Monster Diaries: The Cyclops and the Worst Party Ever

Description Share Post Monster Diaries: The Cyclops and the Worst Party Ever Anne Miller, illustrated by Sam Caldwell (HarperCollins) Odysseus’ ‘ adventures are so famous that you probably know all about them already‘. After all, just think of Ancient Greek Gods and Goddesses. However, could there be another story? One that needs to be told to set things straight? That’s what we have with Monster Diaries: The Cyclops and the Worst Party Ever. It seems that Polyphemus’s’ single eye is a feature of his kind, nothing to do with Odysseus’s onslaught. Then again, sheep? Well could they be to do with this cyclopes’ desire to celebrate? To show off and attract friends? With stinky cheese, for example? It seems that Polyphemus’s desire for a party to end all others is spurred on by his father’s fury. How can Poseidon’s son have a fear of water? One that leaves him stranded on the island with his sheep for friends? However, those sheep might be the answer to food? After all, who doesn’t love a variety of cheesy games? Then again, the guests…. well, that’s where Odysseus comes in. However, what if Odysseus and his crew see this Cyclops’ excitement at their arrival on the island as something else? Not only does Anne Miller revise a traditional tale but she voices these familiar characters, offers us their settings, roles and parts in such groundbreaking history. Monster Diaries: The Cyclops and the Worst Party Ever is brilliantly told, with such bold, graphic illustrations from Sam Caldwell throughout. We recommend this title highly!