Celtic Mythology for Kids: Tales of Selkies, Giants, and the Sea

Fairies, etins, elves, giants, pixies, sprites, selkies, and the occasional Celtic god make this fun dip into the Celtic mythos. The artwork has a touch of Picassoesque distortion that draws you into the images to try to understand their odd proportions, but I enjoyed the color, whimsy, and abstraction of almost all the pictures. The tales are varied and touch upon how the world of the fae touches and transforms our world. The magic of ordinary items, the possibility of transcending time, the fragility of our connections to the world of magic, and the excitement enchantment brings to the world is all there to behold.The writing did not bother me, but I am a professor so complex constructs rarely deter me from getting the message. I read the work aloud to my son and at times had to pause to pick up the rhythm of the text, but upon reflection, I could make it flow. The stories are fun. The end of story questions try to make the magical world relate to our own, but they fail as often as they succeed. The best solution to their clunkiness is to come up with your own questions.I enjoyed the stories and found tons of interesting material with which to engage my seven-year-old. I hope there will be more books in this series and look forward to the fantastic artwork and smoother reading.

This is really one of the best books I've ever read for my daughter. I love the questions that have at the end of each story because it has teached my daughter some good lessons that she can apply later on in her life.

I was born at the tail end of the latchkey kid era. My childhood stories and shows were incredibly dark and in hindsight definitely not age appropriate. Probably. This is important because in remembering the stories of my youth, I thought this was an okay book to buy my four-year-old. I was mistaken. The stories are well-written and the illustrations are fantastic. I actually have nothing but wonderful things to say about the book. This is just a heads up to anyone buying this for kids, the child needs to have a fairly good attention span and be into creepy stuff. I still have it on her bookshelf, but I think I need to wait a year before I try and again with my child.

My 9 year old loves this book! We've been reading it at bedtime and having wonderful discussions based off the thought provoking questions at the end of each chapter.

I found this book very entertaining and plan on passing it to my son so he may also enjoy it. One of the best things about it is the questions to ponder after each tale, they really make you think! Love a book that can give someone different ways to think about things!!

Amazingly written book, great stories for children with comprehensive questions at end to help children engage and work on their comprehension skills that will be needed all your life. I adore the illistrustions. Over all I think it's a phenomenal book.

I can't wait to read these to my grandkids. We have Scottish ancestry and I am looking forward to talking about that while reading these stories.

Both my 8 and 12 year old enjoyed reading this book.