71 Pages

Condition:Hardback: Cover has few stains and little bit of foxing on first page but very minor. Book itself in very good condition-please images.

The prayers offer a blend of devotion, wit, and sincerity, with each animal expressing its own needs and desires. For example, the cat prays for a mouse, while the duck prays for water. 

Bernos de Gasztold began writing these poems during the German occupation of France during World War II and completed them while at a Benedictine Abbey, as noted by Biblioguides.

• It includes black-and-white illustrations by Jean Primrose.
•  Stunning illustrated edition of these timeless and well-loved poems. French poet de Gasztold wrote these poems in the 1940s at the Benedictine Abbaye de Saint Louis du Temple near Paris where she lived and worked under nuns’ care.