The Horn Book Guide

RELIGION

Bless the Beasts: Children's Prayers and Poems about Animals

64 pp. | North-South/SeaStar | September, 2002 | Trade ISBN 1-58717-176-7 $$12.95

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Kris Waldherr. [Collector]This small volume contains forty-five poems and prayers celebrating both pets and wild creatures. Because the authors range from eight-year-old children to poets including Carl Sandburg, Christina Rossetti, and Myra Cohn Livingston, the quality of the pieces varies. Both joyful and gentle in tone, the mixed-media artwork is well matched to the heartfelt selections. Ind.

Reviewer: Anne St. John