Magically Odd

Wondering what's with the weather?  Why the loooong winters or the scorching summers? Is Spring ever coming? Well, take a break from the perils of Climate Change with Neil Gaiman's Odd and the Frost Giants.  It's a short read, perfect for a quiet afternoon, whether it's cold or not out there.  It's Norse mythology made easy!  12-year-old Odd's life of bad luck is about to change when he meets a bear, a fox, and an eagle.  But not before his luck takes a turn for the worse when he has to take on a Frost Giant!  Or at least it seems to Odd.  But this young boy has magic in his hands, that is, if by magic you mean "letting things do what they wanted to do, or be what they wanted to be..."  And isn't that a lesson learned?

Neil Gaiman's story of Odd was written for the UK World Book Day and is beautifully illustrated by Brett Helquist.  I'm almost sure we'll meet Odd in the future and (hopefully) in a longer story!  But while we're all waiting with bated breath, enjoy this magical little book from a truly magical author!