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We're excited to introduce the FatCat series to the Westminster Bookstore at the launch of the Westminster Kids site. While it sounds like a funny word, the series is a robust approach to several important catechisms of the church. This is how the publisher, Lexham Press, explains the idea:
What is FatCat?
How can anyone, no matter how young or old, grasp the message of the Bible? The church’s answer has always been the catechism.
Maybe “catechism” sounds like a scary word. But it shouldn’t! The catechism teaches us what the Bible teaches us: our faith. The church’s catechism is the central texts of faith—the Apostles’ Creed, the Ten Commandments, and the Lord’s Prayer.
The catechism is “fat.” It’s bursting at the seams with meaning, challenge, and comfort. It’s concise, but it’s also deep. Most importantly, it should be familiar.
FatCat is our way of making the catechism approachable. And so this book has an actual fat cat hidden throughout. Search for him with your child as you enjoy this book together, and hide the words of the catechism in your heart.
The FatCat series emphasizes the church’s catechism—the Apostles’ Creed, the Lord’s Prayer, and the Ten Commandments. These teach and unite Christians across traditions and generations. To keep the catechism approachable and fun, the series features a character named FatCat (“cat” being short for “catechism”). FatCat, a striped gray feline, can be found throughout the book’s pages, learning along with the readers. Each book includes a family devotional and suggested scriptures for further reading.
In The Apostles' Creed: For All God's Children, join FatCat, the friendly feline, as he learns the traditional text of the Apostles’ Creed—the earliest summary of the apostles’ teaching. In this new book for young readers, families can visualize, memorize, understand, and confess the Apostles’ Creed, which has united all Christians for centuries. Enjoy vibrantly illustrated scenes of Jesus’s life.
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A version of this post originally appeared on the Lexham Press blog.
