S. B. Shaw's 'Children's Book of Touching Incidents and Remarkable Answers to Prayer' is a heartwarming collection of true stories focusing on the pure faith of children and the miraculous responses to their prayers. Written in a simple yet engaging style, the book presents a series of vignettes that inspire readers to reexamine their own beliefs and experiences with spirituality. Shaw's work falls within the genre of spiritual literature, offering a unique perspective on the power of faith in everyday life. The anecdotes within the book are sure to resonate with readers of all ages, providing a sense of wonder and hope in the face of life's challenges. Shaw's approach to storytelling is both tender and thought-provoking, inviting readers to reflect on the mysterious workings of divine intervention in the lives of children and adults alike. The author's deep understanding of the human experience and the complexities of faith shine through in this touching collection, making it a must-read for anyone seeking solace and inspiration in the power of prayer.

This book is a study of children, their books and their reading experiences in late sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Britain. It argues for the importance of reading to early modern childhood and of childhood to early modern reading cultures by drawing together the fields of childhood studies, early modern literature and the history of reading. Analysing literary representations of children as readers in a range of genres (including ABCs, prayer books, religious narratives, romance, anthologies, school books, drama, translations and autobiography) alongside evidence of the reading experiences of those defined as children in the period, it explores the production of different categories of child readers. Focusing on the ‘good child’ reader, the youth as consumer, ways of reading as a boy and as a girl, and the retrospective recollection of childhood reading, it sheds new light on the ways in which childhood and reading were understood and experienced in the period.