'About this title' may belong to another edition of this title.'Saint Basil' and 'Saint John Chrysostom' from Saints: Lives and Illuminations, written and illustrated by Ruth Sanderson, read with permission by Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2007. Ilene CooperĬopyright © American Library Association. The lives of saints continue to be a source of inspiration for many children buy this handsome book where there will be an audience. Her father struck her down with his own sword.' In Saint Cecilia's case, Sanderson writes that 'she was arrested, tortured and beheaded.' This sentence is rather jauntily followed by the statement, 'Cecilia is the patron saint of musicians and singers.' Some names are familiar (Saint Christopher is included, although he has been removed from some official lists of saints), but many are not, perhaps because Sanderson has chosen saints from the Eastern Orthodox tradition as well as from the Roman Catholic Church. In the profile of Saint Barbara, the text notes, 'When a shepherd betrayed her to her father, she was arrested, tortured and sentenced to death. Although not sensationalized, the descriptions clearly relate how many of these people were martyred. Each saint gets a lovely oil-and-pencil portrait that takes up a third of the page and an overview of his or her life. Forty saints are introduced, two to a spread. This compilation of saints almost feels like a throwback to another era.

'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title. Readers of all ages will be inspired and informed by the stories of these remarkable men and women who have provided spiritual examples to Christians from the very beginning of the church up to the present day. The book also features an introduction detailing the process of becoming a saint, a list of additional resources, and a glossary offering readers deeper insight into the historical and religious context of the saints’ lives. From well-known saints like Patrick and Francis of Assisi to such lesser-known figures as Saint Kateri Tekakwitha and Saint Bernardino, this volume brings together for the first time all of the saint stories in Ruth Sanderson’s two previous books, Saints and More Saints, now presented in combined picture book format.Įach of the saints featured - over 70 in all - is presented through a beautiful detailed portrait page paired with a brief biographical sketch, which includes dates, feast days, and patronage.

Saints by Ruth Sanderson