We Believe: An Alphabet Primer

by Danielle Hitchen, Jessica Blanchard (Artist)

Overview

Faith Foundations from A-Z
 
Your family will love this unique board book! Using colorful, engaging artwork, We Believe introduces little ones to foundational Christian theology, including baptism, communion, the Nicene and Apostles’ Creed, the Trinity, and more.
 
Children will delight in the beautiful illustrations as they learn the alphabet and the essentials of Christian faith.   
 
You will appreciate the artistic design, theologically sound content, and helping your little one form a firm spiritual foundation built on biblical truth.   
  
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Baby Believer® primers are designed to grow with children, from early infancy through elementary school. In addition to basic Bible theology, Baby Believer® board books are filled with quotations from the Bible, creeds, hymns, church fathers, and other articles of faith to help reinforce the content and provide intellectual handholds for older children who possess a greater capacity for learning and memorization.
 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780736980647
Publisher:	Harvest House Publishers
Publication date:	09/01/2020
Series:	Baby Believer
Pages:	24
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 4 Years

About the Author

Danielle Hitchen is a writer and the founder of Catechesis Books, a publishing company dedicated to building out a collection of biblical and theological resources for babies, toddlers, and preschools. A graduate of the Torrey Honors Institute at Biola University, Danielle lives with her husband and three young children in northern Virginia. www.catechesisbooks.com

Jessica Blanchard is a graphic designer and a stay-at-home mom. She is a graduate of James Madison University and has also studied at the Corcoran College of Art and Design. She currently lives near Washington, DC, with her husband and three children. See more of her work at www.jessbstudio.com.
 
 
 

Table of Contents

A - Ascension - Ephesians 1:20-23
B - Baptism - Acts 2:38
C - Church - Nicene Creed, Acts 2:42
D - Disciple - Matthew 28:18-20
E - Everlasting Life - Apostles Creed
F - Forever - Isaiah 25:8, 9b
G - God the Father - Nicene Creed
H - Holy Spirit - Nicene Creed
I - Incarnation - John 1:1, 14
J - Jesus - Apostles Creed
K - Kyrie Eleison (Lord Have Mercy) - Psalm 51:1
L - Lord have
M - Mercy
N - New Testament
O - Old Testament
P - Prayer & Peace - Philippians 4:6-7 ICB 
Q - Quiet Spirit - Zephaniah 3:17
R  Rest - Matthew 11:28-30 ESV
S - Saved from Sin - 1 John 1:9
T - Trinity - "Holy Father We Praise Thy Name"
U - eUcharist - Matthew 26:26-28, 30 CEB
V - Victory - 1 Corinthians 15:57
W - Worship - Psalm 99:5, 9
X - eXalt the Lord
Y - Yearn for - Psalms 84:2, 4
Z - Zion - Revelation 21:2-3

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“I’m a huge (full-grown) believer in the Baby Believer series. We know the Word of God does not return void. These books provide a wise, winsome, and creative way to begin sowing the seeds of biblical truth into the hearts and souls of our children. When the core concepts of the Christian proclamation are sown into us from an early age, those seeds will bear their fruit in the right season.”
—Timothy Dalrymple, president and CEO of Christianity Today

“Catechesis begins very early in life. The hearts and minds of our kids are being shaped by the media, models, and voices around them—for better or worse. Christian parents should try to surround their kids with resources for healthy spiritual formation. That’s why I love the Baby Believer® series from Catechesis Books. It’s never too early to teach theology to little ones!”
—Brett McCracken, senior editor at The Gospel Coalition, author of The Wisdom Pyramid: Feeding Your Soul in a Post-Truth World

“The Baby Believer series offers big theological truths to little hearts in a beautiful and simple way. They make great gifts for new moms!”
—Emily Jensen and Laura Wifler, cofounders of Risen Motherhood

Editorial Reviews

I’m a huge (full-grown) believer in the Baby Believer series. We know the Word of God does not return void. These books provide a wise, winsome, and creative way to begin sowing the seeds of biblical truth into the hearts and souls of our children. When the core concepts of the Christian proclamation are sown into us from an early age, those seeds will bear their fruit in the right season.”
—Timothy Dalrymple, president and CEO of Christianity Today

“Catechesis begins very early in life. The hearts and minds of our kids are being shaped by the media, models, and voices around them—for better or worse. Christian parents should try to surround their kids with resources for healthy spiritual formation. That’s why I love the Baby Believer® series from Catechesis Books. It’s never too early to teach theology to little ones!”
—Brett McCracken, senior editor at The Gospel Coalition, author of The Wisdom Pyramid: Feeding Your Soul in a Post-Truth World

“The Baby Believer series offers big theological truths to little hearts in a beautiful and simple way. They make great gifts for new moms!”
—Emily Jensen and Laura Wifler, cofounders of Risen Motherhood

From the Publisher

2020-09-01
“We believe” is a statement often used to begin the recitation of a creed, and the purpose is the same here, though wrapped as an attractive alphabet book.

From Ascension to Zion, Hitchen uses the ABC format to lay out core Christian doctrines. Each topic highlights a relevant Scripture or passage from one of the ancient church creeds, beliefs common to almost every Christian denomination. The illustrations feature an admirably diverse cast of believers as well as appropriately complected depictions of historical Bible characters—there’s no White Jesus or apostles here. Some illustrations are so symbolic as to be impenetrable: “Kyrie eleison” is depicted by a human figure kneeling in front of an altar that is positioned in front of a window. Others are just impenetrable: “Lord, have… / Mercy,” on the opposite page, simply depicts the window. The palette of peach, brown, dark blue, and sea green gives the book a graceful unity, however. While the board-book format implies a toddler audience, some concepts, such as the doctrines of the incarnation and Eucharist, among others, are difficult to explain to adults, much less little ones. Nevertheless, it is an easy book to peruse together or chew on one’s own. Though the contents may be over the heads of many in the audience, this is sure to find a cozy place on the children’s shelves of many a Christian home.

To be shared and explored, if not yet fully understood. (Board book. 2-6)

Kirkus Reviews