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A Thousand Years of Good Prayers is the debut short story collection by Yiyun Li. It is the author's first book of fiction. Two of the stories were adapted into films: the title story and The Princess of Nebraska, both directed by Wayne Wang.
A version of the Serenity prayer appearing on an Alcoholics Anonymous medallion (date unknown).. The Serenity Prayer is an invocation by the petitioner for wisdom to understand the difference between circumstances ("things") that can and cannot be changed, asking courage to take action in the case of the former, and serenity to accept in the case of the latter.
"Matthew, Mark, Luke and John", also known as the "Black Paternoster", is an English children's bedtime prayer and nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 1704. It may have origins in ancient Babylonian prayers and was being used in a Christian version in late Medieval Germany. The earliest extant version in English can be traced ...
A Christian child's prayer is Christian prayer recited primarily by children that is typically short, rhyming, or has a memorable tune. It is usually said before bedtime, to give thanks for a meal, or as a nursery rhyme. Many of these prayers are either quotes from the Bible, or set traditional texts.
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories (also known as Bedtime Stories) is a 1992 American live-action/animated anthology television series that originally aired on Showtime.The series, hosted by Duvall, was a showcase of short animated adaptations of children's books with narration provided by celebrity guests.
The term "bedtime story" was coined by Louise Chandler Moulton in her 1873 book, Bed-time Stories.The "ritual of an adult reading out loud to a child at bedtime formed mainly in the second half of the nineteenth century and achieved prominence in the early twentieth century in tandem with the rising belief that soothing rituals were necessary for children at the end of the day.
Care Bears: Book of Favorite Bedtime Stories: Various: February 1984: Tom Cooke: 0-910313-20-2: The Baby Hugs Bear and Baby Tugs Bear Alphabet Book: Phyllis Fair Cowell: October 1984: Tom Cooke: 0-910313-72-5: The Baby Hugs Bear and Baby Tugs Bear Counting Book: Dorothy F. Haas: October 1984: Tom Cooke: 0-910313-71-7: The Baby Hugs Bear and ...
Say Goodnight to Illiteracy is a children's bedtime storybook series, published annually by Half Price Books through their publishing entity Hackberry Press. [1] [2] All proceeds from the sales of the book are donated by Half Price Books to literacy organizations across the nation such as Reach Out and Read.