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Bless the Lord

Bless the Lord

Illustrated by Eileen Ryan Ewen

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Winner of the CMA 2024 Book Award for Children's Book: Non-Reader (2nd Place)

Winner of the ACP 2024 Excellence in Publishing Award for Children's Books: Picture Books (3rd Place)

Introduce children to the beauty of praying Scripture through this song featured in the ancient Liturgy of the Hours. The charming illustrations will help young children engage in worship and encounter the goodness of God’s creation, which calls us all to bless the Lord!     

This colorful board book for babies and toddlers features the Canticle of the Three Children found in the book of Daniel (3:57–88, 56) and welcomes the youngest members of the family to join in prayer at home or at church.

Details

Publisher: Word on Fire Votive
ISBN: 978-1-68578-986-2
Binding: Board Book
Page count: 26
Dimensions: 10 x 8 (in)
Thickness: 0.6 (in)
Language: English
Release date: Nov 01, 2023
Age Range: 1 - 5

About the Author

Eileen Ryan Ewen

Eileen Ryan Ewen is a freelance artist with a background in Fine Art and Creative Writing. She uses traditional mediums such as watercolor, ink, and gouache to make characters and worlds come to life on paper. Eileen has had the privilege of illustrating many picture books that range from whimsical fiction to historical nonfiction. She lives and works in Cleveland Heights, OH, with her husband, four children, and three cats.

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  • We do accept international returns, but we are unable to generate return labels for international shipments. 

 

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  • Once an order has shipped, we are unable to cancel it.

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For non-damaged, standard returns:

Our products may be returned if they were purchased within the last 90 days, are unused, and are still in their original packaging. Original shipping costs are already collected by the shipper, and therefore the original shipping costs are not refundable.

We will provide a pre-paid return label to you. The maximum shipping cost covered will be $20. If the return shipping costs in excess of $20 to ship it to us, that will be deducted from the refund amount. (Meaning, if one orders 30 bibles and changes their mind after receiving them, it would not be good stewarding of our donor-provided funds for the ministry to cover that return shipment.)


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  • Bulk books (evangelization pricing): Books sold in pre-boxed quantities are evangelistic in nature and priced as low as possible, and we cover the original shipping cost. For that reason, we are unable to cover return shipping costs for bulk books. If you choose to return a bulk book, return shipping will be the customer’s responsibility in that case.
  • Seasonal titles (including Advent and Lenten Gospel Reflections): Seasonal titles are final sale and are not eligible for returns or refunds.


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For damages to the item that are significant in nature, such as missing pages, large gashes in the cover, major creases in the cover, or dents, etc, please email us at sales@wordonfire.org for a no-cost replacement. For minor damages, like a nick or otherwise tiny blemish, or a slightly bent inward corner, or a slightly flaked embossing, these returns may be accepted but the return shipping will not be covered in order to be good stewards of the donor provided funds that make our non-profit ministry possible. For items that are shipped in protective packaging, such as the Leather Bible, note that the outer box is meant to absorb damage in shipping, and the box should not be considered the product itself, and the box is not replaceable.

 

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Please email us to set up your return at sales@wordonfire.org. 

Your order record will be retrieved by the system based on the email address you used to make the purchase. For this reason, please have the email address or the order number (example: Q######) handy when beginning the return process. We are able to accept international returns, but we are unable to generate return shipping labels from countries outside the United States.  

 

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About the Illustrator

Eileen Ryan Ewen is a freelance artist with a background in Fine Art and Creative Writing. She uses traditional mediums such as watercolor, ink, and gouache to make characters and worlds come to life on paper. Eileen has had the privilege of illustrating many picture books that range from whimsical fiction to historical nonfiction. She lives and works in Cleveland Heights, OH, with her husband, four children, and three cats.

What People are Saying

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“This book will awaken the interest of and bless both the children to whom it is read and the adults who read and explain it to their children. For the first, it will be a charming and engaging introduction to biblical prayer; for the second, it will be welcome to read to their children a book with rich biblical content—and is likely to stir their own interest in biblical prayer.”

— Timothy M. Gallagher, OMV, author of A Layman’s Guide to the Liturgy of the Hours

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“We are always looking for ways to incorporate prayer into our daily living, and this book is a great way to engage our kids and to teach them one of the oldest and most beautiful canticles in our Church. Our kids love this canticle, and the beautiful imagery in these pages will deepen their prayer and certainly take root in their hearts forever. It’s also a great entry point for the Liturgy of the Hours!”

— Rachel Bulman, editor of With All Her Mind: A Call to the Intellectual Life

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“Bless the Lord is a delightful rendition of a timeless prayer. This whimsically illustrated tour of God’s creation will enthrall children for many bedtimes to come.”

— Alexi Sargeant, author of Saintly Creatures: 14 Tales of Animals and Their Holy Companions

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“Bless the Lord offers even the smallest of children a glimpse into what it means to see the world with Catholic eyes, recognizing that every thing and being in this world is loved by God and was made by him to reflect his glory. I can’t wait to share this sweet book, with its charming illustrations, with my own toddlers.”

— Emily Stimpson Chapman, author of Mary, Mother of All

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“With incredible artwork, inspiring Scripture, and marvelous design, Bless the Lord by Eileen Ryan Ewen sets the standard for what a board book should be: memorable, interactive, and beautiful. Join your little ones in blessing the Lord!”

— Paul Rose, creator of Sing the Hours

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