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Prayer for a Child by Elizabeth Orton Jones — book cover

Prayer for a Child

by Elizabeth Orton Jones

Caldecott Medal · 1945 · Winner
Children'sISBN 9781416996101

Award History

AwardYearStatus
Caldecott Medal1945Winner

About the Author

Elizabeth Orton Jones (1910–2005) was an American author and illustrator of children's books, best known for her Caldecott Medal-winning illustrations in Prayer for a Child (1945) and Caldecott Honor for Small Rain: Verses from the Bible (1944), as well as her own stories like Twig and Big Susan.

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