haHA! I am a geeeenius
As predicted when I "lost" it six? seven? years ago...I just found my beloved copy of D'Aulaires' Norse Gods and Giants (recently republished as Norse Myths).
Mom always said we'd find it again when we moved. :)
Seriously, this is the best book EVER. Anybody who owned the Greek Myths knows how cool Ingri and Edgar d'Aulaires' illustrations are, and the Scandanavian mythology is awesome on its own. When I read American Gods this summer, the Norse myths I'd practically memorized as a kid all came back to me, and I pegged whatshisname as Odin almost from his first appearance. Last week when I finally read 1602, I was excited about Thor for all the wrong reasons. (I still don't know where he fits into the Marvel canon...Justice League?)
Anyway, I'm rambling in order to procrastinate further. I'm going back to packing: now I'm on a mission to find my Beauty and the Beast dolls.
Mom always said we'd find it again when we moved. :)
Seriously, this is the best book EVER. Anybody who owned the Greek Myths knows how cool Ingri and Edgar d'Aulaires' illustrations are, and the Scandanavian mythology is awesome on its own. When I read American Gods this summer, the Norse myths I'd practically memorized as a kid all came back to me, and I pegged whatshisname as Odin almost from his first appearance. Last week when I finally read 1602, I was excited about Thor for all the wrong reasons. (I still don't know where he fits into the Marvel canon...Justice League?)
Anyway, I'm rambling in order to procrastinate further. I'm going back to packing: now I'm on a mission to find my Beauty and the Beast dolls.