8.2 /10 1 Votes
4.3/5 Barnes & Noble Publication date 1944 Publisher Macmillan Publishers | 3.9/5 Goodreads Country United States Originally published 1944 Illustrator Elizabeth Orton Jones Awards Caldecott Medal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Genres Picture book, Children's literature Similar Works by Rachel Field, Picture books, Caldecott Medal winners | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prayer for a child by rachel field
Prayer for a Child is a 1944 book by Rachel Field. Its artwork by Elizabeth Orton Jones won it a Caldecott Medal in 1945. The whole book is narrated by a little girl, but it represents children as a whole. It reflects their love of God, and their gentleness to humankind as a whole.
Contents
Quote
"Bless this soft and waiting bed where I presently shall be wrapped in sweet security."—the first sentence
Critical Reception
Prayer for a Child received positive reviews. Kirkus Reviews described it as "A beautiful piece of bookmaking". The New York Times said "The pictures and the prayer itself speak to a child in a child's language; older people will find this little volume beautiful, moving and deeply satisfying."
References
Prayer for a Child Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA