Blog Tour Review: I Want to Be Baptized by Annalisa Hall

I Want to Be Baptized blog tour

I Want to Be BaptizedI Want to Be Baptized
Written by Annalisa Hall
Illustrated by Corey Egbert
Childrens, Christian
Hardcover/Board book, 32 Pages
August 12th 2014 by Cedar Fort Publishing

Help your little ones recognize the joy, responsibility, and importance of being baptized. I Want to Be Baptized – from the same author and illustrator who brought you The Holy Ghost Is like a Blanket – depicts what baptism really means for children’s lives by comparing it to objects they remember and relate to. Turn to these heartwarming illustrations and meaningful analogies next time a child asks you about baptism.
    

The Holy Ghost Is Like a BlanketThe Holy Ghost Is like a Blanket
Written by Annalisa Hall
Illustrated by Corey Egbert
Childrens, Christian
Hardcover/Board book, 32 Pages
August 13th 2013 by Cedar Fort

Help your little ones recognize the joy, responsibility, and importance of being baptized. I Want to Be Baptized – from the same author and illustrator who brought you The Holy Ghost Is like a Blanket – depicts what baptism really means for children’s lives by comparing it to objects they remember and relate to. Turn to these heartwarming illustrations and meaningful analogies next time a child asks you about baptism.
    

My Review

Oh my goodness! This book was so adorable!! It was longer than I thought it would be, which was a nice surprise. I absolutely loved the illustrations, as did my children. I also really liked how everything was explained and how things were related to what children would comprehend. I liked it so much that I went and grabbed a copy of the author's other book, The Holy Ghost Is like a Blanket. It was just as adorable. I've already gifted these books and will be doing so again in the future.

Source: From the publisher, which did not affect my review in any way.

About the Author

Annalisa Hall was born in Rochester, MI, to Alvin and Judy Holgerson. She received a merit scholarship to the LDS Business College graduating with honors. She transferred to Brigham Young University in Provo and worked in the Harold B. Lee Library and graduated from BYU with a BA in English. She is the author of Garbage Can Graffiti, published September 2010 in the Friend. She currently lives in Poway, CA, with her husband and three children.

13 comments

  1. This looks awesome! I hope you don't mind if I sign up and put you in the referral space. :) I have w-a-a-a-y too many books!

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  2. Lisa Loves Lit11/24/14, 12:55 PM

    I was thinking of starting up my own challenge for all of next year like this, but maybe I'll just join this one and be done with it.

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  3. Oh this sounds like fun! I joined!
    Thanks for sharing with us :)
    BTW I also put you in the referral space ;)

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  4. Cali Willette11/24/14, 5:48 PM

    Great children's book! <3

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  5. Great books! When one of my nieces got baptized her "other" grandma gave a talk about the holy ghost being a blanket and gave each of the kids being baptized a blanket. I think it is something they will always remember :)

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  6. I really need to participate in this or something like it. Really badly. But every time I get ready to sign up for one, I tend to panic. I need to just not do that, sign up and get some ebooks read!

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  7. Yay! Welcome to the challenge Tressa :) I like your plan - I sometimes try to take on too much and then feel like I failed and what's the fun in that, right? I like the - I'll do what I can approach, much wiser! Have fun and I hope you do get to join in some of the activities, we have such a great community of bloggers :)

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  8. Your plan of Netgalley and Edelweiss is like mine :) Very happy you are joining us. Good Luck!!! :)

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  9. Annalisa Hall12/16/14, 3:28 PM

    Thank you Cali!

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  10. Annalisa Hall12/16/14, 3:28 PM

    Agreed... I hope they are a joy to read too.

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  11. Annalisa Hall12/16/14, 3:29 PM

    Lovely idea... thank you. Smiles!

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  12. Just reading through all these comments and wanted to say "Thanks!" for stopping by. I'm plodding along and hoping to get quite a few books in this month (January). Good luck to you all and thanks for the noting me as the "referral!" :D

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