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Creation

General Background for Adults:

Graves, Robert. The Greek Myths. Harmondsworth, Penguin, 1974.

In two volumes, this is an indispensible reference for the many versions of the Greek Myths. Our version of “The Goddess Dances the World Awake” comes from Vol. 1, pg. 27.

Lovelock, James. The Ages of Gaia: A Biography of Our Living Earth. NY, Bantam, 1990.

Evolution described by the originator of the Gaia hypothesis--that the earth is a living organism.

Sahtouris, Elisabet. Gaia: the Human Journey for Chaos to Cosmos. NY, Pocket Books, 1989.

An excellent introduction to evolution and the Gaia hypothesis.

Swimme, Brian. The Hidden Heart of the Cosmos. Maryknoll, NY., Orb's Books, 1996.

A good introduction to a mythic/scientific understanding of the origins of the universe.

For children:

Fox, Matthew. In the Beginning There Was Joy. NY, Crossroad, 1995.

A delightful tale of origins that can work for children of any religious tradition.

African Creation Myth:

Teish, Luisah. Carnival of the Spirit. SanFrancisco, HarperSF, 1996.

This is a wonderful introduction to African religion and seasonal celebrations--aimed at adults, but much is applicable to families and children.

Other Cultures and Traditions:

Gerson, Mary-Joan. People of Corn: A Maya Story. Boston, Little, Brown & Co. 1995.

A charming picture book.

Hamilton, Virginia. In The Beginning: Creation Stories from Around the World. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1988.

Good read-aloud material for comparing cultural creation myths. Some are translated from ancient writings of conquering peoples, changing the earlier myths of Goddess traditions, but this is well worth having, anyway.

Wilson, Barbara Ker. The Turtle and the Island. New York: J. Lippincott, 1990.

A retelling of a folktale from Papua New Guinea about the creation of their island.

Also see “Danu, the Earth” and other stories in Edwards, The Storyteller’s Goddess.

The Moon

O’Hara, Gwydion. Moonlore: Myths & Folklore from around the World. St. Paul, Llewellyn, 1996

Lynch, P.J., illustrator, translated by Sir George Webbe Dasent. East O’ the Sun and West O’ the Moon. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press, 1992.

A beautifully illustrated picture book, with text that reads as though a first-rate storyteller were telling the tale.

Other Moon Stories:

Rattigan, Jama. The Woman in the Moon. Boston, Little, Brown & Co., 1996.

A pitcture book that tells the story of Hina, the Hawaiian Moon Goddess.

Wolkstein, Diane. White Wave: A Chinese Tale. San Diego, Harcourt, Brace & Co. 1996.

A beautifully illustrated picture book with a Chinese moon tale.

Bulla, Clyde Robert. The Moon Singer. New York: Thomas Crowell Co., 1969. (Weekly Reader Children’s Book Club)

A beautiful picture book about a boy who sings to the moon at night. Well worth having if you can find it.

Samhain

Vasa Lisa:

Afanasyev, Aleksandr, illust. Russian Fairy Tales. NY: Pantheon, 1973.

A classic version of Vasa Lisa and many other tales.

Estes, Clarissa Pinkola, Women Who Run With the Wolves. NY, Ballantine, 1995.

A Jungian analysis of how myths and fairy tales can illumine women's development and liberation of spirit, with a great version of Vasa Lisa among others.

Ayres, Becky Hickox. Matreshka. New York: Delacorte Press, 1992.

Good picture book of Vasa Lisa and her doll, though with the standard, unsympathetic Baba Yaga portrayal found in most stories.

Witches:

de Paolo, Tomie. Strega Nona, Her Story. NY. G.P.Putnam's Sons, 1996.

A charming picture book series about an Italian Witch who is a healer. DePaolo has written several Strega Nona books, all of which are delightful.

Guthrie, Donna. The Witch Who Lives Down the Hall. New York: HBJ, 1985.

A wonderful story about a boy who moves into a city apartment building, and his relationship with the woman down the hall. His suspicions about her are treated with gentle humor, and their friendship culminates with a Halloween surprise.

Barkan, Joanne. A Very Scary Witch Story. New York: Scholastic, 1992.

For younger readers, this glow-in-the-dark paperback tells the story of a young witch wanting to join her sisters at the witches ball, and what she has to do to get there. This can be read as a nice tale about initiation.

Willard, Nancy. The Ballad of Biddy Early. New York:Knopf, 1989.

Picture book of haunting, lyric poems about Biddy Early, an historic woman healer in County Clare.

Berry, James. The Future-Telling Lady and Other Stories. New York: Willa Perlman Books. 1991.

These excellent short stories for 8–12 year olds (can be read aloud to younger children) reveal the important position of healers in Jamaican society and paint a vivid portrait of family life in the West Indies.

Stephens, Mary Jo. The Witch of the Cumberlands. Boston:Houghton Mifflin, 1974.

An excellent mystery involving four children who move to a small town in the mountains with their father, and the old woman who looks after them. This is one of my (Anne’s) favorite children’s books about witches, and certainly deserves to be back in print.

Strichartz, Naomi. The Wisewoman, and The Wisewoman’s Sacred Wheel of the Year. Spencer, NY:Cranehill Press, 1986 and 1988.

A collection of stories about a brother and sister who visit their neighbor friend, the wisewoman, who lives in the woods. Very witch-friendly, with seasonal stories.

Beloved Dead:

Walker, Alice. To Hell With Dying. San Diego,Harcourt Brace Jovanavich, 1988.

A loving, personal account of an old man's preparation for death. Beautifully illustrated by Catherine Deeter.

Kubler-Ross, Elizabeth. Remember the Secret. Berkeley, CA:Celestial Arts, 1982.

A young girl understands about the life of the spirit after death, with the help of her “imaginary friends.”

Day of the Dead:

Aldana, Patricia, Ed. Jade and Iron: Latin America Tales from Two Cultures. Toronto, Groundwood, 1996.

Tales from Latin America for early readers.

Ancorra, George. Pablo Remembers the Fiesta of the Day of the Dead. NY, Lothrop, Lee & Shapard Books, 1993.

A picture book that tells the story of the celebration of El Dia de los Muertos in Mexico.

Krull, Kathleen. Maria Molina and the Days of the Dead. NY. MacMillan, 1994.

Another picture book, this time with a girl as the central character.

Winter Solstice

Collections:

Edwards, Carolyn McVickar. Sun Stories: Tales from Around the World to Illuminate the Days and Nights of Our Lives. HarperSanFrancisco, SF, 1995.

A wonderful collection of sun tales from around the world—mostly from earth based traditions, but including also the Christmas and Chanuka stories in versions readable for Pagan children. Highly recommended!

Lindgren, Astrid. The Tomten. New York:Sandcastle Books, 1990.

Everyone on the lonely farm is sleeping, except the Tomten, a kindly ancient troll who lives in the hayloft by day and guards the farm by night. A great Winter story.

Mother Winter:

This story is found in collections of the Brother's Grimm under the title “Frau Holle.”

Amaterasu, Other Versions:

Davis, Hadland F. Myths and Legends of Japan. Singapore, Graham Brash, 1989. Order from Powell's Books

A scholarly collection of myths aimed at adults.

Edwards, The Storyteller’s Goddess, p.20

A good version for children.

More Japanese myths can be found in Martin, Rafe. Mysterious Tales of Japan. NY, G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1996.

Chanukah:

Edwards, Sun Stories (see: Winter Solstice) has a version of the Chanuka story.

Sydelle, Pearl and Skortsheva, Rossita author. Elijah's Tears: Stories for the Jewish Holidays. NY, Holt, 1996.

Wonderful myths and tales from the Jewish tradition.

Waskow, Arthur. Seasons of Our Joy: A Celebration of Modern Jewish Renewal. Toronto, Bantam, 1982.

A classic introduction to the Jewish Renewal movement, with a good chapter on Chanukah that includes discussion of its Pagan origins and seasonal aspects.

Christmas:

Edwards, Sun Stories (see: Winter Solstice) has a good version of the Christmas story.

Moeri, Louise. Star Mother's Youngest Child. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1975.

A charming story about a young star and an old woman. Emphasizes the spirit of giving, not the Bible story.

Kwanzaa:

Riley, Doroty Winbush. The Complete Kwanzaa: Celebrating Our Cultural Harvest. NY, HarperCollins, 1995.

Explanations, stories, directions for ritual, biography, and readings for Kwanzaa. For adults and older readers, with stories that can be read to young children.

Brigid

General Background for adults:

Berger, Pamela. The Goddess Obscured: Transformation of the Grain Protectress form Goddess to Saint. Boston, Beacon Press, 1985.

Good academic background that ranges over northern Europe and the Middle East, with a small section on Brigid.

Condren, Mary. The Serpent and the Goddess.

A scholarly yet readable history of the Goddess in Ireland, her transformation into Saint, and the changing status of women. Highly recommended!

Edwards, The Storyteller’s Goddess, has stories for Brigid, Cerridwen and Pele.

Paul, Francis. To the Land Where the Sun Might Never Set: The Story of Newgrange. Boulder, Roberts Rhinehart.

A picture book that shows the history and construction of the ancient Irish sacred places.

Stewart, R.J. Celtic Gods, Celtic Goddesses. London, Blandford, 1994.

Part reference book, part art book with many color illustrations, he has good sections on both Cerridwen and Brigid, as well as others.

The Cauldron of Cerridwen

Graves, Robert. The White Goddess. NY, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1966, 1992.

The classic though hard-to-follow work on the Goddess tradition and poetry. He analyzes this myth in detail. For adults.

R.J. Stewart’s book Celtic Gods, Celtic Goddesses has a version of this story.

Thomas, Gwyn. Tales from the Mabinogian. Woodstock, The Overlook Press, 1996.

More Welsh myths and stories. Illustrated, good for older children and adults.

 

Eostar

Demeter and Persephone

General background for adults:

Christine Downing, ed. The Long Journey Home: Revisioning the Myth of Demeter and Persephone for Our Time. Boston and London, Shambala, 1994

An excellent compliation of material on the myth, including translations of several early versions and much commentary, both historical and psychological. Highly recommended.

Graves, The Greek Myths I, 89-96.

For children:

Edwards, The Storyteller’s Goddess, has a version.

McFarlane, Sacred Myths also has a version of the story.

Spretnak, Charlene. Lost Goddesses of Early Greece. Boston, Beacon, 1978.

A wonderful collection of Greek myths retold by a feminist for her own daughter. A classic—highly recommended.

Waldherr, Kris. Persephone and the Pomegranate. NY: Dial, 1993.

A picture book version with stunning illustrations.

Birrer, Cynthia and William. Song to Demeter. New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books, 1987.

Picture book with illustrations made of applique and embroidery, that turns the story into a tapestry!

Other books on Spring:

Cole, Brock. The Winter Wren. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1984.

Charming picture book about the adventure of a boy and his younger sister, the year that Spring doesn’t come to their medieval village.

Beltane

Thomas the Rhymer

Stewart, R.J. Earth Light: The Ancient Path to Transformation, Rediscovering the Wisdom of Celtic and Faery Lore. Longmead, Dorset and Rockport, MA; Element, 1992.

A good magical introduction to working with Faery, that includes a version of the ballad of Thomas the Rhymer and an analysis as well as meditations and guided trances.

 

The Twelve Wild Swans

Hundreds of different variations on this tale exist in folklore from all over Europe. Sometimes the brothers are swans, sometimes geese, ducks, or ravens. I once had a graduate student do a search for me on this story, and she came up with over eighty versions, ranging as far away as Finland and the Azores! You might start with:

Andersen, Hans Christian. The Wild Swans. English version by Naomi Lewis. New York: Peter Bedrick Books, 1984.

A lovely picture book version, if you can handle Andersen’s anti-witch sentiments.

Lang, Andrew. Yellow Fairy Book. Longman’s 1906. “The Six Swans.”

Grimm, J.L.C. and W.C. Fairy Tales.

Any complete collection should have both “The Seven Ravens” and “The Twelve Brothers.”

Yeats, W.B. Fairy Tales of Ireland. London:Diamond Books, 1996.

“The Twelve Wild Geese.” This edition has selections from Yeats’ fairy and folk tale collection, with illustrations by P.J. Lynch.

Quetzalcoatl

General Background for adults:

Gloria Anzaldua, “Entering into the Serpent,” in Plaskow, Judith and Carol Christ. Weaving the Visions: New Patterns in Feminist Spirituality. San Francisco, Harper & Row, 1989.

Leon-Portilla, Miguel. Pre-Columbian Literatures of Mexico. Norman, OK, Oklahoma University Press, 1986.

For adults and the academically inclined—translations of the texts and myths.

For children:

Aldana, Patricia, Ed. Jade and Iron: Latin America Tales from Two Cultures. Toronto, Groundwood, 1996.

More tales from Latin America for early readers.

See “Fifth Sun” in Edwards, Sun Stories.

Summer Solstice—General:

Osuchawska, Isia. The Gift: A Magical Story About Caring for the Earth. Boston:Wisdom, 1996.

A picture book with a theme that reinforces the Solstice message about giving.

Griffith, Helen V. Nata. New York:Greenwillow Books, 1985.

A delightful story about Nata, a young fairy who sheds her wings each summer, and the animals who share her world.

Lammas

The story of Lugh is adapted from:

“The Second Battle of Mag Tured (Moytura)” pp165-167 in John Matthews, ed. A Celtic Reader:Selections from Celtic Legend, Scholarship and Story. London, The Aquarian Press (Harper/Collins), 1991.
R.J. Stewart, Celtic Gods, Celtic Goddesses also has a section on Lugh.

“The Queen Bee” is adapted from:

Grimm’s Fairy Tales, Harmondsworth, Penguin, 1971.

Inanna

Pritchard, James B. Ed. The Ancient Near East, Volume 1: An Anthology of Texts and Pictures, Princeton, Princeton University Press, 1973 pp. 80-85.

A translation of a slightly later version in which the Goddess who descends is Ishtar.

Jacobsen, Thorkild. Treasures of Darkness: A History of Mesopotamian Religion. New Haven and London, Yale University Press, 1976. 47-73.

Translations of the original text along with interpretation. This book also contains some of the best erotic poetry from other Inanna myths and sacred marriage texts.

Wolkstein, Diane and Samuel Noah Kramer. Inanna, Queen of Heaven and Earth: Her Stories and Hymns from Sumer. New York, Harper & Row, 1973.

A storyteller and scholar collaborate on a poetic retelling of the Inanna myths. Good for adults, older children and teens.

Ford, P.K. trans. The Mabinogi and Other Medieval Welsh Tales. Berkeley, University of California Press, 1977.

For the full, unexpurgated version!

Matthews, Caitlin. Mabon and the Mysteries of Britain: An Exploration of the Mabinogian. London and New York, Arkana, 1987.

A full discussion of the mysterious Mabon in the context of Welsh Mythology and the Western Mystery Tradition. Also has good information on Gwion/Taliesin.

Other books about Autumn:

Beskow, Elsa. Woody, Hazel and Little Pip. Edinburgh:Floris Books, 1990.

The story of two mischievous acorn children and their adventure one Autumn day. All Elsa Beskow's picture books, though not explicitly Pagan, can enchant young children, and are available through Floris Books.

Life Cycles

For children:

Frasier, Debra. On the Day You Were Born. New York:HBJ & Co., 1991.

A beautiful picturebook to tell young children of their beginnings and their place in the world.

Lobel, Arnold. Grasshopper on the Road. New York:HarperTrophy, 1978.

This learn-to-read book has delightful tales of grasshopper's journey, parables for many life experiences.

Cohen, David, ed. The Circle of Life: Rituals from the Human Family Album. San Francisco:HarperSanFrancisco, 1991.

This incredible coffee-table photography book chronicles the stages of human life through initiations, rites, and ceremonies from around the world. A priceless treasure.

For adults:

Nabhan, Gary and Stephen Trimble.The Geography of Childhood: Why Children Need Wild Places. Boston:Beacon Press, 1995.

Rich, thought-provoking essays that consider questions of where children play, and how our sense of worth grows from our early connection with the earth.

Johnson, Cait and Maura Shaw. Tarot Games: 45 Playful Ways to Explore Tarot Cards Together. New York:HarperCollins, 1994.

Lots of creative ideas for exploring divination and intuition with children.

Rites of Passage and Sacred Sexuality Education (*** =especially for teens)

Bell, Ruth, other co-authors of Our Bodies, Our Selves, and members of the Teen Book Project. Changing Bodies, Changing Lives. New York: Vintage, Random House, 1988.***

Bingham, Mindy and Sandy Stryker. Things Will Be Different For My Daughter. New York: Penguin Books, 1995.

Debold, Elizabeth, Marie Wilson, Idelisse Malave. Mother Daughter Revolution. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley Publ. Co., 1993.

Gardner-Loulan, Joann, et al. Period. Volcano, CA:Volcano Press, 1992.

A thorough, factual yet humorous treatment of menstruation for girls and adults. With cartoon-ish illustrations.***

Hawthorne, Nan. Loving the Goddess Within. Oak Park, IL: Delphi Press, Inc., 1991.

Jukes, Mavis. It's a Girl Thing: How to Stay Healthy, Safe, and In Charge. New York: Knopf, 1996.***

Powell, Elizabeth. Talking Back to Sexual Pressure. Minneapolis, MN: CompCare Publishers, 1991.

Reese, Lyn, et al, editors. I'm On My Way Running: Women Speak on Coming of Age. New York:Avon Books, 1983.

Suitable for teens and up, an invaluable collection of short memoirs, poetry and prose on becoming a woman, from many different cultures.

Silverstein, Olga and Beth Rashbaum. The Courage to Raise Good Men. New York: Viking, Penguin Books, 1994.

Taylor, Dena. Red Flower: Rethinking Menstruation. Freedom, CA: The Crossing Press, 1988.

Terkel, Susan Neiburg. Finding Your Way: A Book About Sexual Ethics. Danbury, CT:Franklin Watts, 1995.***

An excellent, well thought-out guide for teens (and adults) to sort out our values and ethics surrounding love, intimacy, and sexuality. The author has also published other books on clarifying ethics and thinking critically about other controversial issues.

Skadi:

Adapted from Picard, Barbara. Tales of the Norse Gods. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1953.

Pagan Parenting

Recommended Books on Pagan Parenting:

Cortlund, Yana, Barb Lucke & Donna Miller Watelet. Mother Rising: The Blessingway Journey into Motherhood. Honeoye, NY:Seeing Stone Press, 2004.

A wonderful resource for designing blessingway ceremonies for mothers-to-be. Filled with information and inspiration.

Johnson, Cait and Maura Shaw. Celebrating the Great Mother: A Handbook of Earth-Honoring Activities for Parents and Children. Rochester, VT:Destiny Books, 1995.

This artful book presents a wealth of information and activities for celebrating the wheel of the year with children.

Carson, Anne. Spiritual Parenting in the New Age. Freedom, CA:Crossing Press, 1989.

Includes sections for each stage of life, with articles and essays, and lots of good ideas.

Clifton, Chas. Witchcraft Today, Book 2: Modern Rites of Passage. St Paul:Llewellyn, 1993.

Part of an excellent series on modern Paganism, this book of essays covers issues such as childbirth, childraising, and a Pagan look at the stage of late adolescence and early adulthood.

McArthur, Margie. WiccaCraft for Families: The Path of the Hearthfire. Custer, WA:Phoenix Publishing, 1994.

An introduction to bringing the Old Ways into your family life, with ritual, food and fun, including sample rituals for men’s, women’s and children’s rites of passage.

O’Gaea, Ashleen. The Family Wicca Book: The Craft for Parents & Children. St. Paul:Llewellyn, 1993.

Discusses many issues facing Pagan parents today and presents a picture of a modern Wiccan family, with activities, rituals, magic.

Serith, Ceisiwr. The Pagan Family: Handing the Old Ways Down. St. Paul:Llewellyn, 1994.

Another invaluable resource of customs and celebrations, prayers, offerings, and rituals.

Sheehan, Kathryn and Mary Waidner, PhD. Tulsa, OK:Council Oak Books, 1991.

Huge resource book on cultivating a child’s sense of wonder at the natural world.

Celebration and Tradition

Carey, Diana and Judy Large. Festivals, Family and Food. Gloucestershire, UK: Hawthorn Press, 1982.

A useful resource for seasonal customs and celebrations, drawn from both Christian and Pagan traditions.

Fitzjohn, Sue, et al. Festivals Together: A Guide to Multi-cultural Celebration. Gloucestershire, UK:Hawthorn Press, 1993.

A wonderful mix of stories, songs, recipes and activities from all over the world, focussed on the turning of the seasons.

The Elements

Kraul, Walter. Earth, Water, Fire and Air: Playful explorations in the four elements. Edinburgh:Floris Books, 1984.

From toddlers to teens, there are toys to make, games to play and other sorts of fun to be had by mucking about with the elements.

Air

Foreman, Michael. Land of Dreams. New York:Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1982.

An enchanting tale about a boy who rescues lost dreams from the drifts of memory.

Kulpach,Vladimir. Ahaiyute and Cloud Eater. San Diego, Harcourt Brace & Co. 1996.

A picture book story about a Zuni myth about rain.

McLerran, Alice. Dreamsong. New York:Tambourine Books, 1992.

A lovely picturebook about a young boy who sets off one day to find the source of the song he hears in his dreams.

Milord, Susan. Tales of the Shimmering Sky. Charlotte, VT:Williamson Publishing Co, 1996.

A wonderful collection of 10 brightly illustrated global folktales, with activities after each to connect children to the phenomena and mythology of the sky. Perfect for teachers and parents, this is a great introduction to the air element for ages up to adolescence. I only wish there was one for each element!

Fire

Goldin, Barbara and Will Hillenbrand. Coyote and the Fire Stick, San Diego, Harcourt Brace & Co.1996.

Picture book story of Coyote stealing fire.

Water

Levin, Ted. Sacred River. N.Y. Clarion, 1995.

Beautifully illustrated picture book about the Ganges.

Wolfson, Margaret. Marriage of the Rain Goddess. N.Y. Marlowe and Co. 1996.

A South African myth—beautiful picture book!

Humphrey, Margo. The River that Gave Gifts, an Afro-American Story. San Francisco:Children’s Book Press, 1987.

About a girl and her playmates who decide to give gifts to an elder woman who is going blind, and the power of light and the river.

Earth

Bruchac, Joseph and Michael J. Caduto. Keepers of Life. Golden, CO, Fulcrum, 1994.

Native American stories and environmental education focusing on trees and plants. Excellent, as is their entire series!

Bruchac, Thomas. Between Earth and Sky: Legends of Native American Sacred Places. San Diego, Harcourt Brace & Co. 1996.

Ten American Indian legends tied to sacred places. Beautifully illustrated and highly recommended!

Carrier, Lark. A Tree’s Tale. NY, Dial, 1996.

American history told from the point of view of a marker tree on a pathway.

Shaw, Kathryn. Maya and the Town that Loved a Tree. NY, Children's Universe, 1992.

A picture book that teaches an ecological lesson.

LeSueur, Meridel. Little Brother of the Wilderness: The Story of Johnny Appleseed. Stevens Point, WI:Holy Cow! Press, 1987.

A great children’s book about this famous man of the trees.

Cherry, Lynne. The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest. New York:HBJ & Co., 1990.

The importance of the Kapok tree, as told to a logger by the animals of the jungle, with beautiful illustrations.

See also Gardening Resources in our Mail Order and Web Resources page.

Story Collections and other Myths

McFarlane, Marilyn. Sacred Myths: Stories of World Religions. Portland:Sibyll.

This collection has sections on Christianity, Hinudism, Judaism, Buddhism, Native American and Sacred Earth (Goddess) traditions—a great way for children to see our tradition included on equal footing with others! Also a good way to introduce them to some of the common cultural stories from other traditions.

Edwards, Carolyn McVickar. The Storyteller’s Goddess: Tales of the Goddess and Her Wisdom from Around the World.

A wonderful, multicultural collection of Goddess tales.

Waldherr, Kris. The Book of Goddesses. Hillsborough, OR. Beyond Words Publishing, 1995.

A gorgeously illustrated picture book of thirteen Goddesses from around the world.

Styles, Showell. Welsh Tales for Children. Ruthin, Denbighshire:John Jones Publishing, 1989.

An entertaining collection of 9 tales, with glossary of Welsh terms. Distributed by Welsh Books Centre, Llanbadarn Industrial Estate, Aberystwyth.

Martin, Claire. The Race of the Golden Apples. New York:Dial Books, 1991.

Picture book of the story of Atalanta and Hippomenes, from Greek myth. Wonderful for all ages.

Matthews, John. Boadicea, Warrior Queen of the Celts. Dorset, UK:Firebird Books, 1988.

Part myth, part well-researched and illustrated history of Queen Boadicea, the ancient Celts, and the Roman invasion of Britain. Great for older children.

Hodges, Margaret. Saint George and the Dragon. Boston:Little Brown, 1984.

A poetic, gorgeously illustrated retelling from Spenser’s The Faerie Queene, that pairs a great adventure story with a positive treatment of the realm of Faery.

Owens, Yvonne. The Cup of Mari Anu. Victoria, BC:Horned Owl Publishing, 1995.

Historical fiction for young adults, this new myth tells of an ancient time when the people forget the Goddess, a drought falls on the land, and only a mute girl can bring life back to her people.

Richard Erdoes and Alfonso Ortiz. American Indian Myth and Legend. NY, Pantheon, 1984.

An excellent compilation of stories from many different tribes and earlier collections—a good reference text.

Van Leen, Nancy. In A Circle Long Ago: A Treasury of Native Lore from North America. NY, Apple Soup Books (Knopf), 1995.

A collection of Native American stories for early readers.