I am posting this a couple days later than I should be. A couple months ago I was sent a digital copy of Annalisa Hall's new book I Want to Be Baptized to review. I read it with my oldest, who will be baptized this coming year.
The book goes through all of the things that baptism means and everything is taught by a big sister to her younger brother who is preparing to be baptized. Jacob and I really enjoyed reading this book together and it helped serve as a great jumping off point for some pretty meaningful discussions. We look forward to continuing to read it. Because Jacob is the oldest, I also loved that it showed him how he will be able to be the good example for his younger siblings when the time comes for them to choose to be baptized.
We think that Corey Egbert's illustrations are really fun and they help explain some of the more symbolic aspects of baptism in a way that not only went along with the text very well but also that made it easier for a child to understand really important doctrine in a simple way. And we loved that the boy is missing a tooth--a detail pointed out by my observant little boy!
Many thanks to Cedar Fort Publishing for letting us review this simple but very helpful book.
