Two beautiful new children’s books about putting faith in action are now available from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and Loyola Press! Green Street Park is a story about Philip, his family, friends and neighbors, who learn to imitate the model of St. Francis of Assisi by caring for creation in their own neighborhood. In Drop by Drop, Sr. Mary Jerome’s classroom receives a visit from Mr. Mike, from Catholic Relief Services. He invites the students to “journey” with him across the world to Burkina Faso, where they learn about how lack of water affects a little girl name Sylvie and her family. These wonderful books are a true treasure to help parents -and all educators- teach children about responding to Christ’s call to love God and neighbor, and are perfect for sharing as bedtime stories or in the classroom.
The books are available for sale on the Loyola Press website. They make great gifts! Care for God’s creation is a theme of both books, so they also help families, parishes and schools prepare for the release of Pope Francis’ encyclical on the environment this summer. The USCCB will give away some free copies of the books on USCCB social media during the week of Earth Day, April 20-24, 2015. Follow USCCB on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
