Picture Books for the Middle Ages & Renaissance - Read-Aloud Revival ® with Sarah Mackenzie

Picture Books for the Middle Ages & Renaissance

If you’re studying the Middle Ages and Renaissance with your kids, this booklist is for you. It’s a short list of delightful picture book read-alouds for the whole family.

Your older kids are likely to enjoy these books every bit as much as your younger ones. And I bet you’ll learn a thing or two, as you’re reading along!

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Castle

Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction

William Shakespeare and the Globe

Bard of Avon: The Story of William Shakespeare

The Clown of God

Patrick, Patron Saint of Ireland

Blockhead: The Life of Fibonacci

A Medieval Feast

Brother Hugo and the Bear

The Knight and the Dragon

Chanticleer and the Fox

Joan of Arc

Saint Francis of Assisi

The Ink Garden of Brother Theophane

Francis Woke Up Early

The Holy Twins: Benedict and Scholastica

The Hawk of the Castle: A Story of Medieval Falconry

Joan of Arc

Pippo the Fool

I, Galileo

Marguerite Makes a Book

Michelangelo

St. Conrad and the Wildfire

Stories of the Saints: Bold and Inspiring Tales of Adventure, Grace, and Courage

D’Aulaires’ Book of Norse Myths

Will’s Words: How William Shakespeare Changed the Way You Talk

The Kingfisher Atlas of the Medieval World

The Canterbury Tales

Favorite Medieval Tales

Hildegard of Bingen: Scientist, Composer, Healer, and Saint

Bravo, Mr William Shakespeare

Neo Leo: The Ageless Ideas of Leonardo Da Vinci

Starry Messenger: Galileo Galilei

Saint George and the Dragon

The Kitchen Knight

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