Poems and Prayers for the Very Young (Random House Pictureback [Best Book Club Ever])

The illustrations in This book is so sweet and small. And the poems and prayers are beautiful. There aren’t too many. You could read the whole book in one sitting with a child. Just the right length.

I remember reading and loving this book as a child, and now I read it to my own sons. It is a wonderful collection of sweet poems and prayers that I am happy to pass on to my children.

I recieved this book when I was three years old from my grandmother (over 25 years ago) and I now give it to any expecting mother I know!

A cousin sent this book when my first child was born in 1992. I started reading it to Christopher when he was eight months old, and we read it nearly every night for two years. I gradually came to know each poem by heart, so we could "read" without even looking at the book, just rocking in a chair or driving in the car. The poems are so sweet, so whimsical, so dear, that they stay with me to this day, and I'm ordering several copies to give to friends with young children. Christopher and I still go through them periodically, and I think back on the days that he would fall asleep in my arms to the lyrical words of this book.