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School Library Journal
Reviewed on June 1, 1994
Gr 2-4 The D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths (Doubleday, 1980) has long reigned as the standard collection for children. Rockwell's volume doesn't compete with it in scope, but the relatively fewer stories in it are appealingly and accurately retold. Rockwell's colorful, flat, schematic illustrations are an interesting blend of the archaic, the modern, and the cute. Although the book seems designed for a young audi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More