An "I Love You" Prayer

Amy Parker's An "I Love You" Prayer is a gentle, rhyming board book introducing toddlers to prayer through the friendship of a kitten and a dog who notice God's love in rainbows, flowers, and each other. At 12 pages it is tiny, but Parker has sold over a million children's books for good reason — the lyrical language sits right at a toddler's level and the animal characters are immediately warm. This is part of her award-winning prayer series, and it earns its place there. The caveat is straightforward: the content is explicitly Christian, which is a feature for the faith families it's made for and a mismatch for those seeking secular content. For Christian homes and church libraries with little ones, this is a sweet, well-crafted fit. Worth It.