P.R.A.Y. Pals: When We Pray, What Do We Say?

“This lively, joy-filled book turns prayer from a mystery into an adventure for little hearts. It’s a wonderful tool to have on your shelf for encouraging your children in prayer.” - Laura Wifler, Author 

Excite children about talking to God! This fun, creative teaching tool introduces kids to the Lord’s prayer and inspires a rich prayer life through four lovable characters.

Centered around Jesus’ teaching on prayer, this resource uses the P.R.A.Y. method: praise, repent, ask, yield. Each of the unique characters (Poppy, Rainy, Airy and Yessy) teaches about one element of the method.

This imaginative storybook features:

• Engaging rhymes that capture kids’ attention
• Colorful, immersive illustrations
• Invitations to pause and pray together while you read
• The text of the Lord’s Prayer to help readers connect what they learn from each character to Jesus’ instructions for prayer

Children ages 3+ will glean loads of ideas about things they can pray in real life through the inspiration offered by each character.

To dig deeper into each element of prayer, explore the four follow-up books that focus on one P.R.A.Y. Pals character and element of prayer each.

Jonathan is a designer and writer with a love of theology and a heart for serving the church through technology, creativity and craft. He is author of the Pray Pals series and co-foundercofounder of Velora, a smart Bible app. Jonathan has served on church staffs, developed apps for notable ministries and designed cards for American Greetings, and by night he performs as a jazz pianist. He and his wife, Lauren, have three girls and are members of a PCA congregation near Cleveland, Ohio.

Christy Hooper is a wife, mother and grandmother, and the creator of the P.R.A.Y. Pal characters. As a graphic designer, illustrator and photographer, her work has appeared on many products and publications, including Focus on the Family and American Greetings. She has taught Bible School at her church over the years, where her passion is teaching young children about Jesus and prayer. She lives in Hudson, Ohio with her husband, Dave, and attends Christ Community Chapel.