Title: The Lord’s Prayer
Author: Rick Warren
Illustrator: Richard Jesse Watson
Publisher: Zonderkidz
Publication Date: November 1, 2016
Genre/Format: Picture Book
Age Range: 3-7
Synopsis:
This iconic prayer is paired with flowing illustrations by award-winning artist Richard Jesse Watson and thoughtful insights by bestselling author Rick Warren, resulting in a book that rejuvenates the familiar prayer for a younger audience.
Using poetic scripture from the King James Version, The Lord’s Prayer: Words of Hope and Happiness helps familiarize children with real biblical text while also presenting contemporary illustrations and insightful words that make this beautiful prayer come alive.
As philanthropists, Rick and Kay Warren give away 90 percent of their income through three foundations: Acts of Mercy, which serves those infected and affected by AIDS; Equipping the Church, which trains church leaders in developing countries; and The Global PEACE Fund, which fights poverty, disease, and illiteracy.
My Thoughts:
When this book first arrived at our house, we originally sit down with the intentions of reading it front to back. However, once I got started I changed my mind. What we did end up doing was starting from the front and just focusing on the Lord’s Prayer. Once we finished reading that part, and admiring the beautiful illustrations, we then went back through the book and read the segments that went along with each part of the prayer. By breaking it down, I felt that it gave my little one a greater understand of the prayer as a whole.
The Lord’s Prayer: Words of Hope and Happiness can be found at your local book retailer or online at stores like Zondervan.
