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Favorite Medieval Tales
by Mary Pope Osborne, Troy Howell

Favorite Medieval Tales
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Author: Mary Pope Osborne, Troy Howell
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2002-05-01
ISBN: 0439141346
Number of pages: 86
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks

Book Reviews of Favorite Medieval Tales

Book Review: Compelling reading for kids and parents alike
Summary: 5 Stars

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this collection of medieval tales to my 4-year-old daughter. Though the illustrations are beautiful, keep in mind that, for the young, this is a text-heavy book. The author completely won over the amateur linguist in me in her introduction when she stated that as she compiled these tales, an intriguing subtext emerged: the story of the development of the English language itself. In a bow to that subtext, she begins each story with a cover page that has a single sentence taken from an untranslated version of the tale, followed by the modern English translation of the sentence. Fascinating! I was also impressed that she managed to collect stories that represented so many subgenres of Medieval literature: epic, lais, etc.

The stories are wonderful and well-written; this is a book that parents and kids will return to again and again. Other top picks: SanSouci's Young Merlin, Young Arthur, Young Guinevere, and Young Lancelot books, all beautifully illustrated and exciting; and James Baldwin's Fifty Famous Stories Retold, which, aside from being a page-turner, is a book that EVERYONE should read for the sake of cultural literacy.

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