Dance in the Desert [Hardcover]

Madeleine L'Engle (Author), Symeon Shimin (Illustrator)

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux; First edition, third printing. edition (1982)
• ASIN: B000LPF9JG
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #665,513 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Madeleine L'Engle, the popular author of many books for children and adults, has interspersed her writing and teaching career with raising three children, maintaining an apartment in New York and a farmhouse of charming confusion which is called "Crosswicks."

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

29 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a great book for children and adult alike., December 20, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Dance in the Desert (Paperback)

This book depicts a special night in the desert, when all the beasts danced and bowed before the Christ child. I love to read this story to my kids at Christmas. The pictures are the best.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful on many levels, October 2, 2000

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S. Schieber (McMinnville, OR United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dance in the Desert (Hardcover)

The story is wonderful, it had to spring from the mind of Madeleine L'Engle. It is both solid in Faith, and magical, with creatures like dragons and unicorns. It gives a unique glimpse of Christ as a child, both innocent and powerful, dancing with the wild, dangerous creatures of the desert on a moonlit night. We gave out several copies at Christmas, and it was well-received by all.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I can't wait to read this one to my nephews..., November 23, 2001

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Just-a-girl "abc-survivors.net" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dance in the Desert (Hardcover)

What makes a great children's book? It's that combination of words and pictures, action and magic, that you find in this desert story. This is such a creative and surprising tale. It starts out scary - describing all the things in the dessert at night that prowl and sneak. And then all of those creatures come to a group of travelers, one by one, and dance with a little boy. I cannot recommend this book more highly. Each page is a new adventure with a new animal, and it's the perfect length to keep your child interested.