Little Pillows, or Good-Night Thoughts for Little Ones

Thirty-one brief evening reflections, each a soft landing place for a child's mind at day's end. Frances Ridley Havergal offers not lessons but lullabies for the soul: a few verses of poetry, a simple prayer, a thought to carry into sleep. She renders abstract faith in images a child can grasp without condescension, the watchful eye of a loving God, the quiet closing of flowers, the bedside lamp lifted toward heaven. The simplicity is deliberate; Havergal believed children could hold profound spiritual truths. What emerges is a book that models how to end the day with gratitude rather than fear, trust rather than worry. It endures because the human need for comfort at bedtime hasn't changed in 150 years. Parents reading alongside little ones will find themselves unexpectedly moved. For anyone seeking quiet faith rendered in beauty rather than doctrine.