We’ve been enjoying the myth of Arion and the Dolphin this afternoon with this beaut book – just look at those illustrations! Arion and the Dolphin by Vikram Seth and Jane Ray was published by Orion in the 90s, coinciding with a National Opera performance of the myth. We found this gem in our localContinue reading “Arion and the Dolphin!”
Category Archives: Ancient Greece
Monsters!
The only thing we love more than a monster book is a monster-finding book! And Monsters by Céline Potard and Sophie Ledes has every sort of weird and wonderful creature you can imagine lurking in the pages.
Painting Pots!
This week we have been experimenting with all things paper! We love a good bit of scratch art here, and we love an excuse to paint a Greek pot – so we thought we’d have a go at making our own scratch art paper. It’s simple to do and the results are surprisingly pleasing. WeContinue reading “Painting Pots!”
There and Back Again: An Odyssey
We were so excited to discover that Lyngo Theatre’s There and Back Again: An Odyssey would be at Northern Stage for a few days – we immediately booked tickets, and prepared for adventure! This immersive family production uses a mix of live cinema and theatre to take you on a tumultuous journey with Odysseus himselfContinue reading “There and Back Again: An Odyssey”
Hades: Horn of Plenty
If there’s one thing us millennial classicists love, it’s Disney’s Hercules. The songs! The design! The merch. Even the animated series was a winner. And Hercules himself is great and all, but Hades, the snarky Lord of the Underworld, is clearly the best character. So, I was v excited when Igloo Books sent me anContinue reading “Hades: Horn of Plenty”
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