Fleeing to the woods, Odd stumbles upon and releases a trapped bear. Odd, a young Viking boy, is left fatherless following a raid and in his icy, ancient world there is no mercy for an unlucky soul with a crushed foot and no one to protect him. What I particularly love is how Gaiman 'lengthened' the story and added descriptive details that engage the imagination, but are often left out of other fables.A thrilling, wintry Nordic epic from the truly magical combination of author Neil Gaiman and illustrator Chris Riddell, weaving a tale of legend, magic and adventure which will grip and enchant readers from beginning to end. It is a cross between a fairy tale (with a male main character!) and a fable (animals and man learning life lessons). It’s totally worth the money, and I can’t think of any reason your money wouldn’t be wisely spent on it. If you know someone who loves fantasy and/or mythology, I say go ahead and buy Odd and the Frost Giant. It is small and has illustrations which enhance the story. This audience for this book is 8-12, which is appropriate, but I am older and I loved it. You don’t have to have any prior knowledge of Norse Mythology to enjoy the book, having the knowledge will only make the experience better. The mythology aspect is handled so well considering that this is a book for kids who probably don’t even know these gods exist. He’s not a character you want to protect, even though he is just a young boy, and that’s because of the way he holds himself. Odd – the main character – is relatable, even to me, and that’s what makes the book so great. That means I might have a bit of a bias in this review, but honestly, I can’t praise this highly enough. Personally, I absolutely love and admire Neil Gaiman’s work, and I’m also very interested in Norse Mythology. Odd couldn't abide that idea, so he and his animal friends set out to reclaim Asgard. The Frost Giant had tricked them, transformed them into animals, and exiled them to Midgard. Well, they weren't *really* a fox, bear, and an eagle. On that first morning of his solitary life, Odd met a fox, bear, and an eagle. He left and moved to his father's old hut. In that year when Winter wouldn't let go, and everyone was getting on everyone else's nerves, Odd made a decision. After that, Odd kept mostly to himself, even after his mother married Fat Elfred of Midgard. He tried to be like his father, but after a tree fell on his leg, he was crippled. When Odd was 10, his father was lost at sea. Diverse Easy Reader | Illustrated Chapter.

Odd and the frost giants by neil gaiman