We Remember Your Baptism

“You may not remember your baptism, so we tell you the story again and again.”

With lyrical text, this picture book lovingly describes the collective memory that a family and church community carry about a child’s baptism and what it means to be washed and held in the current of God’s love.

We remember the beginning, when the breath of God moved over the waters of the deep. We remember your baptism too—when God’s word was spoken and water was poured to welcome you as a beloved child of God! Harkening back to biblical stories of how water refreshed communities and made people whole, and pondering how water reminds us of God’s forever love, this picture book captures the depth and heart of the sacrament of baptism.

A beautiful read-aloud for baptism celebrations, anniversaries, confirmation, and any time a family or church community wants to retell the story of a child’s baptism. We Remember Your Baptism includes a presentation page, a pastoral message from the author, and a place to record baptism memories.

Author Biography

Meta Herrick Carlson is a pastor, a poet, and the author of Ordinary Blessings and Ordinary Blessings for Parents. Her work is rooted in a love for meaningful ritual, accessible language, healthy communities, and the gospel still expanding. Her words are inspired by God’s delight in our real and ordinary lives. She laughs at her own jokes and packs extra snacks just in case. Meta and her family live in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Dakota land.

Clara Anganuzzi was raised in the Seychelles Islands, where she would draw on every surface she could find. She has always had a fond love for the sea and all types of critters, who often inhabit her drawings. Clara now spends her days doodling in her plant-filled studio overlooking Bristol. She is the author-illustrator of The Ocean Gardener and Strong. She also illustrated Dear Earth by Isabel Otter and How to be Brave by Karl Newson.