Everyone has experienced it at least once: the fear of falling asleep. This is also true for the child in this book. Even though the mother sings the song of the fourteen angels every evening, the child is still afraid of the long black night. The same goes for the man: no milk with honey, not even his wife's hand, can help him find sleep. When the two sleepless individuals meet, they discover: "When two are afraid together, the fear becomes smaller." For those whom no song soothes, no story comforts, and who simply cannot fall asleep, the poems about the angels of the night in this wonderfully illustrated children's book offer help.