When giving your child a
book on heathenry to read, it is always better to read it yourself
first. This will help you decide whether the book is really
the sort of book you want your chlid to read. And it will also
make it easier for you to discuss the details of the book with your
child. It is also a good idea to do a little research on the
author of the book prior to buying it for your child. It could
be the author is not someone you would want to support by buying
their book, and the author's views might not be something you want
to share with your child. Here are some Children's
Books worth checking out... Children of
Odin by Padraic Colum and Illustrated by Willy Pogany -
This is a collection of stories or the retelling of stories from our
Lore. The stories are somewhat changed or simplified from what
you might find in our Lore, but it is an entertaining book, and the
illustrations are beautiful. Click Here to access this book as a free
PDF in our Temple Library or click
here to buy it at Barnes & Noble's
website. D'Aulaires'
Book of Norse Myths (Hardcover) by Ingri D'Aulaire -
This is another collection of retold stories from our Lore.
But nearly every page is illustrated with full color paintings
filled with imagination and power. My kids really enjoyed this
one. This is for kids 4-8, though adults will enjoy it
also. I usually skip the last page of this book when reading
to my kids, because the last page suffers from
Christian-bias. Click
Here to buy it at Amazon's
website.
D'Aulaires' Book
of Trolls (Hardcover) by Ingri d'Aulaire - The format
of this book is very similar to D'Aulaires' Book of Norse Myths,
except it has all sorts of fun folklore stories about Trolls and
such. For kids 4-8. Click
Here to buy at Amazon's website.
The Adventures of
Thor the Thunder God (Hardcover) by Lise Lunge-Larsen -
This book is also beautifully illustrated with full-color
paintings. This is listed for ages 9-12. Click
Here to buy at Amazon's website. Odd and the Frost Giants (Hardcover) by
Neil Gaiman - A wonderful story of a boy named Odd traveling with
Odin, Loki, and Thor and helping to foil a dastardly plot by a giant
to take and keep Asgard. http://tinyurl.com/oddandthefrostgiants (buy at Amazon). Kinder Edda (Paperback) by
Noil Skeggold - A collection of stories based upon the Poetic and
Prose Edda of Norse Mythology, with the addition of unique stories.
This is also illustrated and is for ages 9-12. http://tinyurl.com/4zcnwde
(buy at Amazon). Kindertales: Stories Old and New for
the Children of the Folk (Paperback) by Freydis Heimdallson -
http://tinyurl.com/4kanor8
(buy at Amazon). Iduna and the Magic Apples by Gal
Laszlo - You'll likely have to buy a used copy of this book.
http://tinyurl.com/4b9sxez Gods and Goddesses of the Ancient Norse
(Hardcover) by Leonard Everett Fisher - There are portraits of 14 of
our Gods and Goddesses in this book, with descriptions of who they
are and what they do. http://tinyurl.com/5wcj547
(buy at Amazon). Dover Publications makes a coloring
book about the Norse Gods and Goddesses. They also give a very brief
explanation, but it's obviously "G" rated. Dover publications also
has other coloring books, like "Story of the Vikings," "Beowulf,"
and "Viking Gods and Heroes." And there are books at
this link worth checking out: http://www.vikinganswerlad
y.com/kidbooks.shtml And there are quite a few free
storybooks available as PDF's at our on-line Temple
Library: http://heathengods.com/temple/modules/library/ If there are any books you think should be included on this list, feel free
to let us know. We'd love to add books to this list
over time.
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