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Email a FriendPosted by JM on Tuesday, Nov 1, 2011 9:45 PM (EDT):
What are your best suggestions for saint books for preschoolers? I know there are a ton of them but what have you found that 3-5yr olds are interested in?
Just In Time for All Saints
3 new book picks
by Daria Sockey in Reviews on Saturday, October 29, 2011 12:03 PM
All Saints Day is nearly here, and with it are three new books about Saints. Each title pretty much explains what the book is about, but I’ll elaborate on each one just a little.
1. Saints for Moms
Perhaps you’ve already heard about our own Lisa Hendey’s A Book of Saints for Catholic Moms. There’s certainly been lots of fun buzz about it around the blogosphere. My print review of it will appear in the upcoming Winter issue of Faith & Family magazine. It’s a combination Saints bios and devotional. Get to know one new heavenly friend per week for a whole year.
2. Find a Patron
Then there’s a fun new reference book, Patron Saints: Saints for Every Member of Your Family, Every Profession, Every Ailment, Every Emergency, and Even Every Amusement. This long title explains it all. Except the it leaves out the section on patron saints for animals and of nations.
The author doesn’t just list who each patron is, but also tells why. For instance, St. Edmund is the patron saint of wolves, because after he was killed by Vikings and his cut off and tossed into the woods, a wolf located and guarded it until Edmund’s friends came looking for it. Archers, brewers, criminals,rabbits, rock climbers, test takers, and vegetarians all have patron saints. Who knew?
3. Meet the Doctors
Last but not least, our Holy Father has a new book about 32 special saints. Doctors of the Church is a compilation of 32 of Pope Benedict’s weekly audiences, each devoted to giving historical background and an overview of the writings of one Church Doctor.
In case you are wondering what qualifies a saint to be a “doctor,” here’s the scoop: “Doctor of the Church” is a title conferred upon a saint whose writings have had a significant impact on the life of the Church. Some of the ones we know best are St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Teresa of Avila, and St. Therese of Lisieux.
As I pray and blog about the Liturgy of the Hours, I read selections from these saints almost daily. When the more obscure ones are quoted in the liturgy, I often wonder, “Who was this person? When did he live? Where did he live?” Now it will be easy to have these questions answered.
—Daria Sockey blogs at Coffee and Canticles.
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Posted by Daria on Thursday, Nov 3, 2011 10:18 PM (EDT):
That’s a hard one for me, since I don’t have any preschoolers in my house right now. For starters, look up children’s author and illustrator Tommie dePaola. Asyou say, there are so many, it’s hard to know where to start. Ignatius Press has some new illustrated Saints stories, done in conjunction, I believe, with Magnificat Press. I haven’t actually seen these up close, but the look good in the catalog.
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