Bashara Likes Books

So far I've really enjoyed all of these folktale adaptations written by [a:Mary Pope Osborne|578|Mary Pope Osborne|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/authors/1209048001p2/578.jpg] and illustrated by [a:Troy Howell|277359|Troy Howell|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/authors/1310045071p2/277359.jpg]. I'm impressed with how Osborne has condensed the stories, but not dumbed them down at all - particularly given that I find her Magic Tree House series truly mind-numbing. And, as always, Troy Howell's illustrations are fantastic. I think these might be my favorite of all the collections. With each tale he has paid tribute to its country of origin with his artwork. If I have one complaint, it's only that there aren't ENOUGH illustrations.

I definitely recommend checking out the other story collections:

[b:Favorite Medieval Tales|268938|Favorite Medieval Tales|Mary Pope Osborne|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1173292216s/268938.jpg|2916100]
[b:Favorite Norse Myths|24661|Favorite Norse Myths|Mary Pope Osborne|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1167542594s/24661.jpg|25497]
[b:Favorite Greek Myths|79628|Favorite Greek Myths|Mary Pope Osborne|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1360057964s/79628.jpg|76890]
*Although I still prefer [b:D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths|79626|D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths|Ingri d'Aulaire|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1320389765s/79626.jpg|891861] and [b:D'Aulaires' Book of Norse Myths|24655|D'Aulaires' Book of Norse Myths|Ingri d'Aulaire|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1320560351s/24655.jpg|372563]. If you're like me you'll want to own all of them!