The Children Of Fatima: And Our Lady's Message to the World (Saints Lives)

IMy mother had the hardbound book. It had a nice, fabric covered blue cover with a silver imprint of the first chapter heading illustration. I loved the book as a child. When I grew up, I asked my mom if might have the book someday. She gave it to me. I have actually treasured it. So, when I was looking for a thank you gift for our catechetical team at the church, and with this being the 100th anniversary of the Fatima events, I wanted to give this book. I don't care that some people say it is a child's book. My mother and I enjoyed it as adults. I don't care that some people say it is not 100% accurate. It's a story, for heaven's sakes--not a documentary. How in the world can you write a story about something historical without adding dialogue, etc. If a person wasn't there, you do the best you can with the story as it has been told and you add what you need to make sense of what children may say to one another. Anyway, in searching for this book, I couldn't find a hardbound version like my book, and I don't mean that it had to have a blue cover with silver imprint. I was just looking for a hardbound closer to that--a presentation style book. If I couldn't find that, then this paperback is really as close as I could come. Sad about that. So, I couldn't give it five stars because it was not exactly what I was wanted. The content of the book is really what matters and it is a beautiful story of a miraculous series of events.

Wonderful! I bought this book for my 3rd grader, and we read it aloud together over the course of a month. It not only taught my child about Fatima, but reminded me of the extreme importance of the apparitions and has been a wonderful faith-nurturing activity for us both. It is also a good source of information for adults as it was published in the 1940s before too many modern interpretations and commentaries were made about the subject. This book is suitable for ages 7 and up. Although the book is completely child-friendly, children under 7 might find it rather upsetting as it describes the true facts of the kidnapping and detention of the children by the mayor of Ourem (granted, it's a very bland description but the facts are there nonetheless) and the atheistic government's attempts to suppress pilgrimages following the apparitions including the deployment of soldiers. I highly recommend this book to all Catholics of all ages as well as to anyone interested in learning more about Our Lady of Fatima.

Bought the book after watching the movie. Loved it!!

A very thorough and orthodox book on Fatima. My only concern is that the language was very old-fashioned and difficult for the average modern child to understand. I tried using it for read-alouds during catechism class, but most of the kids didn't get it, and I had to paraphrase.

Mary Fabyan Windeatt has a real gift for writing and touching your soul with the amazing and important lives of the saints. Her books are amazing, and this one is no exception. I don't know who gets more out of her books: children, or adults! This book is absolutely wonderful and worth every penny. I even bought a second copy to loan to people! So many people don't know about Our Lady of Fatima. Her messages are so timely and extremely important. A must read!

A beautiful book!!! Required reading for my daughters Catholic school. A lovely book about the Blessed Mother. Love this book so much, highly recommend to anyone!!!!!

I have enjoyed reading this book as much as my daughter. We have been talking about our Mother and how we can ask her for intercessions and this book is nice to show her that these children had FAITH to ask our Mother and to do penance for their sins and the sins of the world.

My daughter loves all of Mary Fabyan Windeatt's books. This is no exception. She's a wonderful writer for elementary school children. Even into junior high. I've used these books to create puppet shows for younger children as well (using the dialogue). One of the best writers for Saint stories!

A lovely retelling of the Fatima events. As an adult who had heard about Fatima but never really found out much detail about it this book was a great introduction. It is easy to read but not childish. It certainly prompted me to learn more and do more. My daughter who is almost 8 years old and an excellent reader also reads it and can understand what the story is about. Highly recommended for anyone who wants to know what happened in Fatima.

Brilliantly written - carrying the true Message of Fatima

Mary Fabyan's series of books on the Saints are a must addition to Catholic homes

Loved it, couldn’t leave it down.