This Is What I Pray Today: Divine Hours Prayers For Children [Hardcover]

Phyllis Tickle (Author), Elsa Warnick (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 3 and up | Grade Level: P and up

Celebratory and comforting, simple and sweet, here is an illustrated book of prayer that serves as a kind of breviary for children. With three original, psalm-based prayers for each day of the week, children have a new prayer each morning, rest time, and bedtime. This is a book of days that will appeal to children of the many faiths that incorporate fixed-hour prayer, such as Christianity, Judaism, and Islam.

With broad, gentle language and soft, soothing art, This Is What I Pray Today is a beautifully packaged volume that includes a ribbon bookmark and offers even the youngest children prayers for Sunday, Monday, and every day of the week.

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About the Author

Phyllis Tickle is the author of some two dozen books about prayer and spirituality, including the Divine Hours™ series of prayer manuals for adults. She lives in Tennessee.

Elsa Warnick is the illustrator of several books for children. She lives in Portland, Oregon.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Dutton Juvenile (October 4, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0525478280
• ISBN-13: 978-0525478287
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 8.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #504,959 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Phyllis Tickle, founding editor of the religion department at Publishers Weekly, is one of the most highly respected authorities and popular speakers on religion in America today. She is the author of more than two dozen books including the Divine Hours series of prayer manuals. A lector and lay eucharistic minister in the Episcopal Church, Tickle is a senior fellow of the Cathedral College of Washington National Cathedral. For more information go to www.phyllistickle.com and www.allthewordsofjesus.com.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Introduction for Children, February 18, 2009

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Lacy D. Borgo "Lacy" (Western Slope, Colorado) - See all my reviews
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I want to teach my children the Spiritual Disciplines that were such ingrained good centuries ago. I tried and tried to find a book that they could read and understand on prayer. I wanted them to have their own "rule" of prayer. I wanted to help them make their time with God their own, and for it not to come from me. This book is a huge help. They love the pictures, and my four year old thinks the satin book mark is so nifty. Both of my children like to read from it during Morning, Afternoon, and Evening prayer. It gives me a few minutes of silence- and them also time to reflect on our blessings. Great book- Mrs. Tickle. Thank you for thinking of our children.

4.0 out of 5 stars Lovely, February 4, 2011

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I have been praying with this book for about three weeks, and I love it. I have an eight month old daughter, and before each nap and bedtime, I read a picture book, a Bible story, and say one of the prayers in this book. My hope is that the prayers are already sinking into her heart; they are sinking into mine. A couple of them feel awkwardly written to me, but I don't mind it too much. Overall, I am so glad I purchased this book; it is a blessing to mine and my daughter's prayer life.

5.0 out of 5 stars Learning to pray, December 29, 2010

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Alice Hees "doll nurse" (Carterville, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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A book for children learning to pray. However, any adult on a learning to prayer journey, will benifit from Phyllis Tickle's masterful work. The book is beautifully decorated.