New Friends Now and Forever and Other Books for Catholics to Read in November

November is the month dedicated to the holy souls, and there is no better time to read Susan Tassone’s beautiful new book, New Friends Now and Forever: A Story About the Holy Souls. Yes, this is a children’s picture book, but there is something here for adults too – I promise!

Twins Ben and Hope befriend an elderly man in their parish, becoming his prayer pal and praying for his departed wife. Their prayers also inspire them to acts of charity.

The familiar prayer for the holy souls acts as a refrain in the story:

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them.

Purgatory is explained for children as a merciful gift that allows us to grow in holiness.

The illustrations by Yorris Handoko are bright and inviting. There is great attention to detail in every image and a Seek-and-Find adventure for children in the back matter of the book with more information on the sought images.

Adults and children alike will close the cover on the book with a better understanding of Purgatory, gratitude for God’s boundless mercy, and a great love for and solidarity with the souls that have gone before us.

New Friends Now and Forever is a great addition to home and classroom libraries.

Other books I recommend that will inspire you to pray for the holy souls and saintly intercession:

All souls:

Day by Day with Saint Faustina by Susan TassoneTortured Soul by Theresa Linden

Saints for children:

Saintly Rhymes for Modern Times by Meghan Bausch Light of Heaven: A Children’s Book of Saints by Adalee Hyde The Women Doctors of the Church by Colleen Pressprich

Saints for teens:

God’s Forgotten Friends: Lives of Little-known Saints series by Susan PeekFriends in High Places series by Corinna Turner

Saints for women:

Saintly Moms: 25 Stories of Holiness by Kelly Ann Guest

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