Essential Orthodox Christian Beliefs: A Manual for Adult Instruction that uses the Divine Liturgy as a framework for presenting the teachings of the Orthodox Church.

The Orthodox Faith (Hopko): A series intended to provide basic, comprehensive information on the faith and life of the Orthodox Church.

The Essentials: An Orthodox Christian Catechism (Soucek) Simple and clear explanations of the foundations of our Faith

The Law of God: For Study at Home and School (Slobodskoy); English edition of the classic Russian textbook designed for parents to teach their children "all the fundamental points of the Orthodox Christian faith and way of life"; ~4th and up

Christ Amongst Us: An Easy to Understand Commentary on the Orthodox Divine Liturgy (Vladimirov): Based on the The Divine Liturgy: A Commentary in the Light of the Fathers by Hieromonk Gregorios, with included stories from Miracles and Revelations by the Holy Monastery of Paracletos.; ~10yo and up

The Path to Confession: A Book for Family Reading Presented to Orthodox Children (Vladimirov): A preparation for our children (and ourselves) for the sacraments of Confession and Holy Communion. A translation from Fr. Artemy's gentle, wise, and sober counsel. Exquisite, full-color original illustrations.; ~10yo and up

A Children's History of the Church (Neale/ Paidea Classics) 

*Early Church History covering Ascension- Chalcedon (~29-451); Wonderfully detailed, and while geared toward Upper Elem./Intermediate, we've used it for groups w/ teens & adults; Cycle 4 Catechesis; ~5th+ 

Stories from Church History, Volume 1, A.D. 34-312 & Stories From Church History, Volume 2, A.D. 312-450 (Paidea Classics) 

*Compilation of historical stories & Saints' lives (both long and short); Cycle 4 Catechesis; Shorter stories can work for younger ages, Longer ideal for Form 2+

The Law of God for Children (Kalinina): designed to introduce children to the foundations of the Orthodox faith in a simple and accessible format and to help them understand the most important truths of the Gospel: love for God and our neighbor, mercy, compassion, and hope.

A Visual Catechism of the Orthodox Church (Vlachos): Communicates the basic truths of our faith and what the Orthodox Church is. Iconographic illustrations with the central meaning in Part 1. Part 2 contains brief explanations which analyse and interpret the illustrations in more detail.

The Good Samaritan: A Children's Catechism (Shanbour): Written to communicate the unchanging truths of the Orthodox Faith following the patristic model of sin as illness, Christ as the Medicine and the Church as the Hospital for the healing of the soul; ~6-12 yo