The most beautiful way to introduce your little one to the incredible story of salvation history! This is the Church will dazzle you with its detailed, stained-glass illustrations and tempt you to countless readings with its rhythmic story.
Through this unique picture book, which is destined to become a classic found in all Catholic homes, you and your little one will fall more deeply in love with Jesus Christ, Our Savior and King, who died and then rose and founded a Church, the Catholic Church, to share God’s love with the world.
If you’re already a fan of Katie Warner and Meg Whalen’s beautiful children’s books, this one will not disappoint . . . and is likely to become your new favorite.
Katie Warner, full-time Catholic wife and mom, has extensive experience sharing the Catholic faith through writing, speaking, and teaching. Through KatieWarner.com, she offers creative resources to raise faith-filled families. Katie is the author of Head & Heart and a popular prayer journal series, the most well-known being A Parent Who Prays. She holds a graduate degree in Catholic Theology from the Augustine Institute, is a correspondent for the National Catholic Register, the Communication Manager for Catholics Come Home, and a national Catholic speaker and TV segment host.
Meg Whalen studied illustration at Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design and has a graduate degree in theology from the Augustine Institute in Denver, where she met Katie. As a child she was captivated by the many books her parents read to her and by the Sunday comics, especially Calvin & Hobbes, which inspired her own childhood comic strip. Drawn to the beauty of children’s book illustrations, she is eager to create beautiful picture books for the New Evangelization. She now lives in Florida with her husband and daughter, a budding artist herself.
When you walk into a medieval cathedral, you are walking through salvation history. The art, frescoes, and statues tell the story of our Catholic Faith. Now, with this captivating book, you can give your children the same experience of learning salvation history through beautiful stained glass windows that tell the story from Adam to Christ. This isn't just another Children's Bible book. This is the Church is a truly Catholic experience that will captivate the hearts and minds of your children and help them not just learn about salvation history but enter more deeply into it.
-Dr. Edward Sri, author of No Greater Love: A Biblical Walk through Christ's Passion
As parents, we're meant to help our kids discover their unique role in the Big Story, the story of God unfolding since the beginning of time. This wonderful little book does just that. It conveys the sweeping narrative of salvation, introducing some of the great heroes of faith and showing children that they, too, have a pivotal role, that this is their story, their family, and their Church. Read this book and teach your children from their earliest days that they are not an accident of a blind, indifferent universe, but are in truth key players in the great adventure of God!
-Brandon Vogt, author, and founder of ClaritasU
Katie and Meg form parents and children alike in their newest title, This is the Church. As a little girl explores her Church, readers are invited to follow her through the pages, where the story of salvation history unfolds through word and art. So much Catholic formation in one delightful book!
-Dr. Carol Younger, Author for WINE (Women in the New Evangelization), Retired teacher, counselor, administrator, grandmother of eight, and great grandmother of two
