Did you know that angels of all kinds are everywhere? Some are big, some are tiny. They're all so bright and very shiny." This lyrical, breezy, and nondenominational picture book introduces children and adults to a magical place which radiates warmth, love, and caring throughout its colorful and delicate pages. With its rich paintings, readers are transported through many colorful scenes, places and seasons to see how angels work behind the scenes, weaving their graces throughout the world. Through Angels, readers can experience a world of gentle wonder, beauty, and comfort that makes this a perfect bedtime story. Angels, angels, always near, protecting you, my special dear!"

 

This book was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Midwest Book Award.

There are 28 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2014 by World Wisdom Books .

Alexis York Lumbard is the author of the award-winning book, The Conference of the Birds (illustrated by Demi). Her second book, Angels (illustrated by Flavia Weedn) was released in Fall 2013. A busy mother of three daughters, she was motivated to write by her children, and the desire to create high quality stories to inspire young hearts and minds. She lives in Natick, MA. Alireza Sadeghian is an award-winning children's book illustrator and professional artist. In addition to his design and illustration work, he has also taught art to young children. His first book to be published in the US was the critically acclaimed The Knight, the Princess & the Magic Rock (Wisdom Tales, 2012). He lives in Isfahan, Iran with his wife and two children. Alexis York Lumbard is a storyteller and children's book author, who is currently working on three children's books which are all scheduled for publication. Her first book, The Conference of the Birds (illustrated by Demi) was released in 2012 to much critical acclaim. Having noticed a lamentable absence of high quality books of spiritual substance for the earliest of readers, she began writing her own stories since becoming a mother in 2005. With a B. A. in Religious Studies from George Washington University, it is her sincere hope to bring the wisdom and beauty of the world's religions to the eager and gifted minds of young children. Alexis, her husband, and three children live in Newton, MA. Flavia Weedn is a prolific award-winning artist and illustrator. She has written and illustrated 17 books, including 10 for children's , and her lines of greeting cards, translated into many different languages, are sent by over 18 million people each year. Flavia's original paintings can be found in the Smithsonian Institute archives, the AT&T Collection. She has received editorial coverage in Newsweek, People, Glamour, The Wall Street Journal, and TheLos Angeles Times. Her books have been included in the National Literacy Campaign. Flavia lives in Santa Barbara, CA with her adult son.