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Review "Accessible, fascinating and COOL! Every parent, teacher, and catechist should immediately order copies of Saints Around The World by Meg Hunter-Kilmer and Lindsey Sanders. This eclectic sampling of saints, many of whom you may have never heard of before, shows incredible diversity across cultures and backgrounds and gives us enlightening history and geography lessons, as well as moving examples of how mere humans, regular people like us, became saints by remaining true to God's design for their lives. We can make the world a better place and have the joy of Christ's love no matter what our circumstances. My children, aged seven to sixteen, were transfixed by the stunning artwork and captivated by the beautifully written biographical details. These intriguing stories are not about make-believe characters, but about real people who are now in heaven and can be powerful intercessors for us. Real heroes that can be our spiritual friends and confidantes, helping us to cope with our fears and anxieties and inspiring us with their bravery and love of God." JEANNIE GAFFIGAN, Producer, Writer, Philanthropist, Mother of Five, and New York Times Bestselling Author of When Life Gives You Pears"If you own only one saints book―for your kids OR yourself―own this one. Meg Hunter-Kilmer and Lindsey Sanders have produced a book that is a joy, a delight, a beauty, a wellspring of inspiring stories, and a sure help on the path to sainthood for your whole family. It's a true treasure." EMILY STIMPSON CHAPMAN, Author of The Catholic Table"God created each and every single one of us for no other reason than because He wants for us to become saints. Unfortunately, most of us grow up in churches that only depict some members of the body of Christ as holy. If we don't encounter saints who look like us or have stories similar to our own then we might grow up thinking that becoming a saint is not an option for us. Representation matters. Meg Hunter-Kilmer's book, Saints Around the World makes up for what is lacking in many of our churches. I believe that the stories and images of the saints depicted in this work will inspire a whole new generation of saints from every race, nation, tribe, and tongue." FR. JOSH JOHNSON, Director of Vocations for the Diocese of Baton Rouge, Pastor of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, Author of Broken & Blessed, and Host of the "Ask Fr. Josh" Podcast"The majesty of God is mirrored in the diversity of His saints. I can't wait to read this book to my daughter so she knows them and Him better." LEAH LIBRESCO SARGEANT, Author of Arriving at Amen and Building the Benedict Option"Meg has done the incredible: she has made the Catholic saints that we know and love (and many that we are just meeting for the first time) more accessible, warm, human, and well … just like us! Coupled with the beautiful art from Lindsey Sanders showing the diversity of God's wondrous creation, Meg reminds us all that we are called to sainthood … no matter the bumps in the road we experience along the way." KARIANNA FREY, Educator, Speaker, and Author of The Virtuous Path: A Daily Examination of Conscience Journal for Kids --Endorsements"Growing up Hindu in a small, somewhat rural town, even after my conversion, it never dawned on me that there were saints of the Church who resembled my own family. With this incredible new book from Meg Hunter-Kilmer, illustrated so stunningly by Lindsey Sanders, my children can grow up knowing that the family of God resembles their own diverse family in every way, and in every generation. Written in a first-person narrative, we can get to know these saints from around the world with the intimacy of a real-life friend, here and now. What a gift this collection of stories is! Truth be told, while it will be read to my children, I want to keep a copy for myself as well." RAKHI MCCORMICK, Owner, Creative, and Writer at Rakstar Designs"What joy for the universal Church to have diverse saints from all ages, stages, an