Books & Resources on Saints commemorated during the Nativity Fast:

• Nov. 12: Snow on Martinmas (Heather Sleightholm) – Picture book ⁴

• Nov. 24/25: The Life of the Holy Great-martyr Catherine (Larisa Faberova) – Short Chapter book ⁴

• Dec. 2: A Boy’s Journey to Sainthood: Saint Porphyrios Kafsokalivia (Anna Iakovou)  – Illustrated book ⁴

• Dec. 6: Saint Nicholas and the Nine Gold Coins (Jim Forest)  – Picture book ⁴ ᴬ

• Dec. 6: The Miracle of Saint Nicholas (Gloria Whelan)  – Picture book ⁴ ᴬ

• Dec. 6: The Legend of Saint Nicholas (Demi) – Picture book ⁴ ᴬ

• Dec. 12: Spyridon’s Shoes (Chrstine Rogers) – Short chapter book  ⁴

• Dec. 13: Lucia Saint of Light (Katherine Bolger Hyde) – Picture book ⁴

• Dec. 13: North Star: St. Herman of Alaska (Dorrie Papademetriou) – Picture book 

• Stories from the Lives of Saints and Martyrs of the Church (Jetta Wolff)  – Chapters on St. Martin (Nov. 11/12)⁴; St. Catherine of Alexandria (Nov. 24/25) ⁴; St. Nicholas (Dec. 6) ⁴; St. Ambrose of Milan (Dec. 7) ⁴; St. Ignatius (Dec. 20) ⁴

• Saints and Heroes, Vol 1 (George Hodges)  – Chapter on St. John Chrysostom (Nov. 13) ⁴

• The Prologue of Ohrid: Lives of Saints, Hymns, Reflections and Homilies for Every Day of the Year. July to December (St. Nikolaj Velimirovic) – Readings on Holy Apostle Philip (Nov. 14) ⁴; Holy Apostle Matthew (Nov. 15) ⁴; St. Barbara (Dec. 4) ⁴; St. Lucy of Syracuse (Dec. 13) ⁴

• A History of the Church, from the day of Pentecost to the Council of Chalcedon ( John Mason Neale)  – Chapter on St. Martin and the Pine (Nov. 11/12) ⁴; St. Gregory the Wonderworker (Nov. 17) ⁴

• The Illustrated Synaxarion of the Orthodox Church (Antonios Markou) – Reading on Holy Apostle Andrew (Nov. 30) ⁴ (Other Nov. Saints)

• Stories of the Saints told through the Ages (Grace Hall) – Chapter on St. Spyridon (Dec. 12) ⁴

Orthodox books for Advent:

• The Adventure of Father Evangelos (Potamitis) – Picture book  ᴬ

• Sweet Song: A Story of Saint Romanos the Melodist (Jane G. Meyer) – Picture book  ¹ ᴬ

Recommended Christmas books:

• Papa Panov's Special Day (Tolstoy/ Saillens) – Picture book  ᴬ

• Papa Panov's Special Day: A Classic Folk Tale for Christmas (Tolstoy/ Holder) ᴬ

• Christmas (Alice Dalgliesh) – Christmas stories and readings ᴬ

• The Wee Christmas Cabin (Margaret Hodges) – Picture book  ᴬ

• The Christmas Day Kitten (James Herriot) ⁴ ᴬ

• The Gift of the Magi (O'Henry) ⁴ ᴬ

• Christmas in the Trenches (John McCutcheon) ⁴ ᴬ

• The Nutcracker (Hoffman/ Schulman) ³ ᴬ

Miscellaneous Resources:

• The Icon Book (John Matusiak) – General information about icons and twenty-five saints; may be used as a coloring book. Icons included that correspond with these readings: Entrance of the Theotokos, The Nativity of Christ, Saint Nicholas, Saint Barbara (published by the Antiochian diocese)

• See Draw Near Designs for Advent board books

*Cycles: ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ᴬ (any)