Joanne Marxhausen

A picture book which attempts to explain the doctrine of the Trinity using the example of the apple. It is mildly successful, as far as any human endeavor to explain the Divine can be. Catholics will want to be aware of a tendency, toward the end of the book, of emphasizing "justification by faith alone." This is not problematic, and should not deter from using this as a colorful, visual aid to explaining the relationship of the Persons of the Trinity.

Epiphany-OviedoELCA. Library Section: 9A, 11 A (PreK, PreK-gr. 5), religion. One of the most difficult concepts to explain to a child is the Holy Trinity, the three-in-oneness of God. This book uses the familiar image of an apple, with its peel, flesh and core, to explain God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. When an apple seed is planted, many apples can result. Jesus is like the apple seed. After his death he was buried similar to the way an apple seed is planted. But show more because Jesus was really God, he rose from the dead just like an apple seed sprouts into a new tree. The result is happy, new lives for us. I've never seen this concept explained in such a simple, understandable way. When the time comes to explain the concept to your youngster or grandchild, the book will be at your fingertips -- we've got two copies, in the PreK section and Juvenile section under religion. show less

Three parts . . . one apple. Father. Son. Holy Spirit. Three Persons . . . one God. 3 in 1 (a picture of God) uses the analogy of an apple to explain to children the Triune God. Simple terms and illustrations help teach children how God the Father creates and protects them, how God the Son saves, and how God the Holy Spirit plants faith in their hearts and causes it to grow.

A great simple book to explain a difficult 'concept' of Holy Spirit, God the Father, and Jesus, are the same one but different.