Good Job, Athena! (Mini Myths)

by Joan Holub, Leslie Patricelli (Illustrator)

Overview

After Athena ties Arachne’s shoes for her, Arachne takes the credit for Athena’s hard work. But when their friends ask Arachne to teach them how to tie their shoes, Arachne must admit the truth. So Athena comes to the rescue and teaches everybody this important skill. All is forgiven, and the girls are friends again. Conceived and crafted by Greek-mythology expert Joan Holub and illustrated by the bestselling Leslie Patricelli, this book also includes a summary of the original Arachne myth.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781419718984
Publisher:	Abrams Appleseed
Publication date:	03/08/2016
Series:	Berner Reihe Philosophischer Studien
Pages:	24
Sales rank:	401,564
Product dimensions:	6.80(w) x 7.00(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 3 Years

About the Author

Joan Holub is the award-winning, bestselling author of more than 130 children’s books, including the popular Goddess Girls series. She lives in Raleigh, North Carolina. www.joanholub.com.

Leslie Patricelli is the creator of the bestselling Bald Baby board book series, including Big Little, Quiet Loud, Yummy Yucky, and Baby Happy Baby Sad. She lives in Hailey, Idaho. www.lesliepatricelli.com.

Editorial Reviews

2016-04-13
Holub and Patricelli are back with another Mini Myth; here, a dark-skinned, bespectacled tot named Athena shows off her preternaturally advanced fine-motor skills by tying a plethora of bows.When a white toddler with a spider T-shirt and flapping laces on her shoes sees Athena tying her shoes, Athena helps out. The child then shows off the big pink bows to the others in what seems to be their day care or preschool but must confess that it was Athena who tied them. "I can teach you," says helpful Athena, and she does. Patricelli depicts a racially diverse group of appealing kids who mostly look as though they dressed themselves. The story is evidently inspired by Athena's role in introducing weaving to mortals, as evidenced by a closing note that summarizes the fate of Arachne. Companion title Don't Get Lost, Odysseus! tells the story of a dark-skinned boy with a thatch of black hair who gets lost in a nautically themed playspace while shopping with his mother; a smiling cyclops is a significant feature. This book too closes with a summary of the title character's original story. Like the others in the series, both books take their source material as inspiration for their themes rather than attempting to actually retell the classic tales for an audience too young to sit still for them.In centering a child of color as a source of wisdom, the book makes a positive statement for young readers. (Board book. 1-3)

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