O céu na terra: desenvolvimento de um livro ilustrado infantil sobre a missa para crianças da primeira eucaristia

Abstract

This study aims to develop an illustrated children’s book about the Mass, intended for children preparing for their First Eucharist. Considering the Mass as the center of Christian life and acknowledging its symbolic and theological complexity for a young audience, the project seeks to translate liturgical and theological concepts through editorial design and illustration. The methodology involved bibliographic research in the fields of liturgy, catechesis, editorial design, illustration, and child psychology, as well as the development of graphic studies, grid systems, typography, format, and illustration techniques. The outcome of the project is the book Heaven on Earth, which adopts a simple and sensitive visual narrative combined with an accessible, low-cost editorial system, offering multiple layers of reading for both children and adult mediators. The study concludes that design can function as a pedagogical and catechetical tool, contributing to a meaningful understanding of the Mass in a manner appropriate to the children’s universe