Prayer for a Child
{{Short description|1944 children's picture book}}
{{Infobox book
| name = Prayer for a Child
| image = CM PrayerForAChild.jpg
| caption = Front cover, designed by Elizabeth Orton Jones
| author = Rachel Field
| illustrator = Elizabeth Orton Jones
| cover_artist = Elizabeth Orton Jones
| country = United States
| genre = Children's picture book
| publisher = The Macmillan Company. Later published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
| release_date = 1944
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Prayer for a Child is a 1944 book by Rachel Field. Its artwork by Elizabeth Orton Jones won it a Caldecott Medal in 1945.American Library Association: [http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/caldecottmedal/caldecottwinners/caldecottmedal.cfm Caldecott Medal Winners, 1938 - Present]. URL accessed 27 May 2009. 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.
Critical reception
Prayer for a Child received positive reviews. Kirkus Reviews described it as "A beautiful piece of bookmaking".{{Cite web|title = PRAYER FOR A CHILD by Rachel Field {{!}} Kirkus Reviews|url = https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/rachel-field-4/prayer-for-a-child/|website = Kirkus Reviews|access-date = 2016-01-21|language = en-us}} The New York Times said "The pictures and the prayer itself speak to a child in a child's language; older people will find this little volume beautiful, moving and deeply satisfying."ANNE T. EATON "[https://www.proquest.com/docview/106914564 Fall Harvest for Younger Readers]." New York Times: 2. Nov 12 1944. ProQuest. 21 Jan. 2016.
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Category:1944 children's books