By Walter Wangerin Jr.
Illustrated by Gerardo Suzan

The sun, the cloud, the wind, the rain—all of God's creation—lend their voices to the story of how a child joins the family of God.

The sun whispers the news to the cloud, the cloud thunders it to the rain. The wind carries the rain and its message to earth. The earth swallows the rain, and new life springs up to join the chorus. At last, the whole of God's creation gathers to celebrate the baptism of a child (the listener/reader) with a song of welcome to God's family.

Beautifully illustrated by award-winning artist Gerardo Suzan, this is a wonderfully imagined story of God's power and love joined in the baptism event—a story that will grow richer in meaning each time the book is read.

Plus . . . following the story are pages of illustrated thoughts and ideas to trigger family discussion about the significance of baptism, its links to God's biblical story, and to the lives of the readers.

• Binding: Hardcover
  Pages: 40

Walter Wangerin Jr. is the National Book Award-winning author of The Book of the Dun Cow. He is a nationally known storyteller and the bestselling author of books for children and adults, including Probity Jones and the Fear Not Angel (a Publisher's Weekly "Best Book of the Year"). Wangerin lives with his wife in Valparaiso, Indiana.

Gerardo Suzan is the winner of Mexico's most important graphics/illustration award, Premio Antoniorrobles, and has illustrated more than twenty books for children. He lives in Torreon, Mexico.