Ladder of Angels: Scenes from the Bible Illustrated by Children of the World [Hardcover]

Madeleine L'Engle (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1979

Presents stories and scenes from the Old Testament rewritten by the author and accompanied by children's paintings.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Seabury Press (December 1979)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0816404437
• ISBN-13: 978-0816404438
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 9.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,378,924 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."

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4.0 out of 5 stars visual and poetic theology, January 13, 2009

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R. Stander "axisofaccess.blogspot.com" (Grand Forks, ND) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ladder of Angels: Stories from the Bible Illustrated by Children of the World (Paperback)

I must say at the outset that I love Madeleine L'engle for many reasons but chiefly, inspires me as both an artist and theologian. Here is a short collection of her meditations on Old Testament stories accompanied by children's illustrations of the story chosen from an international competition. It is indeed a treasure of theological insight from both elder and child. It is as the cover says, "The result is a delight for the eye and an inspired reminder of the glory and struggle of God's people." If I had children, I can imagine using this book to inspire them to create their own images of biblical narratives.