Children’s Liturgy of the Word provides prayer leaders with everything they need to lead children in a prayerful celebration of the Word. Closely following the structure of the liturgy celebrated in the main assembly, this resource invites children to experience God’s presence in the liturgy.

"This book contains prayer for each day of the school year; it is organized for easy use, and is a great catechetical tool. These features help you deepen and enrich classroom prayer: ~a choice of brief or longer psalms, available on reproducible pages so each child can participate easily; ~scripture reading for each day, usually from the Lectionary, so the children are being formed by the liturgy of the Church; ~opening remarks, which orient children to the Scripture reading, explain difficult words, and introduce any saint celebrated that day; prayer services, suitable for classroom or large gatherings, which offer a fuller order of prayer for solemnities, feasts, and other special occasions; ~resource pages, which offer insights into how children pray and how to pray with them; ~commentary on each liturgical time, which explains its character and how to create conducive prayer environments for it; ~a feature called "Also on this day," indicates secular holidays and major observances of other religions.

Children's Liturgy of the Word provides liturgy preparation pages and liturgy guides for every Sunday and Holyday of Obligation from September 6, 2015, through August 28, 2016. Each liturgy guide includes words of dismissal for the presider, an opening and closing prayer, petitions for the Prayer of the Faithful, and the full text of an interactive homily/reflection that connects the Word to the life experiences of children.

This essential guide offers valuable insight into how leaders of children's Liturgy of the Word can best meet the developmental needs of children.