Lord Help Me: Inspiring Prayers for Every Day
Brand: Crown Books for Young Readers
Color: Multicolor
Categories: Books, Children's Books, Growing Up & Facts of Life



Grade level: Preschool - 2
Dimensions: 10.29 x 0.39 x 10.27 inches
Reading age: 3 - 7 years, from customers
ISBN-13: 978-0593120088
ISBN-10: 0593120086
Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers
Print length: 40 pages
Publication date: September 29, 2020
Lexile measure: AD510L
Language: English
subtitle: Hardcover – Picture Book, September 29, 2020
author: Visit Amazon's Emme Muñiz Page search results Emme Muñiz Brenda Figueroa
review: Editorial Reviews From School Library Journal PreS-Gr 2—A young girl reaches out in prayer for help in accomplishing tasks during her day in this quiet and calming title. From the moment the narrator rises, to when she prepares for school and completes homework and chores, she prays for help in accomplishing projects that seem at first glance to be simple, everyday tasks, but that come together to reveal how special each moment is, and how lucky we are to be able to experience even the smallest effort. The subtitle misleads: This is not a list of prayers, but a journey as a young white girl with light brown hair faces lighthearted obstacles (she prays for help getting out of a soft warm bed) and pricklier ones (she breaks a lamp and prays for the ability to own the truth). The text is little more than one or two sentences in each spread, with corresponding illustrations in soft colors depicting each scene. Character expressions depict the real emotions readers experience in an ordinary day, as well as unusual ones—a subtext depicts the problems for sloths facing deforestation. The narrator closes out her day being grateful to Jesus for everything in her life, and finding ways to help the world around her. The words for "Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep" are included, as is an author's note expressing her wish for children to feel comforted by prayer. VERDICT A solid choice for bedtime stories and for those searching for simple but effective prayer books for a very young demographic.—Selenia Paz, Harris County P.L., Houston About the Author Emme Muñiz is a fun-loving, creative, and joyful twelve-year-old. She enjoys singing, cross-country running, and all forms of art, and is dedicated to protecting sloths and other wildlife. Emme is the daughter of Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony, and she loves to spend time with her friends and family, especially her dog Lady. Her passion for prayer started when she was five years old. It is one of Emme's dreams to share this passion with the world. Brenda Figueroa is an illustrator based in Madrid, who is passionate about color, coffee, and picture books. She studied graphic design in her homeland of El Salvador, a small tropical country in Central America with amazing landscapes and wildlife, such as macaws, toucans, and cusucos (the Salvadoran name for armadillos, which are distant relatives of the sloth). For more on Brenda, visit her at brendafigueroa.com.