Books About Lighthouses

Are you looking for books about lighthouses for your family? I am absolutely fascinated by lighthouses and the courage it takes for the dedicated keepers to do their job around the clock! Our family has read each of the books below and enjoyed every single one of them. They truly give an accurate portrayal of lighthouse life and also encourage the virtues of courage and perseverance.

A board book about the important job lighthouses do for ships and other sailing vessels.

Caldecott-winning picture book that beautifully illustrates the daily life of a lighthouse keeper through all seasons of the year.

The true story of a young Maine girl who must keep the lights burning in her family's lighthouse.

Ronnie and his aunt, who are tending a lighthouse, become concerned when the lighthouse keeper doesn't return for Christmas.

The sweet tale of a lighthouse keeper and his beloved cat and the adventures they have together tending their lighthouse. 

Pandora the cat and Seabold the dog become an unlikely family as they live and work together tending a lighthouse.

A charming story about a lighthouse keeper getting his hot lunch from his wife on the shore. 

The Alden children must solve a mystery surrounding the New England lighthouse they're living in.

A little red lighthouse in Manhattan proves its worth even when it seems small in comparison to other structures around...

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