In Every Tiny Grain of Sand: A Child's Book of Prayers and Praise
"May every creature abound in well-being and peace."(Buddhist)Around the world and throughout time, people have found words for comfort,  strength, rejoicing, and mourning. Prayers, proverbs, poems, songs--every  culture has these simple gifts. In this beautiful, oversized volume, Reeve  Lindbergh, daughter of Anne Morrow Lindbergh and Charles Lindbergh and author of  many picture books, includingThe  Circle of Days, gathers 77 poems and prayers in this warm, lovely  collection. Each of the four sections (For the Day, For the Home, For the Earth,  and For the Night) is illustrated by a different contemporary artist. Some  two-page spreads consist of just one poem with a big, gorgeous illustration swirling  all around. Others fit two, three, or even four proverbs or verses, nestled  gracefully among the pictures. The book will make a lovely gift for families  that want to embrace spirituality in many forms, from Christian to Papago to  Jewish to African to Sioux to Hindu to Celtic, and beyond. Featuring well-known  prayers and poems (from the Bible and Walt Whitman'sLeaves of Grass) and  less familiar words (from Lao-Tzu and Hildegard of Bingen), this anthology, with  its wonderful variety of colorful illustrations, will bring joy and beauty to  every home forever and ever. Amen. (All ages)--Emilie Coulter