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Children's ✦ Penny’s Take

365 Talks with Jesus

Amy Parker Β· 2024
95/100
πŸ‘ Worth It

365 Talks with Jesus gives Christian parents and caregivers one short prayer for every day of the year, each ending with a line the child repeats aloud before saying Amen. Amy Parker and illustrator Sally Garland designed this specifically for preschoolers, and the structure reflects that β€” prayers address real childhood moments like fear, hard days, and simple celebration. B&H Publishing gives it solid institutional backing, and the daily habit it's building is a meaningful one. The honest caveat: the prayers are brief by necessity, and across a full year some may feel repetitive. The audience is also deliberately narrow β€” this is a book for Christian families and will not resonate outside that context. Within it, though, it's a warm and practical tool.

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