Adriana's Angels

Goring, Ruth, Illustrated by: Erika Meza

ISBN 10: 1506418325 / ISBN 13: 9781506418322

Published by Sparkhouse Family, 2017

About this Item

Some rubbing & edgewear to book & DJ; overall clean & tight.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Adriana's Angels
• Publisher: Sparkhouse Family
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1506418325
• ISBN 13: 9781506418322
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Erika Meza
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: VG
• Dust Jacket Condition: VG
• Seller catalogs:
  • Children's

About this title

Synopsis

Two angels, Milagros (Miracles) and Alegria (Joy), wield their protective power surreptitiously and sometimes with a hint of humor, listening constantly for God's direction as they watch over a little girl named Adriana. Adriana and her family are forced to flee their home in Colombia and start a new life in Chicago. Throughout difficult times, big transitions, and the ordinary moments of childhood, Adriana's angels whisper messages of God's love and presence.

Adriana's Angels encourages faith, wonder, and compassion. Many children who read or hear this story will grow in empathy toward refugee and other immigrant peers. Their sense of God's attentive care will deepen, particularly as they witness the angels' ministry to Adriana while she sleeps. Children who have experienced trauma often relive it unconsciously at night which is why the Spirit's mysterious healing work in sleep is so important.

This book is available in Spanish as Los ángeles de Adriana.

The Spanish version is a 2017 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards winner--a contest intended to bring increased recognition to exemplary children's books and their creators, and to support childhood literacy and life-long reading.

About the Author

Ruth Goring is a poet, visual artist, and book editor who grew up in Colombia. Her first picture book was Adriana's Angels (Sparkhouse Family), published in Spanish as Los angeles de Adriana, which won a silver Moonbeam Award.

Other publications include two books of poetry, Soap Is Political (Glass Lyre) and Yellow Doors (WordFarm), and several Bible study guides, including Heart Renewal (WaterBrook) and Singleness (InterVarsity Press). Ruth is a senior manuscript editor at University of Chicago Press and teaches in the Graham School's editing certificate program.