Reviews for Circle of Wonder: A Native American Christmas Story

The average rating for Circle of Wonder: A Native American Christmas Story based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2017-12-17 00:00:00 Nancy Schimmel Tolo has a warm and loving relationship with his grandfather, and when his grandfather dies, he misses him. One year Tolo's family are the patrons of the Christ child. After mass, the whole village will come in a procession to honor the statue of the Christ child and to feast at Tolo's home. As mass ends, Tolo is certain he sees his grandfather. He begins to follow him, but can't catch up to him. He continues following until he is deep in the mountains and smells and sees fire. He invites one animal after another to "please share with me the real gift of this fire." They create a circle of wonder. The story is unusual but beautiful and the illustrations are filled with much of the same beauty and wonder as the story.

Review # 2 was written on 2009-07-13 00:00:00 Pascal Demers Interesting Christmas story in the Native American tradition. I think young children might have trouble understanding the symbolism in this one without some explanation, but I liked it. Colorful and interesting illustrations too.