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Dance in the Desert

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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.

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.

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.

I grew up loving this wonderful book that originally came out in the 60's. It is the one book I remember so clearly. I lost it some years back and it looks like they finally reprinted it! You will love it...I promise!

This book is one of my favorites of all time. As usual, Madeleine L'Engle manages to capture the magnificance of our Creator in the most powerful and thought provoking ways. I love this book so much that I brought it to life on our stage two years ago through storytelling and dance. It was a huge success. Everyone from 2-100 can relate to this story.

Sadly, I see that it is not longer in print and I just cannot understand why...

This is a real treasure of a book. It is the Christmas Story told in a whole different way! L'Engle writes one of her best here!