Our Lady
The month of May has been traditionally dedicated to Mary since about the 13th century.

No one could be a better example of our May virtues of hope and joy than Our Lady, the composer of the Magnificat and the bearer of the greatest hope the world has ever known. May, full of the warmth and joys of spring, is also the perfect month for introducing children to Mary's gentleness and love for them.

The books below are introductions to Mary for younger and older children, but they are, of course, just scratching the surface. 

Mary, the Mother of Jesus. Tomie dePaola. Magnificat-Ignatius, 2020. (K-2)
Fifteen stories from Mary's life, accompanied by Tomie dePaola's signature winsome illustrations.

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Tomie dePaola. The Clown of God.
Simon & Schuster, 2018. (K-4) Hope
Orphan Giovanni searches for his talents and finds that he is good at juggling. He joins a wandering troupe and perfects an act that has a spectacular finale. But in time, no one is interested in watching Giovanni juggle: he is old news. One Christmas morning he wanders into a church and finds that he still has a gift to give the Christ child and that someone still finds joy in his work. The beautiful depiction of the Christ Child with his mother Mary makes this a Marian meditation, as well. ​

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Our Lady's Wardrobe. Anthony DeStefano. Illustrated by Juliana Kolesova. Sophia Institute Press, 2020. (K-4)​
Our Lady may not have had many beautiful clothes on earth, but in Heaven, she seems to have a beautiful wardrobe. This book explores the beautiful wardrobe of Mary's appearances on earth with realistic photo-style illustrations.

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Mary, Mother of All. Scott Hahn and Emily Stimpson Chapman. Illustrated by Tricia Dugat. Emmaus Road Publishing, 2023. (K-4)
A theological book about Mary's role in salvation with poetry by Emily Stimpson Chapman and beautiful illustrations.

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Mary, Mother of Jesus. By Mary Joslin. Loyola Press, 1999. (K-4)
Mary looks back on her long life, telling her first-person story to surrounding children in this gorgeously-illustrated and peaceful book.

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