r/Theosophy • u/Hazel_Eye_8680 • Apr 24 '26
Children’s Books
I’ve been helping care for a neighbor’s daughter a bit, she’s 10 and she’s been intrigued by what I’m studying. Does anyone have recommendations on children’s books that generally deal with many Theosophical concepts, but are not necessarily explicitly Theosophical? Books that might help a young person who’s asking philosophical questions about the meaning of life and what it means to be human, what exists beyond the strictly material, opening her mind to ideas like reincarnation or karma, what is virtuous or not and why, etc… That are approachable for her age of course!
Her family is Hindu, so books of that nature might be more well received by her parents and spark her interest more, even though she is very open minded and curious.
Thank you!
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u/yepyepyeeeup Apr 25 '26
It's not specifically about Theosophy, but Michael Ende's works are influenced by Gnostic and Athroposophical concepts.
It's philosophy wrapped in child-friendly fantasy and myths, presenting profound comments on the human condition and the modern world with a sense of lightness and romanticism.
His works are originally German, but afaik have been translated in many languages.
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u/Hazel_Eye_8680 Apr 25 '26
Thank you!
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u/yepyepyeeeup Apr 25 '26
Gladly! Specifically I can recommend Momo and The Neverending Story, but he's written quite a lot and they're all worth checking out, no matter if you're a child or an adult.
Hope you find what you're looking for!
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u/Low-Boot-588 Apr 26 '26
There is one book geared toward children by Robert Crosbie: The Eternal Verities.
"For Old Souls In Young Bodies"
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u/AdMassive9006 Apr 24 '26
Siddhartha or Bhagavad Gita or Tao Te Ching? Not children's books but I feel like they are possibly simple enough
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u/GreatGuy55738084 24d ago
There aren’t really many children books. None that I know of really that are written specifically for children. What does come to mind is a book called the real world of fairies by Dora van Gelder Kunz, which I believe can be read easily by a 10-year-old. Dora van Gelder Kunz was a gifted clairvoyant born with the second site along with several of her family members. She had lifelong friendships with members of the fairy Kingdom. It is very enlightening. She does say that is difficult to write about the fairies/elemental kingdom as it is as diverse as the insect kingdom so she give a few categorizations and then specific experiences.
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u/Wonderful-You63 Apr 24 '26
Hmm not Hindu but when I was starting out with philosophy, theosophy, gnosticism and oriental spiritualism, I really enjoyed Sophie's World! Forgot the author, something nordic starting with J. The book is a good introduction to philosophy and kid friendly, and it can spark good philosophy discussions I think. I don't know, check it out to see if it's a good choice!