Prayer for a Child

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Prayer for a Child
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Author Rachel Field
Illustrator Elizabeth Orton Jones
Country United States
Genre Children's picture book
Publisher The Macmillan Company
Publication date
1944

Prayer for a Child is a 1944 book by Rachel Field. Its artwork by Elizabeth Orton Jones won it a Caldecott Medal in 1945.[1] 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.

Quote

"Bless this soft and waiting bed where I presently shall be wrapped in sweet security."—the first sentence

References

  1. American Library Association: Caldecott Medal Winners, 1938 - Present. URL accessed 27 May 2009.
Awards
Preceded by Caldecott Medal recipient
1945
Succeeded by
The Rooster Crows


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