Gosh, I seem to be the only one, but I was fairly disappointed by this book. I am a devoted fan of D'Aulaires Book of Greek Myths and so I was extremely excited about this one. I liked the illustrations, but beyond that I was pretty unimpressed. I thought the story was told in a particularly odd and...
A wonderful book from my childhood with spirited storytelling and beautiful illustrations. Enjoyable for adults as well as children, and not at all dated. Five stars overall.For the longer review, please go here:http://www.epinions.com/review/Book_D_Aulaires_Book_Of_Norse_Myths_Ingri_D_Aulaire_Edgar...
(UPDATE: I'm pretty sure I wrote this review around the time the awesome Loki movies started being released. Way too much focus on his boring blond brother in those, am I right?)It took me a long time to come around to the idea that the Norse myths could be compelling. Even dating a guy who was craz...
Absolutely formative and a huge part of my childhood and the adult I grew up to be. This was one of the number one books I purchased upon having my own kid. I don't think a home library can be complete without this book. Since then I've discovered many other delights written by the D'Aualaires (T...
When I was 12, I got this book from the school library. Then I saw it at the school book fair, but my family didn't have enough money for me to buy it. When my boys were small, I saw it in a bookstore and bought my own copy to share with them. To me, that's what being rich is--being able to buy the ...
As a kid I read constantly (probably 4-5 books a week), and this was one of my favorite books to re-read. I don't know how many times I've read it, but every single story and illustration felt intimately familiar when I opened it now, 20 years later. This book instilled me with a great love of myth...
four cassette tapes - this is a lovely read for youngsters to get a handle on the mythology of the Greeks.I'm going to pop this into my re-read file - it's just too good to delete the file
Provides insight into Lincoln's entire life, childhood through adulthood. Narrative reads like a series of anecdotes. Language is somewhat dated, Alternating color and black/white illustrations. No bibliography and no further references. Jacket flap indicates that the authors 'read everything they c...
Some of the things you will learn in D’Aulaires Trolls:1.) The more heads a troll has the more terrible he is – likely related to how vexing it is to keep all of the heads fed.2.) Speaking of heads - trolls have very dirty, itchy heads and prefer to have them scratched by princesses. They’ll take vo...
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