H is for Holy: An Orthodox Christian Alphabet

A really fun book! Illustrations are plentiful in this book - great for our 2.5 grand daughter that doesn't need a lot of words yet. We have so much fun looking at the pictures and making up "our story" as she points and tells yia yia (grandma) what's going on. Quality book and helpful to teach little ones about the treasure of our Orthodox faith - thank you!

Wonderful book! I got it for my kindergartener and I can't recommend it highly enough. I will definitely be buying more copies for my godchildren.

Almost phonetically perfect!

H is for Holy is a hardcover book that teaches children their alphabet by relating letters to facets of Orthodox Christianity. It isn't a new concept, as I have reviewed a Catholic/Christian one before, but I was intrigued to read through it and see how it compared. The book starts out familiar enough with A for Altar, B for Bread, and C for Cross, but the true test of books like this is what they do with the tough letters. Rightfully so, I is Icon and O is Oil. Catholics don't really think about those two things much, as they receive greater attention in the East, so I liked that! Q is Quiet; X is ICXC; and Z is good ole Zacchaeus (as if there was any doubt). On each page is a further description of each letter's representation, and at the end is the numbers one through ten with Orthodox ways to learn your numbers. The illustrations were done in a watercolor format and helped drive home the alphabet concept. Solid book.

An essential addition to any home library or gift for godchildren. I use this in my preschool church school class and they love it!