'' The Little Chapel That Stood '' is a 2003 children 's picture book with verses by A. B. Curtiss and pictures by Mirto Golino . It tells the story of the September 11 attacks by focusing on St. Paul 's Chapel , a historic chapel which is located less than from the destroyed Twin Towers ; the chapel survived intact and became a haven for rescue workers in the days after the attacks . The book 's cover features a watercolor painting by Mirto Golino that depicts the chapel surrounded by high rises in Manhattan in 2001 . The title is a nod to the children 's classic '' The Little Engine that Could ''
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The Little Chapel That Stood