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20 pp.
| Morehouse
| February, 2003
|
TradeISBN 0-8192-1911-8$$9.95
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Carolyn Digby Conahan.
Each of ten rhyming prayers is matched with a Bible verse and a lively, cartoony illustration, as of a family together or children at play, that reinforces the poem's theme. Apparently meant to be read in two voices, each poem has a for-kids refrain--"God smiles at me" or "God believes in me"--that occurs at regular intervals. Although collectively repetitive, the poems individually have an easy, light touch.