Cloud of Witnesses: A Child's First Book of Saints

by Katie Warner (Editor), Meg Whalen (Illustrator)

Cloud of A Child’s First Book of Saints will be your child’s favorite introduction to friendship with the saints in heaven—and probably yours, too! Filled with simple but profound lessons from well-known saints, each page will give your child a short, memorable quote accompanied by a beautiful illustration of the saint who spoke or wrote it. Get ready to fall in love with the wisdom, colors, images, and holy men and women in these pages!
 

Genres: Catholic, Faith

24 pages, Board Book

Published September 30, 2018

Reviews

[Steven R. McEvoy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was by no means our families first book about saints. Nor was it even my youngest daughters. But She has latched onto this book with a deep devotion. I am certain she has the entire book memorized now in under a week. She has taken it to school every day this week, first to share with her teacher, then with friends at recess. Practically any time she goes to leave the house it is in her hands.

Each saint has a two-page spread with a wonderful illustration by Meg Whalen. One page is a full page picture of the saint, and the facing page is a short prayer or aspiration, a symbol associated with the saint, and at the bottom of the page the saints name. There was some initial confusion because the first saint is Saint Augustine, and he is all in green. My daughter at first assumed it was Saint Patrick.

The saints in order of appearance are:

Saint Augustine
Saint Francis of Assisi
Saint Theresa of Avila
Saint Ignatius of Loyola
Saint Therese of Lisieux
Saint Patrick
Saint John Paul II
Saint Clare of Assisi
Saint Pio of Pietrelcina
Saint Catherine of Siena
Saint Josemaria Escriva

The short prayers or aspirations for each saint are attributed to words they spoke or wrote. It is a wonderful little book. It will be treasured by children and appreciated by adults.

Read the review on my blog Book Reviews and More.

Note: This book is part of a series of reviews: 2018 Catholic Reading Plan!

[Themountainbookie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a cute saint book full of prayers. We love reading this one.

[Cynthia · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love the saint quotes but am not sure how appealing they might be to children of board book age. Hang onto this one for older kids and even adults.