A Children’s Book of Common Prayer seeks to take children,

and their spiritual growth and formation, seriously. A good many

people wish that as children they had been taught prayers that

were accessible but not “babyish.” This book is an attempt to fulfil

that desire for today’s children. It is also intended to function as

a kind of ladder to the Book of Common Prayer, after which it

is modelled. Among its more unique features is “A Service for

the Burial of A Pet,” and a chapter on “Wisdom: Things to Think

About While Growing Up,” that can be extremely helpful for

children in learning to think about life in healthy minded ways.

A Children’s Book of Common Prayer is for children age five to

twelve. The introduction notes the level of parental participation

that may be needed at each age.