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.
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Adventure with Aeneas!
Everyone loves Odysseus and his epic journey home from Troy via witches, ghosts, monsters, storms, and angry gods. But what about the other heroes fighting in the Trojan War – especially on the opposing side!? There’s an intriguing imbalance when it comes to kids versions of Homeric epic (Greek) and the later epic of Virgil,Continue reading “Adventure with Aeneas!”
Sneak Peek: The Storm and the Minotaur
Theseus and the Minotaur is one of our all-time favourite myths, and it’s been so fun seeing all the different reinterpretations of it emerging over the past few years. Is the Minotaur really as monstrous as he’s made out to be? Or is he just.. trapped? It can be tricky to find new ways ofContinue reading “Sneak Peek: The Storm and the Minotaur”
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”
Sneak Peek: Atlas of Afterlives
After a whole semester teaching all things afterlife and underworld, I can’t tell you how excited I was to have a sneak peek of the amazing Atlas of Afterlives. Written by Emily Hawkins and illustrated by Manasawee Rojanaphan, this is the latest in the ‘Atlas’ series by Wide-Eyed Editions. We already adore Atlas of LostContinue reading “Sneak Peek: Atlas of Afterlives”
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