Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #48379 in Books
• Published on: 2003-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 24 pages

Customer Reviews

Helped My Family During a Difficult Time
When my youngest daughter was born prematurely and died, my older children were having a difficult time understanding what was going on. When the book arrived, my oldest daughter read it immediately about 3 or 4 times. And then I read it to the younger daughter. She wanted me to read it to her over and over again so that she could memorize what each page said and then "read" it to herself.

The illustrations are lovely. I especially like how the angel is with the family on every page. I like to think that my deceased daughter is with our family, watching over it. It is also well written for children.

Great book for a sad time.
I'm not much for angels and have taken very little solace in the "your baby is an angel now" way of thinking since I just don't believe that's what happens. However, I do believe that my baby is with Jesus. I was unsure of this book because of the title, but it turned out to be the perfect little picture book for us. The baby is pictured with wings and called an angel, but my kids took it to mean that our baby, Hazel, is in heaven with Jesus. This book is short, probably best for young (2-6) children. Another reviewer mentioned she didn't like the book because it ended on a sad note "I think a baby would have been more fun" with sad faces all around. But you know what? Having a child born still is sad all around. I'm sad, my husband's sad, my other children are sad. If the book had ended on a "happily ever after" note, I would have disregarded it. My children are sad. They relate to this little boy, who still has fun playing with his toys and going for walks, but also is also sad, sad, sad.

Very helpful for small children
I bought this book after our son passed at 24 weeks and was stillborn. This book helped our five year old better understand that although his little brother is not physcially with us but always in our hearts. I could not finish reading the book initally w/o crying but my husband finished it for our little one. The ending is sad but it's fine because you always expected happy ending but it doesn't always happen that way. I can relate to the ending because I know my son is in a better place w/o pain but if I had it my way he would be home instead.