Joan Holub; Leslie Patricelli

Mini Myths

Be Patient, Pandora! (Sep-2014)
Play Nice, Hercules! (Sep-2014)
Brush Your Hair, Medusa! (Mar-2015)
Make a Wish, Midas! (Mar-2015)
Be Careful, Icarus! (Sep-2015)
Please Share, Aphrodite! (Sep-2015)
Don't Get Lost, Odysseus! (Mar-2016)
Good Job, Athena! (Mar-2016)

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  Be Patient, Pandora!
  

  • Sep-2014
  • / General Fiction
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  Mini Myths
  

  When Pandora is warned by her mother not to open a box, her spirited curiosity trumps her obedience. Pandora harmlessly touches the box, innocently leans on the box, and eventually, albeit accidentally, bursts the box open! The cupcakes that were hid...

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  Play Nice, Hercules!
  

  • Sep-2014
  • / General Fiction
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  Mini Myths
  

  Hercules is not as interested in “playing nice” as he is in playing strong! But when one feat of strength destroys his little sister’s 12-piece tower, he must use his powers for good to restore the tower and seek her forgiveness. She forgives h...

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  Brush Your Hair, Medusa!
  

  • Mar-2015
  • / General Fiction
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  Mini Myths
  

  Medusa refuses to care for her hair, her long locks getting knottier and dirtier with each passing page. Her hair rebellion elicits frozen expressions of shock from her family, but nothing will convince Medusa to brush. Only her hairdresser approache...

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  Make a Wish, Midas!
  

  • Mar-2015
  • / General Fiction
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  Mini Myths
  

  Midas wants everything to be his favorite color -- yellow! He chooses yellow clothes, eats yellow foods, and uses only the yellow paint at his easel. But when he impulsively paints his beloved green Dinoboo, Midas discovers that too much of a good th...

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  Be Careful, Icarus!
  

  • Sep-2015
  • / General Fiction
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  Mini Myths
  

  After little Icarus and his dad make a bird-shaped kite, Dad warns Icarus to hold on to the string and not let it fly too high. But Icarus disobeys, and soon the kite gets caught in the trees! Dad helps him repair the kite so they can play with it ag...

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  Please Share, Aphrodite!
  

  • Sep-2015
  • / General Fiction
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  Mini Myths
  

  Aphrodite, Hera, and Athena are competing for Paris’s candy apple. When Aphrodite offers Paris a toy horse, she wins the prize! But her bragging results in the hurt feelings of others. When Aphrodite stops boasting, though, and offers to share her ...

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  Don't Get Lost, Odysseus!
  

  • Mar-2016
  • / General Fiction
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  Mini Myths
  

  When Odysseus goes shopping with his mom, she tells him to stay close, and he does -- until he is tempted by The Odyssey-inspired play area in the mall and wanders off. He has fun at first, but when he can’t find Mom, he gets scared. Not to worry: ...

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  Good Job, Athena!
  

  • Mar-2016
  • / General Fiction
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  Mini Myths
  

  After Athena ties Arachne’s shoes for her, Arachne takes the credit for Athena’s hard work. But when their friends ask Arachne to teach them how to tie their shoes, Arachne must admit the truth. So Athena comes to the rescue and teaches everybody...

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