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Resource Library

 
There is a resource library of books for all interested patients and their families in the Chaplain's office. Please call Chaplain Services at (650) 497-8538 for further information.

Below is a listing of available book titles by religion or subject matter:


Jewish
  • Jewish Activity Book
  • Rainbow Candles, A Chanukah Counting Book
  • I Can Celebrate
  • What Can You Do With a Bagel?
  • Happy Passover, Rosie
  • Purim
  • To Life! L'Chaim
  • World's Birthday, A Rosh Hashanah Story
  • Power of Light, The
  • First Book of Jewish Holidays, The
  • Grandma's Latkes
  • Sabbath Lion, The, a Jewish Folktale from Algeria
  • Jewish Holiday ABC
  • Elijah's Angel
  • Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins
  • Children's Haggadah, A
  • Illustrated Jewish Bible for Children
  • Where Is the Afikomen?
  • Dayenu or How Uncle Murray Saved the Seder
  • Passover Parrot, The
  • Penny and the Four Questions
  • Where Is God?
  • Gates of Prayer for Young People
  • Starlight and Candles, The Joys of the Sabbath
  • Ten Best Jewish Children's Stories
  • Shabbat Book, The
  • David and Goliath
  • Daniel In the Lions' Den
  • Joseph's Coat of Many Colors
  • Jonah and the Whale
  • Noah's Ark
  • Story of Passover for Children
Prayers

  • Child's Book of Prayer in Art, Sr. Wendy Beckett
  • We Say Our Prayers
  • Can I Pray with My Eyes Open?
  • River and the Rain, The, The Lord's Prayer
  • Blessings and Prayers
  • Child's Book of Prayers
  • God's Quiet Things
  • Children's Prayers from Around the World
  • Devotions for Little Boys and Girls
  • Mommy, Who Does God Love? (A Pop Up Book)
  • Bedtime Blessings
  • I Can Pray the Rosary! (English and Spanish)
  • I Can Pray With the Saints! (English and Spanish)
  • Any time Prayers
  • Prayers for Little Hearts
  • Promises for Little Hearts
  • Children's Letters to God
  • God Knows
  • God's Little Devotional Book for Kids
  • My Little Golden Storybook About God
  • Prayers and Poems
  • Prayers and Graces (Dennis the Menace)
  • I Imagine Angels
  • In Every Tiny Grain of Sand
  • My First Book of Prayers
  • Life Prayers
  • Earth Prayers
  • Prayers for Healing
  • Oxford Book of Prayer, The
  • Prayers Around the World, Golden Books Treasury of
Christian

  • First Christmas, The
  • Always Late Angel, The (A Pop Up Book)
  • Story of Baby Jesus, The
  • First Christmas, The
  • Christmas Story, The (A Pop Up Book)
  • Nutcracker, The (A Pop Up Book)
  • Christmas Carol, The (A Pop Up Book)
  • Christmas Menorahs, The, How a Town Fought Hate
  • Christmas Pageant by Rogers
  • La Natividad (Spanish)
  • Nativity, The
  • Merry Birthday, Nora Noel (two dots over e in Noel)
  • Littlest Angel The
  • First Christmas, The (A Pop Up Book)
  • Story of Christmas for Children, The
  • Our Faiths
  • Jesus and His Times
  • Birth of Jesus, The
  • Stories Jesus Told
  • Miracle of Easter, The
  • Miracles of Jesus, The
  • Travels of Paul, The
  • Our Lady of Guadalupe
  • Good Man of Assisi, The
Comparative Religions

  • Celebrations, Festivals, Carnivals and Feast Days from Around the World
  • My Friends' Beliefs
  • Religion (Eyewitness Books)
  • Abingdon Dictionary of Living Religions
  • Multifaith (Information Manual)
  • Illustrated Guide to World Religions
  • Culture & Nursing Care: A Pocket Guide.
  • Festivals, Fairs and Fasts of India
  • Gifts of Many Cultures
  • What I Believe
  • Sacred Myths: Stories of World Religions
  • Sacred Places
Stories of Faith and Hope

  • Bear On the Moon, The
  • Song for Cecilia Fantini, A
  • Old Turtle
  • Future According to Kids, The
  • 11th Commandment, The
  • What Is the Best Thing About God?
  • You Are Special
  • Stories of the Flood
  • Next Place, The
  • Book About God, A
  • To Every Thing There Is a Season
  • Sacred Places
  • Flavia and the Velveteen Rabbit
  • What Is God
  • Whose Eyes Are These?
  • Good Goats, Healing Our Image of God
  • Aarvy Aardvark Finds Hope
  • Twelve Gifts of Birth, The
  • God Goes On Vacation
  • Caleb and Thunder
  • God Is In The Mountain
  • Alphabet of Angels, An
  • Rainy Days
  • Frederick
  • Giving Tree, The
  • Drawing Angels Near
  • Tell Me Again
  • Adventures of Shamus O'Malley
  • Who Will Comfort Toffle?
  • God's Paintbrush
  • Love Is. . .
  • 10 In The Bed
Bibles and Bible Stories

  • Children's Bible, The
  • Bible Beasties, The
  • Who's Who in the Bible
  • Women of the Bible
  • Illustrated Children's Bible, The
  • Story Bible
  • Children's Bible
  • Bible Almanac, The
  • Children's Picture Bible
  • Children's Bible (New Revised Standard Version)
  • Old Testament for Children
  • Bible for Little Hearts
  • New Adventure Bible, The
  • First Step Bible, The
  • Early Reader's Bible, The
  • David and Goliath
  • Daniel In the Lions' Den
  • Joseph's Coat of Many Colors
  • Jonah and the Whale
  • Book of Jonah, The
  • Noah's Ark
  • Aardvarks, Disembark!
  • Joseph and the Coat of Many Colors
  • Bible Story Coloring Pages
  • German Bible
  • Hebrew Bible
  • Hurry, Hurry! (Jesus Enters Jerusalem)
  • Who Will Help? (The Good Samaritan)
  • Little Benjamin and the First Christmas
  • Joseph Forgives His Brothers
  • Story of Jonah, The
  • Coming of the Holy Spirit, The
  • Lost Son, The (Use stickers to complete the scenes)
  • Parable of the Mustard Seed
  • 365 Bible Stories for Children
Kwanzaa

  • Kwanzaa Bottom Shelf, Middle
  • Kwanzaa, the Seven Principles
  • Gifts of Kwanzaa, The
  • Kwanzaa
Baha'I

  • Baha'I Praayers (a and I both have accent' like high')
  • Baha'I Alphabet Book
  • Odyssey of the Soul
  • Stories for Young Baha'is
  • Love of Baha'u'llah (2nd and 3rd As have accent)
  • God and Me, Tablet of the Heart
Sikh

  • Sikh People, The Yesterday and Today
Hindu

  • Hindu Gods and Goddesses
  • Hindu Festivals and Ceremonies, The Book of
  • Broken Tusk, Stories of lthe Hindu God Ganesha
  • Hindu Rituals
  • HINDU (Continued)+
  • Hinduism, An Introduction
  • Maharaja Ranjit Singh, Story of
Islam

  • Holy Qur'an, The
  • Islam, What do We Know About by Husain
  • Lights for Gita by Gilmore
  • Essential Koran, The
Books for Babies

  • Baby Jesus
  • Faces
  • Imagine, A Story About the Beginning
  • Yes, I Can!
  • Count Your Blessings
  • God Made Hugs
  • God Makes Us Different
  • God Is Our Home
Resource Books

  • Our Christian Symbols
  • Making a Home For Faith
  • Treasury of North American Baby Names
  • Welcoming Ways: Creating Your Baby's Welcome Ceremony
  • Our Faiths
  • Illustrated Guide to World Religions