Brother Giovanni's little reward : how the pretzel was born by Smucker, Anna Egan 

BTSB Prebound(Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2015)

BTSB #: 831310 Available

Dewey: EAges: 4-8   
Lexile: 630 AD

Genres: Historical Fiction

Subjects: Pretzels - Fiction Bakers - Fiction Bakeries - Fiction Monks - Fiction

Summary: Brother Giovanni is a happy man and the best baker his monastery has ever seen, but when he is tasked with preparing the children for the Bishop's visit, he has no luck until he twists some bread dough into a special shape, sprinkles it with salt, and offers it as a reward for learning prayers.

Brother William's year : a monk at Westminster Abbey by Pancheri, Jan 

BTSB Prebound(Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2010)

BTSB #: 698393 Available

Dewey: FAges: 5-10   
AR: 4.7 LG

Genres: Historical Fiction

Subjects: Monks - Fiction Monasteries - Fiction

Summary: A month-by-month diary of a Benedictine monk's year at Westminster Abbey in the Middle Ages.

Egg & spoon by Maguire, Gregory 

BTSB Prebound(Candlewick Press, 2014)

BTSB #: 596684 Available

Dewey: FAges: 12-16   
AR: 5.6 MG+RC: 4.3 6-8 Lexile: 700 F&P: Y

Genres: Fantasy Fiction

Subjects: Baba Yaga - (Legendary character) - Fiction Mistaken identity - Fiction Monks - Fiction Princes - Fiction Witches - Fiction Russia - History|y1894-1917, Nicholas II - Fiction

Summary: In 1905 czarist Russia, an impoverished country girl Elena and the aristocratic Ekatrina meet and set in motion an escapade that includes mistaken identity, a monk locked in a tower, a prince traveling incognito, and the witch Baba Yaga.

Egg & spoon by Maguire, Gregory 

Audio Book(Findaway World, LLC, 2014)

BTSB #: P02626 Available

Dewey: FAges: 12-16   


Genres: Fantasy Fiction

Subjects: Mistaken identity - Fiction Monks - Fiction Witches - Fiction Baba Yaga - (Legendary character) - Fiction Russia - History|y1894-1917, Nicholas II - Fiction

Summary: In 1905 czarist Russia, an impoverished country girl Elena and the aristocratic Ekatrina meet and set in motion an escapade that includes mistaken identity, a monk locked in a tower, a prince traveling incognito, and the witch Baba Yaga.

Ronan and the mermaid : a tale of old Ireland by McShane, Marianne 

BTSB Prebound(Candlewick Press, 2020)

BTSB #: 631014 Available

Dewey: EAges: 6-8   


Genres: Folk Tales, Fables, Mythology

Subjects: Mermaids - Fiction Orphans - Fiction Monks - Fiction Harp music - Fiction Celtic legends - Fiction Ireland - Fiction

Summary: Retells the Irish legend of the mermaid saint who was drawn to the shores of an abbey by the harp music of an orphan.

Smudge and the book of mistakes : a Christmas story by Whelan, Gloria 

BTSB Prebound(Sleeping Bear Press, 2012)

BTSB #: 938214 Available

Dewey: FAges: 6-9   
AR: 4.9 LG

Genres: Historical Fiction

Subjects: Scribes - Fiction Monks - Fiction Monasteries - Fiction Determination (Personality trait) - Fiction Middle Ages - Fiction Ireland - History|yTo 1172 - Fiction

Summary: In Ireland in the Middle Ages, young Brother Cuthbert, known for making mistakes and giving up easily, is chosen through a miscommunication to serve as scribe for an illuminated manuscript of the Nativity story, through which the Abbot hopes to make the monastery famous.

White cat and the monk : a retelling of the poem "Pangur Ban" by Bogart, Jo Ellen 

BTSB Prebound(Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press, 2016)

BTSB #: 130268 Available

Dewey: EAges: 4-8   
AR: 3.2 LG RC: 2.8 K-2 Lexile: 660 AD

Genres: Animals

Subjects: Monks - Fiction Cats - Fiction Truth - Fiction

Summary: A monk leads a simple life. He studies his books late into the evening and searches for truth in their pages. His cat, Pangur, leads a simple life, too, chasing prey in the darkness. As night turns to dawn, Pangur leads his companion to the truth he has been seeking.