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What Happens When I Talk to God?: The Power of Prayer for Boys and Girls
Stormie encourages children to develop the life-changing practices of talking to God every day and explains prayer in easy-to-understand ways. With examples taken directly from the lives of young boys and girls, she helps kids get to know God, thank Him for His love and care, and ask for His help in tough times. Stormie also touches upon forgiveness, the power of praying with others, and having a relationship with Jesus as she assures children that their prayers do make a difference.
32 pages, Hardcover
First published June 1, 2007
About the author
Stormie Omartian
437 books1,668 followersStormie Omartian is an award-winning bestselling author and speaker who personally connects with readers and listeners by sharing her experiences and illustrating how God transforms lives when we learn to trust in Him.
The strength and transparency of Stormie’s message has driven her books to the top of the bestsellers list. More than 26 million copies have been sold worldwide of her "Power of Praying Series," including "The Power Of Praying For Your Adult Children," "The Power Of A Praying Wife," "The Power Of A Praying Husband," "The Power Of A Praying Woman," "The Power Of A Praying Parent," "The Power Of A Praying Teen," and "The Prayer That Changes Everything."
Her latest books are her recently updated and re-released bestsellers: "Power of a Prayer Wife," "Power of a Praying Woman," "Power of a Praying Parent," "Power of Praying for Your Adult Children," and "Power of a Praying Husband."
In May 2002, "The Power Of A Praying Wife" broke a 21-year industry record by claiming the top spot on the Christian Booksellers bestsellers list for 27 consecutive months. From 2001 to 2003, for an unprecedented three years in a row, it was named a finalist for The Charles “Kip” Jordon Christian Book of the Year Award. It has been on the bestsellers list continually for over ten years. It was replaced as number one by "The Power Of A Praying Husband," which was honored in 2002 with a Gold Medallion Award. "The Power Of A Praying Parent" has been on the bestsellers list for years. In September of 2002, her prayer series astonishingly held the top four spots on the bestsellers list:
Among other of Stormie’s bestselling books are her autobiography, "Stormie," plus "Just Enough Light For The Step I’m On," "Lord I Want To Be Whole," and "Praying God's Will For Your Life." Michael and Stormie have been married for 40 years and have two married children.
If you have any questions for Stormie, please send them her way on her Facebook page, the link is below.
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https://www.facebook.com/stormieomart...
https://twitter.com/StormieOmartian
The strength and transparency of Stormie’s message has driven her books to the top of the bestsellers list. More than 26 million copies have been sold worldwide of her "Power of Praying Series," including "The Power Of Praying For Your Adult Children," "The Power Of A Praying Wife," "The Power Of A Praying Husband," "The Power Of A Praying Woman," "The Power Of A Praying Parent," "The Power Of A Praying Teen," and "The Prayer That Changes Everything."
Her latest books are her recently updated and re-released bestsellers: "Power of a Prayer Wife," "Power of a Praying Woman," "Power of a Praying Parent," "Power of Praying for Your Adult Children," and "Power of a Praying Husband."
In May 2002, "The Power Of A Praying Wife" broke a 21-year industry record by claiming the top spot on the Christian Booksellers bestsellers list for 27 consecutive months. From 2001 to 2003, for an unprecedented three years in a row, it was named a finalist for The Charles “Kip” Jordon Christian Book of the Year Award. It has been on the bestsellers list continually for over ten years. It was replaced as number one by "The Power Of A Praying Husband," which was honored in 2002 with a Gold Medallion Award. "The Power Of A Praying Parent" has been on the bestsellers list for years. In September of 2002, her prayer series astonishingly held the top four spots on the bestsellers list:
1. "Praying Wife"
2. "Praying Woman"
3. "Praying Parent"
4. "Praying Husband"
Among other of Stormie’s bestselling books are her autobiography, "Stormie," plus "Just Enough Light For The Step I’m On," "Lord I Want To Be Whole," and "Praying God's Will For Your Life." Michael and Stormie have been married for 40 years and have two married children.
If you have any questions for Stormie, please send them her way on her Facebook page, the link is below.
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https://www.facebook.com/stormieomart...
https://twitter.com/StormieOmartian
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March 27, 2022
I had forgotten that I read this book with my teens when they were much younger! Excellent enlightening book.
August 8, 2016
An introduction to prayer for children that provides examples of what to talk to God about, answers questions about how and where you can pray, and clarifies common misconceptions about prayer.
This started off just ok. It talks about various ideas of what you can talk to God about, but then it got into clarifying a lot of misconceptions and questions that kids have about prayer and I thought that part of the book was excellent. I'm not thrilled about the font choices for the text. I don't see why they chose to emphasize half of the text in a different font, it just made it a little harder to read. The illustrations were good for the target audience though.
This started off just ok. It talks about various ideas of what you can talk to God about, but then it got into clarifying a lot of misconceptions and questions that kids have about prayer and I thought that part of the book was excellent. I'm not thrilled about the font choices for the text. I don't see why they chose to emphasize half of the text in a different font, it just made it a little harder to read. The illustrations were good for the target audience though.
January 17, 2018
Read this to my one month old and prayed with her after. Mentions many of the things we can pray and be thankful for. Longer read, but simple words for young readers.
September 13, 2014
This book was good and bad. It had really simple language and a very concrete overview of prayer for little kids to understand. That said, there was also needless Christian doctrine sprinkled throughout. I noticed other people reviewing this felt it was a little heavy handed too. You might enjoy What Is God?.
February 11, 2009
I got this for my kids to help lay the foundation of a relationship with God. I skip some pages because I don't want to indoctrinate my kids before they can think critically about it, but I like this book still. I will wait until they are in grade school to really read it to them, but I leave it on their bookshelf so they can choose it when they want.
June 26, 2014
This was horrifying... What decent human would buy this for a child?! Talk about brainwashing them early...
FYI: I read it out of curiosity because it showed up in donations for a garage sale I'm helping set up.
FYI: I read it out of curiosity because it showed up in donations for a garage sale I'm helping set up.
January 17, 2014
Great discussion for helping 4+ year olds understand why we pray.
January 5, 2021
2.5 stars [Children's]
(W: 2.5, U: 2.75, T: 2.5)
Exact rating: 2.58
A decent Children's book to read with, or give to, a child who has already made a decision of faith in Christ. Generic, like most of Omartian's work, its utility is slightly above average in the area of Christian praxis (prayer). Theological ambiguity is of course easily achieved within Children's prose. One page is on Jesus, the Bible is mentioned, and Omartian does provide a caveat against God giving us whatever we ask for. A decent element of gratitude in prayer.
(W: 2.5, U: 2.75, T: 2.5)
Exact rating: 2.58
A decent Children's book to read with, or give to, a child who has already made a decision of faith in Christ. Generic, like most of Omartian's work, its utility is slightly above average in the area of Christian praxis (prayer). Theological ambiguity is of course easily achieved within Children's prose. One page is on Jesus, the Bible is mentioned, and Omartian does provide a caveat against God giving us whatever we ask for. A decent element of gratitude in prayer.
January 1, 2018
This book puts way more emphasis on praying then on also listening for God's response to our thanks, prayers and requests. Of course we are definitely supposed to pray all the time, but we also need to listen for God's voice, for Him to talk back to us.
April 16, 2020
Awesome way to teach kids about prayer!
The book talks about the many different aspects of prayer but all in simply ways for Kids to understand! It’s such a great tool! I strongly recommend it.
The book talks about the many different aspects of prayer but all in simply ways for Kids to understand! It’s such a great tool! I strongly recommend it.
May 21, 2018
I think this is a great book for children who have questions about prayer.
November 19, 2018
This book is a must read whenever you want to know and understand what prayer does. It’s a way to get connected spiritually with whoever you call God.
September 12, 2023
I really liked it but not the picture in the bathtub.
January 17, 2024
A simple book but very biblical. I don't think I spotted anything unbiblical in this short book.
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April 11, 2026
Overall very good. It's extremely wordy though for young kids, and the art style isn't my personal favorite. Also very weird that there's a corded phone but maybe this book was written a while ago.
reread: this book is soooo unnecessarily long it's impossible not to tune out
reread: this book is soooo unnecessarily long it's impossible not to tune out
December 5, 2020
The illustrator of this book isn't Christian and does NOT believe in God. Exploitin faith and family for profit through children is horrrible.
January 12, 2018
This is a book about prayer for boys and girls. It does a wonderful job of putting prayer into words that don’t seem confusing, scary, or intimidating to young ones. It is a basic, yet deep, way of understanding prayer for children.
I wish I had read this book when I was younger! It does such a great job at showing what prayer is and what to pray for in general. I wouldn’t use this in a public school classroom setting because I would probably get fired, but using this in a Sunday school class would be amazing!
I wish I had read this book when I was younger! It does such a great job at showing what prayer is and what to pray for in general. I wouldn’t use this in a public school classroom setting because I would probably get fired, but using this in a Sunday school class would be amazing!
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