What Does A Priest Do? What Does A Nun Do?: What Does A Nun Do

Author / Publisher: Susan Heyboer O'keefe

Fireman, Ballerina, Priest, and Nun ....Young children are fascinated yet a bit frightened by priests and nuns. This charming two-in-one book humanizes religious, making them friendly and approachable. Kids will discover that priests and nuns are just like them: they laugh, cry, work, play, and pray.What Does a Priest Do?/What Does a Nun Do?--

• combines simple text with warm and humorous illustrations, done in sunny pastel colors by an award-winning artist.
• serves as a subtle vocation starter by introducing the idea of the religious life as something ordinary people do.
• simplifies the concepts of serving others and sharing the Good News.
• shows priests and nuns in a variety of settings and an assortment of religious and secular dress.
• includes a wide, inclusive array of religious and lay people.

About the Author:
Children's Book-of-the-Month-Club author Susan Heyboer O'Keefe has written One Hungry Monster...Good Night, God Bless...Love Me, Love You...and the Paulist Press^TM title, It's Great to Be Catholic! She and her family live in northern New Jersey. H. M. Alan has illustrated many children's books, including the Paulist Press^TM best-seller, Child's Guide to the Mass. He lives in Phoenix, Arizona. One side of this upside-down book celebrates all of the things that priests do. Turning the book over and around produces a similar celebration of nuns.

ISBN: 9780809166985

Dimensions: 6.97 (w) x 8.39 (h) x 0.19 (d)

Pages: 32