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book_concierge's review against another edition
3.0
The first page gives the prayer in its entirety. Then couplet by couplet the book expands with illustrations of all the things the child asks blessings for – bread and milk, Mother and Father, toys, etc. It’s a lovely prayer, and the illustrations are delightful.
This was first published in 1944, and its gentle message is still appropriate. However, the illustrations made me cringe for the lack of diversity. That is, admittedly, a modern sentiment. Despite the Caldecot award that Elizabeth Orton Jones’s illustrations deserved, I can’t help but wish this would be re-published with new illustrations that showed more children of diverse backgrounds.
This was first published in 1944, and its gentle message is still appropriate. However, the illustrations made me cringe for the lack of diversity. That is, admittedly, a modern sentiment. Despite the Caldecot award that Elizabeth Orton Jones’s illustrations deserved, I can’t help but wish this would be re-published with new illustrations that showed more children of diverse backgrounds.
lacestow7's review against another edition
3.0
This book is just a long prayer with a few lines represented on each page. My 3-year old really enjoyed it, and even asked me to read it again right after I finished.
This book is really cute for children, especially if you are religious. This could be a good book to read before bed every night.
This book is really cute for children, especially if you are religious. This could be a good book to read before bed every night.
alboyer6's review against another edition
3.0
The pictures are really quite adorable and definitely reflect the style of the time.
sducharme's review against another edition
3.0
Charming illustrations and lovely prayer to settle children down before sleep.
cstoeger's review against another edition
I saw this in a board book format. The pictures are giant, from a child's perspective. The children's faces are oddly drawn, like their eyes are unable to be completely open.
simplymary's review against another edition
5.0
A lovely little prayer with exquisite illustrations. I would love a print of the little pajama-clad girl looking out her window into the nighttime sky for my daughter's room.
crystal_reading's review against another edition
3.0
1945 Caldecott winner
Sweet, quiet, classic prayer.
Sweet, quiet, classic prayer.
hldillon's review against another edition
3.0
Caldecott winner - child's bedtime prayer. simple text
libbydmccarthy's review against another edition
1.0
It's funny, of all the books I randomly chose at the library, this was my least favorite and it has a Caldecott medal. The pictures are kind of cute, but the how the rhyming was split up really bothered me. Plus, it was kind of dumb. Maybe I would like it more if that classic poem had meaning for me. My 1.5-year-old son also had no interest in this.
a_manning11's review against another edition
4.0
You can read the full prayer at the beginning of the book. Then each line comes with a beautiful illustration. This makes a great bed time book, with idyllic, idealistic pictures of an adorable blond girl. At the end of the prayer, all the "other children" are displayed in the diversity, of all origins and colors, wearing traditional clothing.
Illustrations: Elizabeth Orton Jones.
Caldecott Medal 1945.
Illustrations: Elizabeth Orton Jones.
Caldecott Medal 1945.