Synopses & Reviews
The Lord's Prayer
, taught by Jesus Christ to his disciples, has been an enduring source of faith and inspiration. Heidi Holder gathers together all of God's creatures--the tiniest insect and the most delicate butterfly, the goldfinch and the salmon-crested cockatoo, the gentle deer and the powerful leopard--to illuminate the promise of the prayer and to celebrate the beauty of the world God created.
Ms. Holder's extraordinary paintings accompany the text of the Lord's Prayer as it appears in the 1928 edition of the Book of Common Prayer. Her detailed notes on the illustrations, included at the back, explain the traditional or personal significance of some of the plants and animals she has chosen to portray.
Synopsis
The short text of the Lord's Prayer (which begins, "Our Father who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name. . . . ") is beautifully illuminated here by Heidi Holder in the manner of a medieval manuscript. The artwork accompanying each phrase is lushly detailed, with meticulous renderings of animals, birds, and insects; traditional religious symbols; and picturesque scenes of gardens, wildlands, and distant castles. Children will delight in discovering the various interactions between the creatures and the miniature drawings that surround each page.
Synopsis
The short text of the Lord's Prayer is beautifully illuminated by Heidi Holder in the manner of a medieval manuscript.
About the Author
Heidi Holder is a self-taught artist whose first illustrations appeared in Aesop's Fables in 1981, an ALA Notable Book. She has had a lifelong love of animals, and began illustrating them purely for her own enjoyment. She lives in New York City. Other books by Heidi Holder The Mousewife by Rumor Godden (1982) Aesop's Fables (1981) ALA Notable Book Crows: An Old Rhyme (1987) "Holder has fashioned a book of richness, beauty, and charm . Working in a style reminiscent of the old masters, [she] has filled her illustrations with symbols culled from literature and folklore." -School Library Journal Carmine the Crow (1992) An American Bookseller Pick of the List "Breathtakingly beautiful." -Publishers Weekly "Meticulous artwork. Holder is one of our finest illustrators." -Booklist