ravinlunachick Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 My girls are huge fans of myths. We have the D'Aulaires Greek and Norse books, as well as this Treasury of Egyptian Mythology, which is beautiful, but not as kid-friendly as the D'Aulaires. Now they are asking for some Celtic myths, and I've had no luck searching on Amazon. The books I've found in our local library have either been isolated tales or incredibly dry overviews. I'd love to find something that gives a solid overview of the pantheon, but whose text is still engaging enough that they'll want to read it again on their own. TIA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerileanne99 Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 I don't have any suggestions for a book, but I hve a collection of Naxos audiobooks that are a similar style. The only one with Celtic mythology in the set I this one that we like: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/9626342048/ref=mp_s_a_1_fkmr0_1?qid=1406468673&sr=8-1-fkmr0&pi=AC_SX110_SY165_QL70 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahW Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 The Names Upon the Harp retells the three main Cycles for kids. Beautiful pictures. If you're looking for something that focuses on the gods and goddesses themselves, that may be tough. We don't know much about many of them, much less their stories and how they fit together. I think the stories from the Cycles are your best bet, but I'll try to poke around and see if I can find anything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PagesandFields Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 I have a growing but sizable collection of world myths and the closest thing I can think of is a Dover Thrift book I have called Celtic Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs. I'll try to think about it and add something if I remember one I forgot about. I remember buying one as a gift for a friend one time... but I can't remember what it was... Good luck! http://www.amazon.com/Favorite-Celtic-Childrens-Thrift-Classics/dp/0486283526/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1406472127&sr=1-1&keywords=favorite+celtic+fairy+tales+joseph+jacobs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PagesandFields Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 I'm really curious about this http://www.amazon.com/Fairy-Folk-Tales-Irish-Peasantry/dp/0486269418/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1406471591&sr=8-7&keywords=william+yeats+irish darn it... I need to stop responding to these threads... it just makes me want to buy more books... or http://www.amazon.com/Treasury-Irish-Myth-Legend-Folklore/dp/051748904X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1406471737&sr=8-1&keywords=william+yeats+treasury+of+irish+myth or http://www.amazon.com/Celtic-Gods-Heroes-Irish/dp/0486414418/ref=pd_sim_b_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=0JKG9112AKAN3GW09GZV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahW Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Was it Lady Gregory's book that you found so dry? Heaney also wrote an "older" (and non-illustrated) version of Names Upon the Harp, Over Nine Waves, which is a more colloquial and modern retelling than Gregory, and has more "meat" to the mythological cycle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahW Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Two more possibilities (though I haven't seen the actual books to be sure of the quality): Druids, Gods & Heroes from Celtic Mythology Celtic Tales and Legends - for younger children I think. Both give more stories than just the Irish cycles in the books I linked before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegirlwhopaintedtrees Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 If you don't mind audio and like Jim Weiss, he has a recording of Celtic tales. It was sold out at convention yesterday. I didn't realize Celtic tales were so popular. his website is greathall.com, but Rainbow Resource has the CDs cheaper if you already have a $50 order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyK Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Love the Jim Weiss. Another idea is Coll the Storyteller's Tales of Enchantment by Lucy Coats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravinlunachick Posted July 29, 2014 Author Share Posted July 29, 2014 Thanks for the suggestions! We do use audiobooks in the car, so I'll look for those. The Names Upon the Harp retells the three main Cycles for kids. Beautiful pictures. If you're looking for something that focuses on the gods and goddesses themselves, that may be tough. We don't know much about many of them, much less their stories and how they fit together. I think the stories from the Cycles are your best bet, but I'll try to poke around and see if I can find anything else. This looks beautiful. I'll definitely give it a try! Between this and Over Nine Waves linked below, I think we'll be set. :) Two more possibilities (though I haven't seen the actual books to be sure of the quality): Druids, Gods & Heroes from Celtic Mythology Celtic Tales and Legends - for younger children I think. Both give more stories than just the Irish cycles in the books I linked before. The first link is one that I'd found at our library. It is very informative, but in a nonfiction, rather than narrative manner. That's what I meant by dry. It would be an excellent resource for research, or for an older reader. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kubiac Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 I vote for trying Druids, Gods & Heroes. I consider that whole series to be outstanding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2girls&amom Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 My daughter enjoys this one: http://www.amazon.com/Tales-Celtic-Lands-HC-CDs/dp/1846862132 and this one: http://www.amazon.com/Tales-Old-Ireland-PB-CD/dp/1905236328 from the Barefoot Books series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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