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Little Minotaur
Published by Walker Books
What if we knew the infamous Minotaur from Greek mythology not as a monster... but as boy? In this retelling of the classic myth, we meet Asterion - a gentle half-boy, half-bull who loves his family. But as Asterion grows, he must fight against the rumours trying to shape him a monster. Asterion must find his voice... and change fate on his own terms.
Read Gaia's interview about her picture book in our blog post: Little Minotaur - Gaia Alessi on Re-imagining the Myth.
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As the almond trees were coming into bloom on the island of Crete, a baby boy was born to Queen Pasiphaë.
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... Asterion was followed by a little sister - Ariadne. She, too, had immaculate pink blossoms for toes. But she was as bold as Asterion was timid and as loud as he was quiet.
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Apart from his little sister, Ariadne, what Asterion loved the most of all were birds.
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As for Ariadne, she loved dancing and playing almost as much as she loved her brother.
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Asterion didn't like loud noises. He didn't like tight spots. But his sister was outnumbered, he should help her...
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Whispers of the Minotaur continued until the trees turned copper and the fruits were heavy and ripe
