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This book includes traditional favourites and classic myths and legends from Welsh folklore. 18 Welsh fairy tales, myths and legends in a perfect, child-friendly package. Beautiful new edition of retellings – including the story of how the Welsh flag came to have a red dragon on it, and other home-grown magical myths and legends
Look out for the others in the series: Irish Fairy Tales, Myths and Legends, Scottish Fairy Tales, Myths and Legends, and Stories From Around the World
The novelist Neil Gaiman has been fascinated by Norse mythology since he was a boy. When he was about 7, he read Jack Kirby’s comic “The Mighty Thor,” about the hammer-wielding Nordic god. He moved on to Roger Lancelyn Green’s “Myths of the Norsemen,” which he read it over and over until the book fell apart.
So when an editor from W. W. Norton asked if he would be interested in writing a book about Norse mythology, Mr. Gaiman was wildly enthusiastic.
“To get the opportunity to retell the myths and poems we have inherited from the Norse was almost too good to be true,” Mr. Gaiman said in a statement released by his publisher. “I hope the scholarship is good, but much more than that, I hope that I have retold stories that read like the real thing: sometimes profound, sometimes funny, sometimes heroic, sometimes dark, and always inevitable.”
Mr. Gaiman’s forthcoming book “Norse Mythology,” which Norton will publish next February, is an almost novelistic retelling of famous myths about the gods of Asgard. The book will explore the nine Norse worlds, which are populated by elves, fire demons, the Vanir gods, humans, dwarves, giants and the dead. There are ice giants and elves, familiar deities like Thor, Odin (the wise and occasionally vengeful highest god) and Loki (the giant trickster), and a frightening doomsday scenario, Ragnarok, where the gods fight a fire giant with a flaming sword in an apocalyptic, world-ending battle.
via Neil Gaiman Delves Deep Into Norse Myths for New Book – The New York Times.
Robbie Robertson of The Band fame has just published (Tundra) a children’s book about rockstar legends.
Robbie Robertson, former guitarist for the Band, has released a new book aimed at educating kids about the founding fathers of rock and roll. The book, Legends, Icons and Rebels: Music That Changed the World, tells the story of 27 influential artists, while sharing their music on two CDs.
via Robbie Robertson Releases Children's Book On Rock Forefathers.
The line-up of musicians and songs included in the CD are as follows:“Johnny B. Goode” – Chuck Berry, illustrated by Dale Stephanos
“Get Rhythm” – Johnny Cash, illustrated by Roberto Parada
“I Say A Little Prayer”- Aretha Franklin, illustrated by Kevin Newton
“Here Comes the Sun” – The Beatles, illustrated by Denise Esposito
“What a Wonderful World” – Louis Armstrong, illustrated by John Mattos
“Three Little Birds” – Bob Marley, illustrated by Yuriy Shevchuk
“Peggy Sue” – Buddy Holly, illustrated by Roberto Parada
“The Circle Game” – Joni Mitchell, illustrated by Olaf Hajek
“Hit the Road Jack” – Ray Charles & The Raeletts, illustrated by Yuriy Shevchuk
“Hound Dog” – Elvis Presley, illustrated by Dan Brown
“People Get Ready” – Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions, illustrated by Andrea Ventura
“Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off” – Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra, illustrated by Roberto Parada
“Lucille” – Little Richard, illustrated by Luis Alves
“Jambalaya (On the Bayou)” – Hank Williams, illustrated by Marc Burckhardt
“I Heard it Through the Grapevine” – Marvin Gaye, illustrated by Dale Stephanos
“Fly Me to the Moon”- Frank Sinatra, illustrated by C.F. Payne
“So Far Away” – Carole King, illustrated by Denise Esposito
“Wonderful World” – Sam Cooke, illustrated by Roberto Parada
“In My Room”- The Beach Boys, illustrated by Chris Kasch
“Caldonia” – Louis Jordan, illustrated by Brian Hoang
“A-Tisket, A-Tasket” – Ella Fitzgerald, illustrated by Gary Kelley
“I Got You (I Feel Good)” – James Brown, illustrated by Luis Alves
“Crazy” – Patsy Cline, illustrated by Roberto Parada
“That’s How Strong My Love Is” – Otis Redding, illustrated by Dale Stephanos
“It’s Only a Paper Moon” – Nat King Cole, illustrated by Merryl Jaye
“Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours” – Stevie Wonder, illustrated by Brian Hoang
“Forever Young” – Bob Dylan, illustrated by Dan Brown