This book is a loving celebration of the real lives of children. It expresses a simple philosophy: We are never so happy and so fulfilled as when we celebrate and care for children.A Prayer for Children begins with a poem of the same name that has already touched millions. It has been read twice on Good Morning America, used in Ann Landers's column, and reprinted by more than two thousand schools and community groups nationwide. The poem ends: We pray for children/who want to be carried,/and for those who must./For those we never give up on,/and for those who don't get a chance./For those we smother,/and for those who will grab the hand of anybody/kind enough to offer.In the rest of the book, in delightful prose that contains the insight of a Dr. Spock and the humor of an Erma Bombeck, Hughs highlights the hilarity, wisdom, and humanity of children in a series of brief, beautifully rendered parables. There are riotously funny accounts of shopping for clothes with kids and trying to get the whole family to place an order at one time at McDonald's. There are beautiful, wistful, nostalgic tales of uncles who twisted your ears until they ached. And there are also heart-breaking stories - including a four-year-old neighbor facing leukemia.Touching, hilarious, and bursting with love, A Prayer for Children is a book to cherish. Read Less