“The FatCat series gives children a vision of the Bible’s ethic (in the Ten Commandments), its confession (as summarized in the Apostles’ Creed), and its devotional life (given to us in the Lord’s Prayer). This ancient-but-new set of lenses, what the church has called the ‘rule of faith,’ will equip your kids for a lifelong Christian journey.”
—Jared Kennedy, editor at The Gospel Coalition; author of books for children and families, including Faith-Builder Catechism and The Beginner’s Gospel Story Bible
How can anyone, no matter how young or old, grasp the message of the Bible? The church’s answer has always been the catechism. FatCat is our way of making the catechism approachable.
As Todd R. Hains, associate publisher at Lexham Press and editor of the FatCat series notes,
“The catechism is the alphabet of the Bible: just as it’s impossible to read and write without knowing the alphabet, it’s impossible to confess the Christian faith and read the Bible without the catechism. The catechism gives—in succinct wording—the big story of the Bible as well as its faith, hope, and love. As children meet more and more of the Bible and its stories and songs, they’ll already see how it all holds together.
And so, our three FatCat books help you teach these foundational texts to your dear ones. These books, of course, give the very words of the Ten Commandments, the Apostles’ Creed, and the Lord’s Prayer. They also give parents and teachers words to explain and teach the catechism.”
The FatCat series is a 2022 Northern Lights Book Award Winner – Best Series.
The Ten Commandments is the newest installment in our beloved FatCat series.
The Ten Commandments: For All God’s Children
God’s commandments protect us and his gifts for us. When we love and obey God, we treasure the good things he gives us. Join FatCat as he learns the Ten Commandments—how God’s children love. Each commandment has a reflection on its meaning and illustrations from Jesus’ life. As you read each commandment, see how Jesus fulfilled God’s will for us and showed us how to love God and others. With a list of Scripture references and a guided family prayer, this FatCat book helps all God’s children memorize, understand, and love the Ten Commandments.
“The Ten Commandments: For All God’s Children is masterfully written and beautifully illustrated. This book models how to interpret and apply the Ten Commandments in light of the finished work of Jesus. As I read this book, I kept thinking, ‘I can’t wait to read through this with my kids and share this resource with our church.’”
—Jamaal Williams, lead pastor, Sojourn Church Midtown; coauthor of In Church As It Is In Heaven
“I don’t want to just settle for teaching my kids moralism and how to be good. I want them to know Christ. This book beautifully illustrates and explains that Christ is the fulfillment of the law. It doesn’t just give a list of commands. It teaches that the God who gave the Ten Commandments is the same God who saves them from their sin.”
—Gretchen Ronnevik, co-host of Freely Given; author of Ragged: Spiritual Disciplines for the Spiritually Exhausted
The Apostles’ Creed: For All God’s Children
2023 Outreach Magazine Resource of the Year – Youth/Kids
Young readers and families will read a line from the creed along with a simple reflection to tuck into their hearts. With a list of Scriptures for further learning and a family prayer, this FatCat book is perfect to read again and again.
In a fun and accessible way, believers can visualize, memorize, understand, and confess the Apostles’ Creed, which has united all Christians for centuries.
“This book will delight children (and adults)” ―Tish Harrison Warren, mother and priest
“Simple, delightful, and orthodox” —Carl Trueman, dad and teacher
The Lord’s Prayer: For All God’s Children
2022 Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards Gold Medal Winner – Religion/Spirituality
As a loving Father, God invites all his beloved children to come to him. In a fun and friendly way, The Lord’s Prayer: For All God’s Children encourages children to pray to our Father with reverence and boldness.
“It is difficult and yet simple for parents and teachers to teach the Christian faith to children, difficult because most adults find it hard to stand in their shoes, and simple when they do so in a concrete, practical, imaginative way. That is what Senkbeil and Kennedy have done for us in their lovely handbook on the Lord’s Prayer. [The Lord’s Prayer] combines warm, engaging artwork that appeals to their imagination with plain biblical explanations that do not underestimate their spiritual intelligence. All that is done in a practical way by association with the actual recitation of the Lord’s Prayer. A stunning achievement!”
—John W. Kleinig, grandfather and pastor
Also available:
The Ten Commandments Coloring Book
This coloring book gives children hours of fun as they learn the Ten Commandments and search for FatCat on every page!
The Apostles’ Creed Coloring Book
This coloring book is ideal for use in home, school, or church and is a perfect companion to the full-color The Apostles’ Creed: For All God’s Children.
The Lord’s Prayer Coloring Book
This coloring book gives children hours of fun as they learn the Lord’s Prayer and search for FatCat on every page.
