The Odyssey

by David Walser, Jan Pieńkowski

The ultimate adventure retold for children! Odysseus must battle his way home from war with the Greek Gods pitted against him. But what will he find when he gets there? From the gory tale of the Cyclops to the trickery of the Trojan Horse, Homer's classic, The Odyssey, is filled with stories of bravery, cleverness and heroism. This picture-book retelling of Odysseus's epic journey is the perfect introduction to this essential story. "Pienkowski is a genius" Independent

40 pages, Paperback

Published March 7, 2019

About the author

David Walser was born in 1937 in Singapore, where his father was serving in the R.A.F. Trapped in Indo-China by the outbreak of World War II, David Walser and his mother made a perilous escape back to England. He is a writer, translator, artist, and musician, and has collaborated with Jan Pie´nkowski on eleven books. He lives in London.

Reviews

[Surya · Rating 5 out of 5]

Always wanted to read epics. But didn't want to get into too much details. Children's version of "The Odyssey" was perfect for me.

To the story, yup... regardless of how talented and skilled one might be arrogance has strange ways of letting people down and this story is a good reminder of that. Fortunately there are many people who are very down to earth despite their achievements. I look upto them and hopefully those qualities rub into me.

Instead of having such cautionary tales that lasted through eons, I wish we had more examples of "wow! that is a nice way to lead life".

[jolanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

i dont remember last time i read book for children. guess very long time ago haha

i am so thrilled with the upcoming odyssey movie next year but i dont wanna read the homer version cos its too long. kids book seems like a good call for me & thank god perpus cikini has that. i finished the book during my visit today.

it was so cute with all the graphic design & narration. i feel like i was flown back to my bocil era wkwkwk

[Mr Bramley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Having studied this story in Latin GCSE I appreciate the effort of making this a story suitable for children to understand.

It is simply a very long and very confusing epic!
To be able to shorten and simplify this tale to make it child appropriate is a feat this book does well.

[Namrata Mistry · Rating 4 out of 5]

Given its complex nature, I have put off reading Greek Mythology for a long time now, BUT this gorgeously simplified picture-book definitely helped me to make a start.