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From: The Horn Book Magazine
Date: 19930301
Author:Vasilakis, Nancy

Illustrated by Rachel Isadora. This far-ranging collection includes devotions from all over the world. Contributions from historical figures - Mahatma Gandhi, Dag Hammarskjold, Albert Schweitzer Edna St. Vincent Millay, and St. Francis of Assisi - as well as countless anonymous sources appear in this book for people of all ages. It is divided into three sections, beginning with prayers for and by children, advancing to those that indicate increasing the insights of mature reflection. The voices come out of times past and present and represent a wide diversity of cultures: ancient ...

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