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Trailing Clouds of Glory: Spiritual Values in Children's Literature
Trailing Clouds of Glory Spiritual Values in Children's Literature Author:Madeleine L'Engle, Avery Brooke In a time when every effort is bent toward keeping the religious and the secular apart, Madeleine L'Engle shows us that secular children's books, like children themselves, comes, in Wordsworth's words, "trailing clouds of glory." — Acclaimed as a novelist, beloved as a children's writer, inspiring as an essayist an... more »d poet, Madeleine L'Engle has now focused her creative eye on literature for and about boys and girls. She shows us, not subjects, but spiritual themes.
Searching shelves of books old, new, and in between, anthologist Avery Brooke has applied her perspective as an experienced editor and critic, as well her her spiritual sensitivity. She presents excerpts both familiar and less well known, from books of three generations, for Madeleine L'Engle's comments.
And L'Engle finds in the pages of these books expressions of the power of love, the courage to survive failure and death, the intuitive flash of spiritual awareness, blessings that come from beyond human gifts, the yearning for faith, the constant renewal of life, and an inner light.« less