinds, and even learns a tip that may save her life one day, all through the wonderful world of books!

• 147 pages
• Full-color illustrations
• Hardcover with ribbon bookmark, perfect binding, 5.5″x7″

Anne Marie’s Reading Adventures is a level 3A book perfect for children who have just completed The Good and the Beautiful Level 2 Language Arts Course.

Level 2B

Mary Helen is a happy little girl who loves God, family, friends, and horses. But Mary Helen has a problem–she’s too shy to talk to anyone else! Grown-ups and older kids seem too scary to talk to, so she can only lower her head and say nothing at all. Find out how Mary Helen is able to grow and face her fears through God’s love, some helpful advice from her parents, and caring for a beautiful black pony named Moki.

• 68 pages
• Full-color illustrations
• Paperback, perfect binding, 5.5″x8.5″

Mary Helen and the Black Pony is a level 2B book perfect for children who are about halfway through The Good and the Beautiful Level 2 Language Arts Course.