Customer Reviews
A Treat - By: Humpty Dumpty, 08 May 2008 
One of Marcia Wiliams' best titles. This is a retelling of 30 or so episodes from Homer, done with the author's accustomed energy & verve. Young children will love the bold illustrations, especiallly Achilles in drag, Scylla, the Sirens, Polyphemus & a Trojan Horse packed with humorous detail that must have taken the author weeks to complete on its own.
No child could fail to be stimulated by these tales, & would not want to pursue them at at deeper level when older.
Excellent book for Primary Children - By: Z. Cummings, 31 Dec 2007 I have a degree in Classics & Modern Languages, & bought this book for my 5 year old daughter & 3 year old son because I loved Homer's stories.
I was worried that they might find it a bit too advanced (the comic strip style will appeal very much to KS2 kids). However, they were both entranced by the stories, the illustations are beautiful & detailed. They are now 'experts' on tales such as the Trojan Horse, Scylla & the Cyclops. They both (even the 3 year old) also now know why we say certain things nowadays, like 'Achilles heel'.
We've now moved onto the Romans - sadly there doesn't seem to be an equivalent version of Virgil's Aeneid, definitely a gap in the market.
Not just one for the children.... - By: , 25 Nov 2000 
I first read this book as a joke as I had to do the real Odyssey for GCSE. However, I found it was one fo the most useful resources I used when studying the Odyssey. It remained true to the story & made it interesting by using pictures with humorous caption. I only had to do certain books of the Odyssey & I managed to keep the continuity by reading this book. It also increased my understanding & enjoyment of the text, because once I read this book I realized how good this story reallly was.
On the other hand, it is good for children as it makes classic tales more accesible to them & encourages them to read books which otherwise they might not read.
