King Midas and the Golden Touch

by Freya Littledale, Daniel Horne (Illustrator)

Adapted from the tale by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

32 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1989

About the author

Freya Littledale (1929 - 1992) was a children's book author, adapter, and editor. Most of her works were retold fairytales.

Reviews

[Melissa Namba · Rating 2 out of 5]

Like other Littledale versions, this is too long and doesn't add to the story. This one actually deadens it a little bit by taking the Greek away and naming the daughter Marigold. Pew.

[Sheila · Rating 3 out of 5]

A great classic story, but not my favorite version of the story. I don't like the all or nothingness--because he realized the golden touch was stupid, he decided he hated gold. Makes no sense. And the general story-telling style wasn't my favorite.