Does God Hear My Prayer?

by August Gold, Diane Hardy Waller (Photographer)

Overview

Helps children learn how to communicate with God—without fantasy.

Does God Hear My Prayer? playfully guides children down their own paths of spiritual discovery by exploring the many ways that children can communicate with God. Using simple, everyday examples that children can relate to, this colorful book introduces preschoolers as well as young readers (ages 3–6) to prayer and how prayer can help them express their own fears, wants, sadness, surprise, and joy.

Multicultural, nondenominational and nonsectarian, this beautiful book helps parents and children of all faiths and backgrounds embark, together, on an imaginative journey in search of ways we can use our voices to develop a direct and personal understanding with God.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781594735073
Publisher:	Turner Publishing Company
Publication date:	01/21/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	6 MB
Age Range:	3 - 6 Years

About the Author

August Gold, founder and former spiritual director of Sacred Center New York, is an award-winning author, and has served as an inspirational teacher and counselor in New York City for twenty years. She speaks nationally and internationally at conferences and organizations, and is the author of several books, including The Prayer Chest (Doubleday), Prayer Partners (Harmony/Random House), Does God Hear My Prayer? and Does God Forgive Me? (both SkyLight Paths).

Diane Hardy Waller is a freelance photographer living in New York.

Editorial Reviews

For kids who have questions about prayer in their lives, SkyLight Paths offers Does God Hear My Prayer? by August Gold, illus. with photos by Diane Hardy Waller, designed as an introduction to prayer as well as a family discussion starter. Framed as a verbal exchange between mother and child, this lighthearted text explains prayer as an expression of friendship between a person and God, and ultimately suggests, "prayer isn't telling God what to do-/ it is letting God help you remember what's true." Photos of children from around the world illustrate the text, which includes an endorsement from "Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, and Buddhist religious leaders." Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

Publishers Weekly

PreS-Gr 1-When an unnamed child is disappointed after prayers for a "shiny red bike" seemingly go unanswered, Mom and Dad gently explain the purpose of prayer and how God's love fills our daily lives. While describing appropriate ways to talk to God, the parents tenderly state, "You are God's treasure/and will always be./God loves us as we are-/we are all God's family," and conclude that "prayer isn't telling/God what to do-/it is letting God help you/remember what's true." The rhyming text is printed in colorful type, with the youngster's questions written in childish script. Attractive color photographs of smiling children of many cultures and engaging scenes from nature that are framed in roughly sketched crayon borders perfectly reflect the tone and message of this lovely, nondenominational book. Pair it with Rachel Field's Prayer for a Child (S & S, 1968), which also illustrates how prayer can be applied to all aspects of daily life.-Linda L. Walkins, Mount Saint Joseph Academy, Brighton, MA Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

School Library Journal

"Through gentle verse and wondrous photographs, Where Does God Live? invites you to take a journey with your children to discover the God in all of us and our world."
—Rabbi Sandy Eisenberg Sasso, author of God's Paintbrush and In God's Name

"How lovely to have this book for young children that uses images and words they know well to convey the intimacy, immediacy and availability of the experience of God."
—Sylvia Boorstein, author of That’s Funny, You Don’t Look Buddhist

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