Prayer for a Child

by Rachel Field, Elizabeth Orton Jones (Illustrator)

Overview

Ideal for sharing, this Caldecott Medal–winning beloved classic presents an illustrated prayer full of the intimate gentleness for familiar things, the love of friends and family, and the kindly protection of God.

Bless this milk and bless this bread
Bless this soft and waiting bed
Where I presently shall be
Wrapped in sweet security

Winner of the Caldecott Medal and in print since 1941, this is a prayer for boys and girls all over the world. It carries a universal appeal for all ages and brings to our hearts and minds the deep responsibility of preserving for all times the faith and hopes of little children.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781442439276
Publisher:	Simon & Schuster
Publication date:	02/13/2024
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	846,320
File size:	38 MB
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Age Range:	3 - 7 Years

About the Author

Rachel Field wrote A Prayer for a Child for her own daughter, before sharing it with children around the world. Rachel Field’s other books for children include Newbery Medalist Hitty, Her First Hundred Years; Calico Bush; and Hepatica Hawks.

Editorial Reviews

A favorite prayer for little ones makes a return in a new gift-book/gilt-edged board-book edition of the Caldecott-winning Prayer for a Child by Rachel Field, illus. by Elizabeth Orton Jones. First published in 1941, the title features gentle three- and four-color illustrations of a sweet-faced preschooler accompanied by such heartfelt requests as: "Bless my Father and my Mother/ And keep us close to one another." Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

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