Prayer for a Child

Prayer for a Child
Front cover, designed by Elizabeth Orton Jones
AuthorRachel Field
IllustratorElizabeth Orton Jones
Cover artistElizabeth Orton Jones
GenreChildren's picture book
PublisherThe Macmillan Company. Later published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Publication date
1944
Publication placeUnited States

Prayer for a Child is a 1944 book by Rachel Field. Its artwork by Elizabeth Orton Jones won it a Caldecott Medal in 1945.[1] 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.

  1. ^ American Library Association: Caldecott Medal Winners, 1938 - Present. URL accessed 27 May 2009.