The Night Before My First Communion by Natasha Wing

The Night Before My First Communion

Paperback – Picture Book, January 23, 2018

Natasha Wing, Amy Wummer

Penguin Young Readers Group · Paperback · January 23, 2018

Putting an uplifting spin on a classic poem, this charmingly illustrated and lyrical picture book will help kids—and their parents!—celebrate and prepare for this Catholic rite of passage.

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Who it’s for
A lyrical picture book follows siblings as they prepare for their First Communion with family nearby.
Themes
religious rite of passage, family support, preparation
Pacing
Steady

About this book

Putting an uplifting spin on a classic poem, this charmingly illustrated and lyrical picture book will help kids—and their parents!—celebrate and prepare for this Catholic rite of passage. "T’was the night before Communion, Our very first one. We had studied so hard And now we were done." On the night before their First Communion, a brother and sister get ready for this important event.

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All the family is there--family, grandparents, godparents--to help them prepare for the following day.

First Communion Eve

A lyrical picture book follows siblings as they prepare for their First Communion with family nearby.

Come here for

  • A brother and sister preparing for their First Communion
  • Family, grandparents, and godparents helping them get ready

Expect

  • A night-before-Communion take on a classic poem
  • An uplifting spin on a Catholic rite of passage

Where it sits

Christian Holiday Stories50%
Stories in Verse49%
Religious Holiday Stories30%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Christian Holiday Stories
  • New Experiences
  • Stories in Verse
Authors
Natasha Wing, Amy Wummer
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Published
January 23, 2018
Format
Paperback
Theme
religious rite of passage · family support · preparation
Reading lane
Christian Holiday Stories