Give Us This Day

by Tasha Tudor

A picture book presents the text of the most widely known version of the Lord's Prayer, with lush illustrations and brief commentary on the prayer's origins and different versions. Reprint.

Genres: Picture Books, Christian, Childrens, Religion, Art

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1987

About the author

Tasha Tudor was an American illustrator and author of children's books.

Reviews

[Melody Schwarting · Rating 5 out of 5]

What do I love more: Tudor's wonderful visual interpretations of this ancient prayer, or the corgyn on every page? (I love them both so much.) The one odd choice is "deliver us from evil," in which a little girl clutches her corgi in a nuclear wasteland, complete with mushroom cloud. Tudor published this book just two years before the fall of the iron curtain. I would have found that page frightening as a child and it doesn't exactly represent deliverance from evil to me. Yet, overall, the effect is splendid, and this is a wonderful way to introduce littles to the Tyndale/1549 BCP version of the prayer (trespasses instead of debts).

[Luisa Knight · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lovely illustrations to go with a wonderful portion of Scripture.

Ages: 3+

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[CrystalIsReading on StoryGraph · Rating 4 out of 5]

A short but sweet artistic rendering of William Tyndale's translation of the Lord's Prayer. The artwork, despite being specific to a time, place, and culture, reflects the message of the prayer well. This book even includes, for "But deliver us from evil", the only dark/ ugly work I've ever seen by Tasha Tudor. It was chillingly appropriate, dark, and scary. The rest of the artwork, however, is Tudor's usual innocent, charmingly old-fashioned art. Overall, this is a charming way to work through the Lord's Prayer with a child, or a simple brief devotional/ meditation for an adult, even. Beautiful work.

[Nissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another beautiful book illustrated by Tasha Tudor. This is my favourite way to introduce the Lord's Prayer to little ones.

In years to come, they'll remember the images in this book every time they recite "Our Father..." A classic.

[Mckinley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nicely done. Fun to look at illustrations.