Beautiful Moon: A Child's Prayer

Description

A young boy wakes. He has forgotten to say his prayers. Outside his window, a beautiful harvest moon illuminates the city around him and its many inhabitants. As the moon slowly makes its way across the heavens, the boy offers a simple prayer for the homeless, the hungry, and others. Critically acclaimed author Tonya Bolden teams up with award-winning illustrator Eric Velasquez to create a richly painted and emotionally complex book that celebrates prayer and kindness while recognizing the diversity of the world around us.

Tonya Bolden has written a number of books for children and adults. Her work has garnered many accolades, including the Coretta Scott King Honor Award, James Madison Book Award, School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, YALSA Best Book of the Year, and CCBC Best Book of the Year. She lives in New York City. Eric Velasquez is the illustrator of numerous books for children. He received the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award and won the Pura Belpre Honor for Illustration. He lives in Hartsdale, New York.

"...this beautiful book brings prayer to the modern world and hauntingly shows just how needed it is."-- "Kirkus Reviews" (9/3/2014 12:00:00 AM) "A good starting place for discussion, this will give youngsters a sense of those in need as well as what's worth praying for."--Ilene Cooper "Booklist" (11/15/2014 12:00:00 AM) "The diverse people sharing the night, the realistic dilemmas of the people in need, and the handsome presentation should serve well as bedtime reading for families practicing daily prayer."--Margaret Bush, Simmons College, Boston "School Library Journal" (10/14/2014 12:00:00 AM) STARRED REVIEW "The book offers young readers plenty to look at, along with a simple message about the way prayer unites everyone, as the multicultural subjects in Velasquez's gorgeous illustrations make clear."-- "Publishers Weekly" (8/18/2014 12:00:00 AM)