Children's Spiritual Books
Be
A Frog, A Bird, or A Tree
Rachel Carr
Doubleday and Co. (1973)
The
book introduces Yoga exercises for children of all ages by illustrating
classic Yoga postures through imitating frogs, birds, trees, camels and
other creatures of the natural world.
The
Melon King
Francisco Aliseda
Alif Publishing (1998)
Based
on an ancient Sufi fable, this enchanting and humorous book chronicles
the amazing story of how a melon became the King of a faraway land.
The
Magic Horse
Idries Shah
Hoopoe Books (1998)
This
wonderfully illustrated book is drawn from the Sufi tradition and recounts
how a wooden horse is the vehicle for magical adventures leading to the
fulfillment of the wishes of a young prince.
The
Lion Who Saw Himself in the Water
Idries Shah
Hoopoe Books (1998)
The
story of Share the Lion King and his jungle friends is both entertaining
and a tool to teach children how to overcome irrational fears.
The Farmer's Wife
Idries Shah
Hoopoe Books (1998)
This
story is drawn from the rich body of Eastern literature and tells the
tale of a farmer's wife and how she retrieves an apple from a hole in
the ground.
Neem
The Half Boy
Idries Shah
Hoopoe Books (1998)
The
story of Neem, the half-boy, who becomes whole has been told to children
all over the Middle East for more than a thousand years.
The
Boy Without a Name
Idries Shah
Hoopoe Books (2000)
In this
insightful story, a young boy seeks and eventually finds his own name
and is able to discard an old dream for a new and wonderful one.
The
Silly Chicken
Idries Shah
Hoopoe Books (2000)
This
delightful tale of a chicken who learns to speak alerts children in an
amusing way to the dangers of being too gullible.
The
Clever Boy and the Terrible, Dangerous Animal
Idries Shah
Hoopoe Books (2000)
When
a boy visits another village he finds the townspeople terrified of a melon
which they mistake as a dangerous animal.
The
Man with Bad Manners
Idries Shah
Hoopoe Books (2003)
Based
on a folktale from Afghanistan, the story relates how a clever boy and
other villagers devise a plan to improve the manners of one of their neighbours.
The
Old Woman and the Eagle
Idries Shah
Hoopoe Books (2003)
This
Sufi teaching tale from Afghanistan tells the story of an old woman who
insists that an eagle must really be a pigeon.
