My Tender Heart Prayer Book {Review & Giveaway}

“Bless the children of the world, the ones I do not know who, like me, need love every day and space to learn and grow.” (excerpt from the “Children of the World Prayer” in My Tender Heart Prayer book). Is this a prayer you’d like to teach children? If so, consider this book review (and giveaway!) of My Tender Heart Bible.

The Author

You may have heard of Laura Sassi. I’ve reviewed several of her books on my blog. The most recent one was the board book, The Tender Heart Bible. Laura Sassi has delighted children with books in various genres. One of my favorite fiction books she wrote is Diva Delores and the Opera House Mouse. Such a fun and insightful book!

Laura had a successful teaching career before authoring multiple books for children. She’s been a homeschool mom, children’s ministry director, museum interpreter, and more. She enjoys sharing messages of kindness, comfort, and hope. You can learn more about her at LauraSassiTales.com.

My Tender Heart Prayer Book

This 26-page board book contains 23 prayers for preschoolers.  Underneath the title of each prayer is a scripture reference for further reading. A “Heart Moment” with a suggested extra activity is at the end of each prayer.

Some of the heart moments are hands-on activities. Others suggest children compose their own prayer. Occasionally, there are heart moments that include both. In the “Children of the World Prayer,” the Heart Moment says: “Find a map, close your eyes, and pick a spot with your finger. Pray for the children who live near that place.”

I like how Sassi uses different names for the triune God. She references Him most often as Lord, but also as God, You, Helper, Jesus, Your Presence, and Shepherd.

Prayers for All Occasions

In addition to the Children of the World Prayer, Sassi also included:

Wake Up Prayer

Getting Dressed Prayer 

Breakfast Prayer

In the Car Prayer 

Prayer for Special Helpers 

School Limerick

Friendship Prayer 

Sharing Prayer

Feeling Sad Prayer

Quiet Time Prayer 

Lunch Time Prayer 

Counting Wonders Prayer

Prayer for Those Who Are Hurting

Going on an Errand Prayer

Sports Prayer

Thank You for Family

Dinnertime Prayer

Shine God’s Light

Bath Time Prayer

I Am Your Lamb Prayer

Thank You for the Bible Prayer

Bedtime Prayer

As you can see, Laura Sassi has got your little ones covered with rhyming prayers for almost every occasion.

Recommendation & Giveaway

Children will undoubtedly connect with the moments mentioned in this book. The prayers are easy to remember, but they’re not over-simplified.

Plus, children will enjoy the colorful illustrations by Sandra Eide. It’s always a delight to see people of all skin colors, ages, and abilities represented in books.

I recommend this board book for ages five and under. It would be a sweet gift for baby showers and birthdays or tucked inside an Easter basket.

The publisher, Paraclete Press, wishes to donate one copy of this book to one of you dear readers (U.S. residents only). Thank you, Paraclete!

We’ll select a winner from this blog’s email subscriber list on Saturday, February 3, 2024. I’ll email the winner and announce it here and on my Facebook page. If we don’t hear from the winner within two weeks of contact, we will take that as a nod to select another winner.

WINNER, WINNER, WINNER! Congratulations, Kathy D. Your name was randomly selected from this blog’s email subscriber list as the winner of this sweet little book. Please be on the lookout for an email from sallymatheny.com.

As a freelance writer, Sally Matheny’s writing is published in worldwide, national, regional, online and print publications including Appleseeds, Clubhouse Jr., Homeschooling Today, and The Old Schoolhouse.

As a blogger and speaker, Sally encourages parents and grandparents to live victorious and to  tell the next generation wondrous things. Connect with her on several social media sites, but her favorite hangouts are at SallyMatheny.com and Pinterest.

Sally and her husband live in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains and are blessed with three children, two sons-in-law, and armfuls of grandbabies.