Going through the books in the house ostensibly to clear a lot out especially since I picked up too many at the Pequot Library book sale in Southport this summer not to mention my pilgramage to Bear Pond Books in Montpelier, Vermont... and of course, the shelves are just crammed with Madeleine books...

Extraordinary

Beautiful art work!

A Christmastime favorite of mine.

Really beautiful book...with gorgeous paintings, gorgeous writing, and a little sketchy theology (from my Roman Catholic perspective).
Giotto's facial expressions are amazing...and the reason it took me days rather than a couple hours to read this!

Beautiful!

Story is written so that even young children can follow, however, the artwork may be off-putting to kids. Though I liked the book itself, I didn't care for the artwork.

This is one of the most beautiful Christmas/Christian books I've seen for children. It uses the frescoes at the Scrovegni Chapel by Giotto as the illustrations, which are exquisite.

A few favorite lines:
"We human beings seen quite capable of accepting that light is a particle, and light is a wave. So why should it be more difficult for us to comprehend that Jesus was completely God and Jesus was completely human?"

"And immediately after Jesus had accepted this Impossible, the Holy Spirit led him into the wildeness to be tempted, for whenever we receive a revelation, it has to be tested."

That Satan tempted Jesus with things that would satisfy his human body, but he could defeat by his diety, but Jesus wouldn't "forego his humanity".

I hadn't thought about the miracle at Cana being at a celebration of love.

"... his constant placing of love ahead of law..." offended and challenged the religious leaders.

The Jesus story with words of Madeline L'Engle and illustrated by Frescos from the Scrovengni Chapel by Giotto. Beautiful.

Beautiful book.

I've seen this recommended several places and it lives up to the hype--such a shame it's out of print! Such a great idea to use classical art in a picture book and the Giotto illustrations are large and well-reproduced. And, of course, I love anything Madeleine L'Engle writes and I enjoyed her retelling of Jesus' life from Annunciation to Ascension.

Amazing art and text by Madeleine l'engle