Rise: A Child's Guide to Eastertide

Rise: A Child's Guide to EastertideFrom Laura Alary, author of Make Room: A Child's Guide to Lent and Easter, comes the next in the Circle of Wonder series. On Easter morning, a child revels in the colours and sounds of celebration. The church is bright with flowers and all the songs are full of hallelujahs. But as she repeats the joyful words, Christ is Risen, secretly she wonders, What does Easter have to do with me? Rise: A Childs Guide to Eastertide follows a child through the

From Laura Alary, author of Make Room: A Child's Guide to Lent and Easter, comes the next in the Circle of Wonder series. 

On Easter morning, a child revels in the colours and sounds of celebration. The church is bright with flowers and all the songs are full of hallelujahs. But as she repeats the joyful words, Christ is Risen, secretly she wonders, “What does Easter have to do with me?”

Rise: A Child’s Guide to Eastertide follows a child through the fifty days of Easter, as she shares in family and community celebrations, hears stories of the Risen Jesus, notices how the world around her is coming alive again, and ponders how growth and new beginnings are part of her own life. Rise is the fourth book in the "Circle of Wonder: Liturgical Year Resource Set." 
 
Out of this wondering comes a new way of seeing. Easter is not just about what happened to Jesus long ago. It is about change and transformation here and now. When we let go of things—even our own mistakes; when we look for Jesus and find him in new places; when we fall and get up again; when we share a feast; when we love—that is Easter.