Prayer for a Child

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.

Prayer for a Child

Front cover, designed by Elizabeth Orton Jones
Author	Rachel Field
Illustrator	Elizabeth Orton Jones
Cover artist	Elizabeth Orton Jones
Genre	Children's picture book
Publisher	The Macmillan Company. Later published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Publication date	1944
Publication place	United States

Critical reception

Prayer for a Child received positive reviews. Kirkus Reviews described it as "A beautiful piece of bookmaking".^[2] 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."^[3]