To Sleep with the Angels
The Vision
“Every night in your heart you fly to new adventures.”
This story transforms bedtime anxiety into an opportunity for magical exploration and inner courage. It teaches children that protection and adventure are accessible through imagination.
Therapeutic Guide
Core Utility: Establishes a powerful sense of secure attachment and protective presence during vulnerable sleep times.
Conversation Starters:
- What magical things would you do if you could fly tonight?
- What does your own angel look like, and how does she make you feel safe?
- If you found a snowy feather, what adventure do you think it came from?
About the Creators
About the Author
H. Elizabeth (Holly) Collins-Varni is a native of Minnesota who now lives in San Diego, California. Holding a B.A. in Cultural Anthropology and an M.A. in Human Development, her passions include writing, children and angels.
Visual Style
Mood: Ethereal, Luminous, Tender
Reviews & Awards
Editorial Praise
- “If you are looking for a sweet book on angels, this will fill the need. —School Library Journal”
Reader Favorites
- “It truly is a lovely book with nice illustrations and lovely repetitive sayings.”
— Verified Reader - “A really nice book to read to children at bedtime or any time. Illumination Arts publishes many great titles for children.”
— Verified Reader - “I purchased and returned this book for theological reasons. I so wanted to like it as it contains beautiful illustrations, but the end message is that a child soul's leaves it's body while they sleep to meet with angels.”
— Verified Reader - “I think you do not have to be particulary a believing christ to adore this book. This is a poem to the power of believe!”
— Verified Reader - “Its so wonderful and the illustrations are divine! Best of all my daughter just loves this book.”
— Verified Reader - “My daughter has had a fear recently of going to bed at night. This book has made a big improvement in her wanting to go to bed.”
— Verified Reader - “If your child is having trouble sleeping at night, reading this story to them will introduce them to their own angels and bring them comforting and pleasant dreams.”
— Verified Reader
The Vision
“Every night in your heart you fly to new adventures.”
This story transforms bedtime anxiety into an opportunity for magical exploration and inner courage. It teaches children that protection and adventure are accessible through imagination.
Therapeutic Guide
Core Utility: Establishes a powerful sense of secure attachment and protective presence during vulnerable sleep times.
Conversation Starters:
- What magical things would you do if you could fly tonight?
- What does your own angel look like, and how does she make you feel safe?
- If you found a snowy feather, what adventure do you think it came from?
About the Creators
About the Author
H. Elizabeth (Holly) Collins-Varni is a native of Minnesota who now lives in San Diego, California. Holding a B.A. in Cultural Anthropology and an M.A. in Human Development, her passions include writing, children and angels.
Visual Style
Mood: Ethereal, Luminous, Tender
Reviews & Awards
Editorial Praise
- “If you are looking for a sweet book on angels, this will fill the need. —School Library Journal”
Reader Favorites
- “It truly is a lovely book with nice illustrations and lovely repetitive sayings.”
— Verified Reader - “A really nice book to read to children at bedtime or any time. Illumination Arts publishes many great titles for children.”
— Verified Reader - “I purchased and returned this book for theological reasons. I so wanted to like it as it contains beautiful illustrations, but the end message is that a child soul's leaves it's body while they sleep to meet with angels.”
— Verified Reader - “I think you do not have to be particulary a believing christ to adore this book. This is a poem to the power of believe!”
— Verified Reader - “Its so wonderful and the illustrations are divine! Best of all my daughter just loves this book.”
— Verified Reader - “My daughter has had a fear recently of going to bed at night. This book has made a big improvement in her wanting to go to bed.”
— Verified Reader - “If your child is having trouble sleeping at night, reading this story to them will introduce them to their own angels and bring them comforting and pleasant dreams.”
— Verified Reader