When I Pray for You

(Board book)

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USA Today, Publishers Weekly, and Wall Street Journal bestseller Now in board book for the youngest readers! From the author of the bestselling When God Made You comes a new illuminating message about God's design affirming young readers. USA TODAY, PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, AND WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER .From the author of the bestselling When God Made You comes an illuminating message about God's design affirming young readers. With lyricism, whimsy, and heartfelt emotion, Matthew Paul Turner reveals the tender emotions connected with watching a beloved child grow up and experience the world. Paired with Kimberley Barnes's vivid and playful illustrations, When I Pray for You is a beautifully affirming book, in which children and parents will see their own stories come to life. When I Pray for You celebrates the dreams, hopes, and longings parents pray over their children, and shares with the little ones how much care and concern a loved one feels for them. This is a book you will read to your child again and again. Perfect for any occasion, as well as for milestones including baby showers, birthdays, and graduations. From the moment I saw you, I started to pray. Big prayers and small ones I have sent God's way. I prayed you felt safe, full of joy and content. When I whispered "I love you," you knew what I meant.

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ECPA bestseller

A mother with wide, emerald eyes cradles her blanketed infant: from the moment I saw you,/ I started to pray./ Big prayers and small ones/ I have sent Gods way. As the child grows from a baby to a girl, the mother is encouraging yet watchful: I pray you grow strong, have passion and fight./ And stand up for whats good with all of your might. Barness ebullient artwork shows the child at a pool party, reading to her peers in a book nook, and playing in a band. A final spread shows that the child has not yet grown up; instead, the mother holds her baby on a hilltop under a gentle sky, projecting a life to come. New moms will welcome the wistful tone and scenes of a childs joyful discoveries. Ages 37. (Feb.)
-Publishers Weekly

In this cheerful, reflective rhyming childrens picturebook, author Matthew Paul Turner shares a parents prayer for a child to grow up in the love and light of God: I pray you love well.\ That the light in you swells.\ That the story God writes is the one that you tell. The parent prays for the childs joys, achievements, fears, and dreams, reminding the child, When I pray for you, I imagine Gods view\ And pray all that God sees comes alive inside you. Turners hopeful, encouraging poetry is complemented by illustrator Kimberley Barness pictures of vivacious, ethnically diverse characters and bright, buoyant settings of home, playground, nature, and more.When I Pray for Youwould make an excellent gift to parents of newborns and to children at the time of their baptism. (WaterBrook, 2019)
-The Banner

Author Bio

Matthew Paul Turneris a photographer, speaker, and author of numerous books, including the bestsellingWhen God Made YouandWhen I Pray for You. UK-based illustrator, Kimberly Barnes, has worked with top clients such as Little Tiger, Top That Publishing, Igloo, and Macmillan Education. Her love of drawing began at a young age and fostered into a career in illustration, specializing in children's illustration. She enjoys the regular cup of tea and isn't partial to the odd biscuit or two.