SuitabookWhen Daddy Prays
Nikki Grimes
- Reading
- Read a poem at a time, pausing over the paintings. Invite your child to notice what the pictures add and to connect the father and child’s expressions with the words.
- Themes
- Prayer within family life: A child observes his father talking to God and reflects on prayer as part of family life. The book presents this favourably.
- Poems and paintings: The collection combines poems and paintings to present a child's reflections on his father's prayer. The words and images work together to frame the child's view of his father and their family life.
- Worth knowing
- Prayer and belief in God are central rather than incidental. Consider whether that explicitly Christian focus fits your family’s preferences and the perspective you want a child to encounter.