A Child's Book of Prayers (Holly Pond Hill)
Six famous prayers and poems by Samuel Coleridge, Cecil Alexander, Christina Rossetti, and others, plus two selections from the Bible, are included in this charming board book for young children. The thick pages, gilt-edged to add a special brilliance, are filled with quaint pictures--rabbits and mice dressed in delicate frocks, wrapped in quilts, sipping tea, even pitching woo under a moon--that establish a warm mood that mirrors the feeling of poetry. These sentimental pictures also compensate for the language of some selections, which the youngest listeners may not find easy to understand. Each double-page spread has a border of pink roses adding sweetness to the moments captured by the art and words. An appealing book for children and adults who want to foster the faith and hopes of their children.Shelley Townsend-Hudson