I would have loved this book if I had discovered it when I was younger.  The illustrations are really beautiful, and each god/goddess is introduced and explained in the first part of the book. The author also connects the Greek Gods to their Roman counterparts. The second part of the book narrates iconic Greek myths such as the twelve labours of Hercules, the story of Persues and Medusa and the story of the Trojan war. 

Many things make this book special.  I like the way the author explains the origins of terms like “Pandora’s box” and “Midas touch” and words like “narcissist” in little boxes alongside the story.  It’s also cool that there is a pronunciation guide at the back of the book.  I had no idea cyclopes was pronounced as sy-clop-eez!

This is a read aloud that can go up till ages 7-8, as the stories are quite complex.