Forever You: A Book about Your Soul and Body

by Nicole Lataif, Mary Rojas (Illustrator)

Overview

Awaken young children ages 4-8 to the joy and mystery of being human and help them build the foundations of their Christian faith! Simply structured sentences, engaging text, analogies that children can easily relate to, and whimsical illustrations create a view that embraces the whole human person--body and soul. The soul's lifelong presence, spiritual nature, relationship to the body, substance and origin, link to humanity, sacredness, service-directed purpose, and immortality are explored in the context of John Paul II's Theology of the Body.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780819827081
Publisher:	Pauline Books & Media
Publication date:	11/01/2012
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	9.70(w) x 7.40(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Award-winning author and speaker Nicole Lataif is the founder and editor of KidsFaithGarden.com. Her first book, Forever You: A Book About Your Soul and Body, won a 2013 Christopher Award. Forever You, published by Pauline Books & Media is also available in Spanish as Siempre Tu: Un libro sobre tu alma y tu cuerpo. Her second book, I Forgive You: Love We Can Hear, Ask For and Give won both a 2015 Christopher and Association of Catholic Publishers Award.

Editorial Reviews

A rhymed phrase repeats the central message throughout this instructional story: “Your soul is in all you are and do—soul and body, forever you.” Lataif and Rojas employ simple drawings and language to convey an elusive theological concept, explaining how the soul reveals itself through activities and feelings. Pastel-colored cartoons against solid white backdrops depict people of different skin tones, ages, and abilities engaged in various activities: feeding sheep, smelling flowers, climbing trees, playing instruments, taking baths. One scene shows an intergenerational family meal, a cross displayed behind them, with the words, “Your soul shows through when you love. You love your friends. You love your family. You love God.” Another depicts the importance of daily choices in taking care of both soul and body: a picture of children brushing teeth, eating apples, and playing baseball accompanies text that reads, “Your soul is a gift for safekeeping.... Watch what you choose to do.” A front page for grownups describes the principles for Christian faith formation the book intends to illustrate. The story seems designed for and most appropriately used in religious education settings. Ages 4–8. (Nov.)

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