'The Creature of Crete'
Heartless, dishonest, greedy and a bully, of all the Kings of Ancient Greece Minos was probably the worst. Some people called him the creature of Crete, some people said he was a monster.
The truth was even worse......
'The Creature of Crete' is John Harris' retellings of some of the stories about King Minos and the Labyrinth - stories of cowardice, courage, cruelty and cleverness, retold in ways that are exciting, frightening and rather surprising.
If you've heard John telling these stories you already know how wonderful they are - if you haven't you're in for a treat because these are the best versions you'll ever hear! John has been telling these stories in schools for many years and so by the time they got into the book they'd been revised in front of hundreds of live audiences so we know how exciting children find them!
The book is brilliantly illustrated by Tom Morgan-Jones, who did the illustrations for 'Charlie's Key'.
Most versions of these stories aimed at children are really just accounts of what happened and not much more. You've turned these into real stories and brought them to life - well done and thank you! Egerton-Rothesay School, Berkhamsted.
The School Librarian
Is the magazine of the Schools Library Association and the autumn issue contains a review of The Creature of Crete which says:
"These are the tales of the Minotaur, Daedalus and Icarus, and Theseus' triumph and deception of Ariadne. They are retold in an informal and humorous way, with modern dialogue and idiom, but still keeping faith to the tales and moral dilemmas. Crafted by John Harris from his work as an oral storyteller, the liveliness of the language is an attention keeper. It would be suitable for 10 upwards for either independent reading or reading aloud in class. The cartoon-like illustrations add to the humour and have their own poignancy, providing an opportunity for discussion in relation to the text."
so what are you waiting for?
'The Creature of Crete' is available on Amazon - and at the moment they're offering an amazingly generous discount! Click here to buy a copy:
Or you could just go into a bookshop and order it....