Reviews for King Midas and the Golden Touch

The average rating for King Midas and the Golden Touch based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2019-07-04 00:00:00 Chantal Belanger A retelling of the ancient Greek myth of King Midas, who foolishly believed that gold was the ultimate blessing, only to learn his lesson when Dionysus gives him the gift of the "golden touch." Unable to eat golden food, or drink golden water, Midas is miserable - but when his new-found ability transforms his beloved daughter Aurelia into a golden statue, he truly knows sorrow... Based upon the version of this story found in Nathaniel Hawthorne's A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys , Charlotte Craft's narrative is engaging, but it is the illustrations by Kinuko Craft that truly give this picture book a magical quality. One of my favorite illustrators, Craft's work is always vibrant and richly-detailed, with a lushly romantic quality, and her luminous, light-filled paintings are always a delight. Although this is a classical story, Craft chooses to locate it in a more medieval setting, making it seem like more of a fairy-tale than a myth. The scene in which Midas rushes down the stairs, a wave of golden transformation fanning out behind him, is exactly the kind of picture I would have spent hours poring over as a girl. Highly recommended to folklore and mythology lovers, and to anyone who values beautifully-illustrated picture books.

Review # 2 was written on 2012-08-27 00:00:00 Connor Smith This is a beautiful book. Recommended on multiple lists, but specifically on the third grade read aloud lists for Memoria Press curriculum and I look forward to that. We found it at the library, and I am ready to blindly trust their lists, because everything they suggest is worth buying for our own shelves. K.Y. Craft is an artist that I stumbled upon by accident when I saw a gorgeous book in the library, it was Baba Yaga and Vasilisa the Brave, which is another one on our to-buy list. King Midas and the Golden Touch is beautiful as I said and I definitely would go for more stories told by Charlotte Craft. I'm not sure that I knew this book before, but I did know the story and this is a gorgeous way to read it. With large images and small to adorn the pages as well as some full two page spreads that continue to tell the story with images instead of words in parts is amazing and powerful for the readers. While right now I was reading this for my own benefit and not to my girls, I am quite sure that they will love it. I will not hesitate to buy this one when I find the right price. scheduled: