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Through the sacrament of baptism, God shows his love ― the same love that claims us for his family, that sent Christ into the world to die for us; the same love that we show to one another. Using simple, clear text adapted from the French Reformed Church liturgy and paired with vibrant illustrations and straightforward explanations on every page, At Your Baptism provides the perfect way to show young children how baptism is a sign of God's love and promises.
Board book: 10 pages
Publisher: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers; Brdbk edition (March 31, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0802853811
ISBN-13: 978-0802853813
Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 0.4 x 6.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
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Age Range: 1 - 4 years
Grade Level: Preschool and up
We give out this book at the baptisms of infants and young children. The top line gives the simple story of Jesus and what baptism means. The bottom line gives more information for older children. This is a board book which makes it wonderful to use with toddlers. Also, I disagree with the other reviewer because my daughter loves the pictures, and so do I--no cheesy chubby angels here, and the book explains that Jesus died for us but the picture is not scary at all. Theologically, the book is great because it keeps the focus on Jesus and God's love. This is a wonderful gift for a child who is being baptized.
At Your Baptism, written by Carrie Steenwyk and John D. Witvliet, is an annotated text about the meaning of being baptized. It is written for children so they can understand what baptism is all about.The author explains what baptism is by using text like this: "For you he triumphed over death and rose in newness of life."Then, she explains what that means by saying: "But death was not the end. Jesus came back to life. Now we can live each day with God's power. When we die, we can live with God forever."The illustrations by Linda Saport are colorful and go along with the text, but the people look odd.What I Like: I like the text because it is annotated. I haven't seen many annotated texts for children, but I like the idea.What I Dislike: However, I don't like the illustrations. The people are cartoon-like (which is okay), but they look odd, even for cartoon characters with their heads positioned at odd angles.Overall Rating: Good.Age Appeal: 4-8Christine M. Irvin - Christian Children's Book Review
It's a great book to explain infant baptism to young children, emphasizing God's work for us and his faithfulness. We started reading it to our 3-year-old when our newborn was baptized, and she got into it.
I am Lutheran (Missouri Synod) and appreciate this book and it's view of baptism. It has meaning behind it - nothing cheesy.It's a board book and great for little kids. We received it as a gift for our own daughter and purchased it for our niece (both 2 months old.)
I absolutely love good theological books my kids can digest and learn deep truths at the same time. I appreciate many of the books in the Eerdman's children's library and will purchase again from them.
We got this book for my daughter's baptism. It's a nice concept and my daughter gets it. There are some "big" words in the book that you may need to explain to your little ones. Definitely something you want to read with the kids as they may be lost on the big words the first few times.
Sweet book for a baptism gift. It's Christian without being too specific about one denomination. Perfect board book for my 9 month old nephew (and his older brothers).
I was searching for a book that could be given to the family of the baptized child that could be given to the child- this board book fits the bill. Lovely color and illustration, highly recommended.
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