An Angel to Watch Over Me: True Stories of Children's Encounters with Angels

by Joan Wester Anderson

Perhaps because children have not yet learned to disbelieve what their eyes, ears, and hearts tell them, they seem to have a special closeness with angels. After the publication of Joan Wester Anderson's New York Times bestseller WHERE ANGELS WALK, people urged her to write a book entirely about children's experiences with angels -- and sent along their own personal narratives as witness to these miraculous visitations.
AN ANGEL TO WATCH OVER ME is the a wonderful collection of stories that documents and describes the extraordinary encounters between children and celestial visions. There's the grandmotherly angel who consoles an ailing girl in a hospital emergency room, and the angel who helps a Texas boy lose his fear of thunderstorms. There are angels who combat darkness, bring glad tidings, and offer comfort. For those who read this wondrous book, angels become a warm and loving presence in everyday life, a blessed part of being.

Genres: Angels, Spirituality, Religion, Nonfiction

139 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1994

About the author

See also: Joan Anderson

Author and lecturer Joan Wester Anderson was born in Evanston, Illinois. She began her writing career in 1973 with a series of family humor articles for local newspapers and Catholic publications, and was a monthly columnist for two national magazines during the 1980s. She has published more than one thousand articles and short stories in a variety of publications, including Woman’s Day, Modern Bride, Virtue, Reader’s Digest, and the New York Times Syndicate.

Reviews

[Tracie Hall]

Overall, very sweet and inspiring.
I take issue, however, with a (hypocritical?) admonition, after a story where praying for protection from unevolved Spirits was required, that "delving in the occult" invites unevolved spirits. There are many sensitive people who are attuned to that world and it is not involvement, but attitude and intention that matter. To my way of thinking, of COURSE there is more to the Universe than what we can register with our 5 senses. And for those sensitive people, involvement is natural. The only difference between being "interested in the occult" and "being open to Angels", is the nomenclature. Referring to the gentle well-intentioned Spirits as "Angels" doesn't disassociate one from the class of "people interested in the occult". What IS important in avoiding attracting unevolved spirits is entering any communication or attempt at it with love, respect, good will, and good intentions.

[Vickie]

Very nice book.

[Ryan Hillis]

A fantastic book true stories of Children's encounters with Angels.

[Karyn Yager]

This was a beautiful little book to share with children regarding angels. Intermixed with the stories are little snippets explaining what angels are and how they help us. The author also tackles some difficult questions, such as why an angel would help one person, but not another. The stories go from the miraculous encounter to simple feeling a divine inspiration.

[Kelly]

My grandparents gave this to me when I was very, very young. The stories are lovely and wonderful to read to children.

[SouthWestZippy]

Very inspiring book.

[Jacqueline115]

I've always been a believer of angels. An easy read about children's true encounter with angels