Godparents : A Celebration of Those Special People in Our Lives

By Michelle DeLiso

Following in the tradition of the Aunts, this volume offers a look at the role of godparents. Written for anyone who is choosing godparents or has been asked to become one, this book is filled with... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 007139009X
• ISBN13: 9780071390095
• Release Date: November 2002
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.0" x 7.2"

Customer Reviews

Many Perspectives, Great Gift

We chose my sister-in-law to be our baby's godmother and she had some questions about what it entailed. I got this to pass along to her to answer some of her questions. This book covers many perspectives, from various religious veiwpoints to more secular ways of looking at godparenting. I found the personal accounts to be the most helpful in explaining how we felt about baptism and godparenting ourselves. I think this book could be helpful to anyone baptizing a child.

LOVED IT!

I received this book as a gift from my Godson and ended up purchasing it for my Godmother! It is written from the heart and is a delightful read.

PERFECT GIFT FOR YOUR GODPARENTS

What a wonderful book -- a rich, fascinating history of the role of godparents, but written with a light, even funny touch. I got this for my daughter's godparents, and for my godchildren, and for my sister to give to her kids' godparents, and so on and so on. Thank you, author Michelle DeLiso, for pulling all this history and all these facts and so much wit together into such a great package.

Godparenting

Compact, informative book for someone expecting a baby and the role they would want a godparent to play; someone deciding whether or not to accept the responsibility of godparenting; or someone needing to re-address the role. The personal stories quoted in the book from godparents and godchildren were very touching.

A beautiful book.

I loved this book. It is well researched and provides wonderful information on the rituals and customs of introducing a baby into a family/community. It's a good read for the religious and non-religious as it covers all aspects of the subject. Tender stories from Godparents and Godchildren are woven into the book. You can get some good ideas on developing rituals and activities with your Godchild that become future cherished memories. It makes you stop and remember how precious an experience it is to Godparent a child. It is a delightful book to present as a gift to parents, Godparents, and Godchildren. A very good book!!