Ruth Rivers – illustratör

'Rock's own poems... show a winning empathy with children.' The TabletHere is a timeless collection of prayers, dealing with every aspect of a child's life, faith, and delight in the world.Here you will find prayers from the Bible as well as from traditional and more modern anthologies. A great many have been specially written for this book. One section is devoted to prayers for babies and very young children. The others are more suitable for use with older children, whether for reading alone, at family prayers, in churches, or at school assemblies. The prayers are organized by theme and carefully indexed to make the book easy to use and a joy to browse. Since its first edition in 2003, this book has established itself as a trusted resource among all those who say prayers with children.

The Shepherd psalm is known and loved by Christians around the world for the hope and comfort in provides in every situation, and in the most sorrowful of times. This retelling of the famous psalm includes additional information about David, the writer of the psalms, including David as a shepherd boy, his fight with Goliath, and David as King.

Usborne Beginners are colourful information books for children beginning to read on their own. Vivid, full colour illustrations and photographs on every page, accompanied by short, informative text. Developed with reading experts at the University of Roehampton. Carefully selected internet links to exciting websites to find out more. Great reading practice for children who prefer fact to fiction.