Chil­dren’s

Angels for Dreamtime

Rab­bi Geela Rayzel Raphael; Susan Cath­cart & Mar­i­lyn Kane, illus.
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By – February 14, 2018

Angels for Dream­time by Rab­bi Geela Rayzel Raphael; Susan Cath­cart & Mar­i­lyn Kane, illus. | Jew­ish Book Coun­cil

Here is a beau­ti­ful­ly illus­trat­ed book to share with chil­dren who have a spir­i­tu­al yearn­ing and are in need of com­fort and secu­ri­ty. Mom reas­sures young Amy that angels will care for her, and teach­es her about the angels who appear through­out the tra­di­tion­al Jew­ish sources. She assures Amy that she, too, can be an angel when she helps oth­ers who are in need. Mom also teach­es Amy about the Shechi­nah, the Divine Pres­ence, and they sing bed­time prayers about the angels who sur­round Amy through­out the night and guard her as she sleeps.

This warm­ly reas­sur­ing book is illus­trat­ed with beau­ti­ful­ly drawn and rich­ly col­ored orig­i­nal art that enhances the text and deep­ens its dream­like qual­i­ty. The author includes chil­dren’s bed­time prayers of many reli­gions, and a per­son­al note about her own search for the angels who have enhanced her life.

Rec­om­mend­ed for ages 5 to 12.

Michal Hoschan­der Malen is the edi­tor of Jew­ish Book Coun­cil’s young adult and children’s book reviews. A for­mer librar­i­an, she has lec­tured on top­ics relat­ing to lit­er­a­cy, run book clubs, and loves to read aloud to her grandchildren.

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