Product Description

"A beautifully illustrated story . . . subtle, poetic, and imaginatively conceived."--Booklist. Full color.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #596406 in Books
• Published on: 1988-04
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback

Review
"First a lion, then a band of mice, eagles, a unicorn, even a dragon, and all the other perilous desert animals come to dance for the pleasure of a little boy journeying with his parents across the desert to Egypt." --School Library Journal
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Customer Reviews

This is a great book for children and adult alike.
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.

Beautiful on many levels
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.

I can't wait to read this one to my nephews...

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.