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118 pp.
| HarperCollins |
October, 2009 |
TradeISBN 978-0-06-167173-9$14.99
(2)
4-6
Illustrated by
Brett Helquist.
Twelve-year-old Odd learns that a bear, fox, and eagle are really the Norse gods Thor, Loki, and Odin. A Frost Giant has done them this mischief, and blocked spring besides. Gaiman's impeccable narrative, swift-moving yet thoughtful, features lots of humor and pithy descriptions. Helquist's eight full-page drawings, distinguished by sturdy characterizations and angular drafting, deftly evoke Gaiman's wintry Norse world.
Reviewer: Joanna Rudge Long
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 2009