Traditional myths become bold, graphic picture books in Gerald McDermott’s retellings for younger children. Anansi the Spider adapts an Ashanti tale about the trickster spider and his sons, while Arrow to the Sun draws on a Pueblo story of a boy searching for his father. Raven turns to a trickster tale from the Pacific Northwest, Zomo the Rabbit uses a West African story, and Jabutí the Tortoise draws on Brazilian folklore. McDermott’s illustrations use strong geometric shapes, saturated colour and design elements adapted to the visual traditions he is interpreting, making the pictures central to the storytelling. The texts are concise and suited to reading aloud. The catalogue is most easily found through His books myths and legends, multicultural picture books, trickster tales and illustrated folklore for younger children. Read more Less
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