Between planning VBS, and recruiting new teachers, take some time to curl up with a good book that will enrich your ministry and encourage your soul. Check out these must-have kids ministry books:

9 Things They Didn't Teach Me in College by Ryan Frank
Born to Be a Blessing by Myrtle Felkner
Children and Prayer: A Shared Pilgrimage by Betty Shannon Cloyd
Children of God Storybook Bible by Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Children's Ministry Leadership: The You-Can-Do-It Guide by Jim Wideman
Cybersafety for Families by Paul O'Briant
Events That Worked for Us by Judy Comstock
Exploring the Bible with Children by Dorothy Jean Furnish
The Family Story Bible by Ralph Milton
In God's Name by Sandy Eisenberg Sasso
It Worked For Us by Judy Comstock
Lead the Way God Made You by Larry Shallenberger
Nelson's Children's Minister's Manual
Postmodern Children's Ministry by Ivy Beckwith
Safe Sanctuaries: Anniversary Edition by Joy Melton
Safe Sanctuaries for Ministers by Joy Melton
The Three Questions by Jon J. Muth
Will Our Children Have Faith? by John H. Westerhoff, III
Wow Time: 52 Engaging Children's Moments by Mark Burrows
Young Children and Worship by Sonja Stewart and Jermone Berryman