Angels Among Us

by Leena Lane

Book Overview

Collection of bible stories about angels and their works. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802853218
• ISBN13: 9780802853219
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
• Length: 29 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 9.1" x 11.9"
• Age Range: 5 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 5

Customer Reviews

Childrens Books

"Angels Among Us" is on the United Methodist's Women reading list for 2009 and the book arrived promptly in perfect condition. I have given it to the church for our library so that everyone can read it.

A nice book about angels

The Bible contains many stories about angels and how they interacted with humans on earth, with over 300 references to these celestial beings. Angels Among Us, written by Leena Lane and illustrated by Elena Baboni, is a book with a selection of short stories about angels in the Bible. The book starts with the book of Genesis, where God sends an angel to guard the entrance to the Garden of Eden, after Adam and Eve have been barred from it. The last story is from the book of Acts and tells about how an angel came to Peter's prison cell to free him after King Herod had put him behind bars. Also included are stories about Jacob's ladder, Jesus' birth, and Daniel's ordeal in the lion's den and how angels played a part in each story. There are twelve stories in all. Each story references a passage in the Bible and that reference is given under the story's title. The stories, and their accompanying illustrations, fill each double-paged spread throughout the book. The illustrations, done with acrylics are expressive, depicting the action and emotions of the scenes. What I Like: I like having a book of short stories, each one dealing with a different story in the Bible about angels. I also like the fact that the specific Bible reference is given for each story. What I Dislike: Although the illustrations convey action and emotion, I don't really like them, as they are not very "life-life." The faces of the people and angels are too angular to appeal to me. Overall Rating: I give the book an overall rating of excellent, though, as the theme and content are excellent (despite my not personally liking the illustration style). Age Appeal: The author recommends a reading audience of 9-12 years. This age group should be able to easily read the stories by themselves. But, I think younger children would enjoy listening to the stories, if they were read aloud, even though they might not appreciate the artwork. Christine M. Irvin - Christian Children's Book Review

very pleased

very pleased....The book is now in my church library and has been read to the children.