What Does a Priest Do? What Does a Nun Do?: What Does a Nun Do [Paperback]

Susan Heyboer O'Keefe (Author), H. M. Alan (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2002

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.

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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™ 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™ best-seller, Child's Guide to the Mass. He lives in Phoenix, Arizona.

Product Details

• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Paulist Press (May 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0809166984
• ISBN-13: 978-0809166985
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 7 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #522,530 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Coming this October is Susan Heyboer O'Keefe's adult debut novel, FRANKENSTEIN'S MONSTER, a tale of violence, passion, revenge, and redemption that continues the dark story of Mary Shelley's creature. Susan's first title was the bouncy, best-selling counting book ONE HUNGRY MONSTER. Sandwiched between these two very different books are twenty years of bunnies, eggplants, cemeteries, nuns, mysteries, comedies -- and more monsters.

A lifelong resident of New Jersey, Susan grew up in a town so small that not even people in the next town over had heard of it. (Amazing but true.) She now lives in another small town, which a visitor from Manhattan once described as the "end of the world." Since you might be eaten by bears trying to find it, she recommends that you visit her at her bear-free website at www.susanheyboerokeefe.com.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Sweet story for young kids, May 13, 2011

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The "intended" audience in the description says ages 4-8. For my family, the perfect age to read this book was age 2-5. It is a sweet and simple way to introduce vocations to your children, and a way to demystify religious life. It is very simple and straightforward with beautiful and fun illustrations. I think it is a great jumping-off point for future discussions with your kids about religious and lay roles in the Church. I highly recommend it as a Baptism gift or birthday gift for young children.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Cute but behind the times, October 28, 2010

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I purchased this book for my second grade ccd class. It is cute but effectively equates being a priest with being a nun. There is nothing to indicate the interesting and beautiful differences between the two.

Secondly, many of the sisters are shown not wearing their habit. While this might be reflective of actual practice in the US and Europe today, it isn't reflective of the how the vast majority of religious sisters in other parts of the world comport themselves. It's also a little behind in terms of developments in the US. For whatever reason, the orders in which religious sisters wear habits are attracting vocations (Dominicans in Ann Arbor, Dominicans in Nashville, Sisters of Life etc) while the ones that don't are dying out.

This book is very 70s/80s. I don't recommend it.