Description:
From Laura Alary, author of Make Room: A Child's Guide to Lent and Easter, comes the next in the Circle of Wonder series.
On Easter morning, a child revels in the colors and sounds of celebration. The church is bright with flowers and all the songs are full of hallelujahs. But as she repeats the joyful words, Christ is Risen, secretly she wonders, "What does Easter have to do with me?"
Brief description:
Giuliano Ferri is an artist, animator, and award-winning illustrator of many children's books. His work has been exhibited in museums around the world. Mr. Ferri also works with young people with disabilities, using animation and comic theater as therapy.
Review Quotes: "Laura Alary has done it again. This book takes readers right to the heart of Eastertide, where they will encounter the grief, wonder, surprise, and joy that wraps around the season. One can't help but close this book and know that Jesus is alive. Hallelujah!" --David M. Csinos, Associate Professor at the Atlantic School of Theology and founder of Faith Forward
"Many books about Easter do a good job of presenting the stories. Laura Alary goes much further - drawing out connections between the deep truths in the Eastertide narratives and the lived reality of children's lives. She names and frames the mysteries of Christ's Easter presence, the liberation that forgiveness brings and the life-changing love woven through the narrative in a way that is both revelatory and rooted. 'Rise' offers Easter life and hope to all who read it." --Mary Hawes former Church of England's National Children and Youth Adviser, and Anglican priest serving a parish in south London. "In Rise, Laura Alary brings us another jewel of a resource for children and sets forth paths for people of all ages to wonder together about the newness that God has given us through Easter." --Elizabeth Christie, Consultant for Children's and Family Ministries, Practical Resources for Churches "Laura Alary connects the different experiences of the season of death and grief, mystery, and amazement and gently leads readers to reflect and ponder the depth of the Easter season." --CBOQ Kids "Rise: A Child's Guide to Eastertide by Laura Alary is a lively, relatable way to teach young readers about the significance of Easter. Alary combines the reverence and beauty of the Easter message with the wonder of God's creation, concluding that this season is for all of us, everywhere. Illustrations by Giuliano Ferri are soft and chalk-like, expressing the colors and joys of both Easter and spring." -- Trine Grillo, Writer for Children