Infants Books

The debate over infant baptism has raged across the centuries, often causing rifts and wounds that won't heal. The tragic thing about these debates is that they often rest on misinformation and confusion. How many advocates of infant baptism attempt to appeal to the phantom children of the Philippian jailer? How many opponents of infant baptism equate it with baptismal regeneration? In both cases, too many! Wilson, ever the careful exegete and consummate logician, presents a clear case for infant baptism by starting where any discussion on this subject should: in the OLD TESTAMENT! Very few if any proponents of believer's baptism begin their argument in the Old Testament (and if you start with the New, you will inevitably argue against infant baptism!) Wilson's discussion of God's covenants with His people is worth the price of the book, but it is only the appetizer. The main course is his studied presentation of the validity of infant baptism. Every objection raised by the adherents of believer's baptism is dealt with thoroughly and fairly. Even if you are dead set against the idea of infant baptism, you can learn much from this book that is beyond dispute: the nature of God's covenant relationship with all Christians. Every pastor and Bible teacher should have this volume in their library. Every Christian wanting to have a balanced view of baptism should as well.

'When it comes to child-rearing, between the Old and New Testaments there is total and complete continuity on the subject of godly parenting. There is no discontinuity.' pg 10

Douglas Wilson, pastor of Christ Church, Moscow, Idaho, states that the case for paedo-baptism is not only justified, but is required of believing parents. The substance of this doctrinal conviction is determined by the contingent factors surrounding infant baptism - none more crucial than parental obligation bound by promise toward God. Wilson contends that those in the baptistic tradition show little regard for this ordinance as being parent-related. Also, baptismal regeneration has been erroneously and unnecessarily connected to sincere believing parents who have complied with biblical injunctions to raise their children in the fear of the Lord. The rite, Wilson will argue, is justified by the indicative in the New Testament - if not the imperative.

Pastor Wilson is charitable, yet insistent that the Bible calls for such specific means. He claims at the outset that his task is to establish 'indisputable premises' that warrant biblical paedo-baptism. This comes close to claiming an exhaustive presentation of the subject, and I for one, was eager to get on with it. But before my commencement, Wilson placed a well-placed warning sign in the road: 'But in the arguments that follow, there is no creeping sacerdotalism or advocacy of priestcraft of any kind.' Roman Catholicism denied entry.

Wilson believes the 'forever' promises to be just that: forevermore - generations of children included. One particular portion of Scripture Wilson exegetes admirably which reminds of Moses informing the Israelite assembly before him of the same, is the covenantal Acts 2: 39, 'For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call.' Inductive study allows Wilson to anachronistically adduce that: 'Now the historical/grammatical approach to Scripture rightly requires us to seek to understand words as the first readers or listeners understood them. Unlike many modern believers, they knew their Old Testament. If anyone at that time had seriously maintained this meant the children of believers were now excluded unless they came into the covenant on their own as a separate individual, this would have been, in the 1st century, an incomprehensible doctrine.' pg 15 Wilson rightly asks who in their right minds would opt for the New Covenant over the Old, knowing full well that it excluded their children? Peter had specifically stipulated no such exclusion! From this moment the tide turns considerably in favor of infant baptism, with no abrogation of infant inclusion.

The New Testament biblical mode needs to now be discovered. Another exegetical point is amassed by Wilson when he points out that historically the well-chronicled debate shown throughout the New Testament was not whether or not Gentile parents had to exclude their children in the New Covenant, but whether they had to include them by means of circumcision. The diachronical distillation of this semantically correct reasoning has not collapsed the exegetical task, but is an extension of his argument through trained exegetical skill.

Infants are come to Him by others who brought them to Him:
Luke 18
15 'Then they also brought infants to Him that He might touch them; but when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them.
16 But Jesus called them to Him and said, 'Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of God.'

Wilson then further deduces covenantal constituency of children when he recognizes that the Bible teaches 'this does not guarantee that each child is personally holy, but rather teaches that they are covenantally holy.' The Scripture that addresses the theological status of these children is 1 Cor 7: 14, 'For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband; otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy.' Wilson's interpretation of this portion is again supported by an effective presentation of the plot, contextually making provision for seeking clarification on the meaning and purpose of Paul's words. (Should I provide a clue and mention the word 'covenant promises'?)

Deut 7:9 'Therefore know that the LORD your God, He is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and mercy for a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His commandments.'

The inseparability of the promise to Abraham and the rite of circumcision, Wilson reminds us, has its genesis not in the giving of the law - but precedes the law by 430 years. Circumcision as the sign of the covenant of promise therefore, is a type for baptism; the older sign fleshly, the new one spiritual, and thus better. Gal 4:28 'Now we, brothers, like Isaac, are children of the promise.' A heuristic survey of the landscape sees and acknowledges the far reach and forethought of an omniscient God, for did He not promise to Abraham that his offspring shall be as innumerable as the sand of the sea and the stars of the heavens?

'The relation between the Old Testament circumcision and New Testament baptism may be seen by simply reading the words: 'in Him you were also circumcised... having been buried with Him in baptism.' Colossians 2:11-12 Clearly, for Paul the spiritual import of the New Testament sacrament of baptism is tantamount to that of Old Testament circumcision.'
Prof Robert L Reymond, Systematic Theology, pg 929

Wilson is guilty of a comprehensive fidelity to Scripture throughout.

'This means that the blessedness promised to Abraham came upon those circumcised in infancy, who later believed.' pg 45 Therefore, paedo-baptists believe infant baptism precedes salvation. Infant baptism is also a gift in which those who receive it from God may delight as in an already present possession of a future salvation one day fully to be given.

'Now when a Jew came to personal faith, given the nature of the case, re-circumcision was not required (indeed, it was not even possible). His circumcision received in infancy was the sign and seal of Christ, who was now his by faith.' pg 46

This book was one of two that finally convinced me that infant baptism is not only acceptable Biblically, but is, in fact, the proper approach.

Wilson's writing style is easy to read. The book is short, but powerful. If you have been wrestling with this issue (as I had for several years), you owe it to yourself to read this book.

What a wonderful book on the subject of children of Christians! Are they members of the church, or are they "short heathen"? With no silly or superficial arguments (how can you immerse in the middle of the night?), D Wilson takes you slowly throught the covenant of God, to show that our children really do belong! Read with an open heart!

I didn't get all the way through it, but this was a great first guide. My daughter did everything they said she would. I would recommend it (and have) to anyone.

Don't let the size of this book fool you! I wasn't sure what book to buy to learn about teaching my baby to swim, but I'm so glad I picked this one. The photos are absolutely beautiful and the book is quality enough to place on a coffee table. I was greatly inspired. The exercises are simple and clearly explained. I was able to remember many of them after only skimming it when I took my baby to the pool for the first time - which, thanks to this book, went much better than I expected. My five month old took to the water very well. The author also clearly stated many safety issues to be aware of - for which I was very thankful.

This is a great book. I highly recommend it. ...even if you only buy it for the pictures!

This book is conversational yet concise, and packed with important information for how to safely swim with your baby from newborn into toddlerhood. The many photo illustrations are detailed, clear and beautiful. The author answers important frequently asked questions about water safety and learning to swim. After reading this book and viewing the images, I feel confident taking my 4-month-old into the water for his first swim, and being able to expand his lessons if he likes it.

I bought this book as a gift for my sister who is expecting a baby anyday now. I used the older version of this book to teach our nephew how to swim. We started when he was only 4 months old and did the things in the book in addition to a local swimming class focused on water enjoyment. If I could do anything differently I would have started even younger! He loves the water, and sometimes cries when we leave the pool. The book provides a lot of information to assure parents and caregivers that swimming is a safe and natural activity for babies. Not only is the step by step instruction and reassurance easy to follow, the photos cannot be beat! My sister is looking forward to using the book with her new baby, particularly because she knows about the positive experience I had with our nephew. I recommend this book to any parent or caregiver that wants to be actively involved in introducing their child to the water and swimming!

Bought this book for grandson and he loves it! Now passed on the his brother.

I bought the whole serious for my 10 month old daughter after her doctor gave her, "Where's the puppy"? at one of her well baby check-ups. She absolutely loved the book! We took it with us to Church every Sunday and it kept her occupied. My daughter is now 15 months old and she still loves this book and all of the others in this series. These are by far her favorite books and she has a lot of books. They are also fun to read to her. Even her older 10 year old sister enjoys reading these little flap books to her baby sister. If you have a baby or need to buy a gift for someone who does, you can't go wrong with this book!

This charming little board book combines colorful photos with ordinary activities of daily life and my 1 year old grandson seems to love it.

This very cute board book has flaps which reveal, for example, a baby in the previously empty bathtub. It is all about an ordinary day, which my kids love: bath, bed, sandbox. One child has Down syndrome. Plus an adorable boy on the cover.

This is a collection of illustarted poems all about babies.



The illustrations included babies of all races.



Most of the rhymes were short and they kept the attention of our young children well.

I borrowed this book from a local library and fell in love with the short rhymes which are so sweet. My 8 month old son is enchanted when I read to him from this book at bedtime. I definitely want to buy my own copy for my son's personal library.

This is a beautifully illustrated book of poems, and my 26 mo old daughter loves them and really is enjoying me reading them to her every night before bed. It is a wonderful book for both adults and children.

Our four-year-old daughter loves this book, and so do we. My wife is an early childhood specialist, and was once the head of the children's book department at a major independent bookstore, so she has seen MANY children's books. I teach illustration at two colleges, so I have seen a LOT of children's book art. We both agree author Sharon Creech and illustrator David Diaz have cooked up something really special with 'Who's That Baby?'.
Creech's poems are brief but speak volumes. Her charming cadence rejoices in real-life details about parenting, babies, and 'Grandmas with not very big vocabularies' (who only say 'Oooh' and 'Aaah', and 'Awww', and 'Oh!).
I was a David Diaz fan long before he won the 1990 Caldecott Medal, children's book illustration's highest honor, for Smoky Night, a sort of 'The-Snowy-Day-meets-the-L.A.-riots' child's-eye narrative that is both fierce and tender. In this new book, Diaz's glowing watercolors halo infant faces so engaging I cannot look away.
Some may find the book short -- two of its sixteen poems offer only eight lines -- my daughter, for one, can't get enough of it.

Ms. Ford has courageously put a face on the shameful epedemic and barbarian act of child abuse and AIDs ignorance around the World and specifically South Africa. This is an intimate and eloquent chronicle of how Ms. Ford and her daughter Vyanna's life intersected at precisely the right moment when the world needs to hear God..

This story gives us a glimpse of what happens when we open our hearts, excercise our faith and believe that, all of us, must take responsibility for the children.

African American, globetrotter, midwife, activist, scholar, feminist, author, mother, Claudia J. Ford is an extraordinary woman who has lived many places in the world while honing her expertise of issues of international development while raising three sons. On December 2, 2001, in a ghetto porn theatre in Johannesburg, a five-month-old girl was sexually violated -- gang raped and left for dead. Within two weeks of this incredible assault, little Vyanna would find herself in the care of Claudia Ford. In Why Do I Scream At God For The Rape Of Babies? Claudia candidly addresses an horrific reality. In South Africa more than 15 percent of all reported rapes are against children under the age of eleven. 26 percent are against children ages twelve through seventeen. In the year 2000, fifty-eight children a day were raped or the victims of attempted rape. This seminal, ground breaking memoir is a testament woven of journal entries, poems, epigrams, letters, and even portions of scholarly papers, and is specifically intended to lift the veil of silence and secrecy on this widespread atrocity. Why Do I Scream At God For The Rape Of Babies? embraces the power of love, courage, faith, and hope to change the world into something better for the sake of future generations. Would there were more autobiography voices against other such social injustices in the modern world.

How can we live in a sophisticated high tech world where desperate ignorant men rape babies to rid themselves of AIDS, addicted and abused women allow their babies to be brutalized, and governments play games with HIV/AIDS statistics to make sure tourism is not undermined in their country? When I finshed the book and wiped my tears, I too felt angry and wanted to scream. This poignant journey of one strong woman and one strong-willed woman-child changes the screams of anger into shouts of victory. Ford embodies the strength that we all need to make changes in our "sophisticated" societies ... we can each stop screaming and start doing something about the challenges we see every day. Ford did that. A powerful book from a powerful spirit.

This book is engaging, moving and unforgettable. It will toll in your heart like a bell.
The reader begins a journey with Ford at her first meeting with the baby, a survivor of rape at five months old. Ford asks us how the world became complacent, how we lost feeling, lost compassion, and then takes the reader by the hand, and says "walk with me" and we begin to regain our senses. Through the clarity of her writing we allowed into Ford's tears, her grappling, her powerful mother's love and her struggle for solutions. Our Compassion is restored. This book will change you forever.

I just finsished this book and loved it! It is very informative, but also creative in it's format. I definatly recommend reading it if you are interested in mother/child/family relationships in various cultures in various points in history.

this book shows how babies are cared for and in some ways even honoured in seven societies around the world.some manuals are written by family members and others by respected members of the society in question(fictional members of course)
this is a good book,a change from other baby books in the sense that it is not boring and it may even give you a few tips on improving your relationship with you child or caring for them better

I loved this book. They took all dryess out of an anthroplogic look at babies in diffrent cultures.

Wonderful perspective(s) on raising kids! DeLoache and Gottlieb have succeeded in making "A world of Babies" amusing, yet there's that serious undercurrent of promoting understanding. I recommend it for young moms and dads -- there are lots of good ways to bring up babies. This grandma enjoyed it tremendously. As my own mom used to say, you can make all kinds of mistakes rearing children, but as long as you give them lots of love they'll turn out fine.

I will always keep this book even though my son is older now. Would be something to read to my grandchildren.

I bought this book when my son was 2 months old, now he's 2 years old and he STILL loves it. I love the illustrations of the baby. This is a time when my son can appreciate what the words mean and not just how well they sound together. I'm going to find other books from this group to add to his collection. I'm looking now to purchase one for a friend who's having her first child.

This book is a delight! My child loves to look at the bright illustrations of other baby faces, and loves it when I get to the part that says "You are my perfect baby!" The message of this books is unconditional, affecionate love. Great text! He quiets down whenever I open the pages!

This little book is our favorite. Our son is 3 months old now and we have been reading this book to him since he was just one week old. He loves to focus on the baby's face and wiggles all over. It's wonderful to have multi-cultural books to offer children. Our baby looks like the baby in the book :) We can't wait to collect the others in this series!

As a book collector I have all kinds of book collections. And among my favorite children's books are the counting books. Then again, among the counting books Anne Geddes' 123 is really a winner.

Anne Geddes' photographies are the cutest. Let's start with the front cover, Three small baby bunnies in a pink basket. And Anne Geddes' bunnies, like all the other figures in the book, are real babies. And cute as buttons all of them. The same three baby bunnies are also hiding among the numbers 123 on the front cover.

The book has one page for every number, one pumpkin, two cabbages, three clowns and so on, all the way through the book.

The pictures are so perfectly done, Anne Geddes really masters this art. Looking through the book, giving attention to the pictures is sure to give you an enjoyable time.

Britt Arnhild Lindland

I just love this and all the Anne Geddes books. They're fun forthe whole family. The colorful pictures really capture my children'sattention and make learning fun. It's also great just to look at all of those cute babies if you're the parent. An all-around entertaining and valuable resource!

I just love this and all the Anne Geddes books. They're fun for the whole family. The colorful pictures really capture my children's attention and make learning fun. It's also great just to look at all of those cute babies if you're the parent. An all-around entertaining and valuable resource!

My daughter was one of those babies who literally screamed up to 8 hours a day, for the first 3 months of life. After a few weeks of this, we needed new suggestions, and this book has lots of great ideas. Put the baby seat on top the running dryer, reggae music (mine liked ziggy marley), dance with baby. TAKE A BREAK. Put baby somewhere safe and go outside for 5 or 10 minutes. Each idea is like 2 paragraphs, perfect for trying to "read" while holding a screaming infant. :)

This is an awesome book for people dealing with colicky babies. You will not regret purchasing it.

I must say that my husband and I would have had a much harder few years with our baby if we hadn't read this book. It gave us so many (hence the title) tricks for calming down babies. It included everything from watching the dryer to turning on the vacuum cleaner. Thank you, Diana Greene, for writing such a helpful book, and I hope Amazon.com will resupply this book for all the other moms and dads who need some advice!

We bought this book as desperate parents of a colicky newborn. We tried many of the suggestions to varied results. Once Cassie was about 7 months old and we were reading this book desperately, she reached out and grabbed the book and was content for nearly a quarter of an hour!! She is now 16 months and it is her favorite book. There is a baby on the cover and lots of drawings and diagrams inside which endlessly fascinate her. The little square shape is just perfect for her little hands. None of the pages are ripped (unlike every other paper book she owns). What a find! Worth every penny

Better than zittelli's as an atlas i think. more useful clinically as well.

Great picture book with good explanations/differentials broken down by subject. Easy to read...I used it to study boards.

Excellent photographs of real ER cases, organized by organ system.