Angels Watching Over Me

Adapted by Julia Durango

Illustrations: Elisa Kleven 

Year: 2007

Publisher: Simon and Schuster, New York

Age: 4 – 8 years

No. of Pages: 32 

Book Type: Picture Book, Poetry

ISBN:  978 0 68986 252 6

This book finds inspiration from the well-loved spiritual Angels Watching Over Me. The text is essentially the song expanded with additional verses to weave a soothing blanket of comfort and reassurance for little ones.

It is a beautiful song. :-)

Excerpt

All night, all day angels watching over me.

Day begins, dawn breaks anew.

Sun wakes up, I wake up too.

Christmas at the Toy Museum

Author and Illustrator: David Lucas

For Ages: 6 and above

No. of Pages: 28

Publisher: Walker Books, London

Year: 2011

ISBN: 978-0-76365-868-7

This is, in every sense of the word, a picture book with painting-quality illustrations that stretch from corner to corner.

This story reinforces the glorious message of Christmas through a fairytale of toys in a museum on Christmas Eve. They rush in anticipation to the tree only to find no presents for any of them. That is, until Bunting, a woolly cat, has an idea that ensures every toy gets a present.

Excerpt

High above, the angel smiled.

She had known this would happen, of course.

She spread her shining wings and flew down from the top of the tree.

The toys gasped.

“Happy Christmas!” she said and handed Bunting a golden box tied with a golden ribbon.