Simon Spence

**With a special foreword by award-winning comedian, actor, presenter and director, Stephen Fry** Persephone is the seventh book in the Early Myths collection, a series of children's picture books on Greek myth. Each book covers a character from mythology and brings the tale to life through illustrations and story-telling, with inspiration from ancient art and literature. The books are aimed at 4 to 10 year olds, are beautifully designed and easy to read. Persephone is the daughter of the goddess of nature who grows up in the forests of Greece only to be whisked away by Hades, the love-struck god of the Underworld. Persephone's mother, Demeter, roams across the lands in search of her daughter and a solution must be found. Should Persephone return to her old life or can there be a balance between her role as goddess of nature above and her new responsibilities below? For teachers and parents, we have a notes section at the back, describing how our illustrations have been inspired by ancient Greek vase-painting, sculptures, and early literature. The kids don't need to know this aspect to enjoy the tale, but the grown-ups can learn about how we have taken time and care to construct our book, using the early historical sources, rather than simply repeat a generic version of the myth. Awards for our Early Myths collection: - Perseus: bronze medal winner at the Moonbeam Children's Book Awards 2014 - Odysseus: honourable mention at the Royal Dragonfly Book Awards 2015 - Odysseus: finalist in the Wishing Shelf Book Awards 2015 - Atalanta: silver medal at the Moonbeam Children's Book Awards 2016 - Atalanta: honourable mention at Purple Dragonfly Book Awards 2016 - Atalanta: finalist at the Readers' Favorite Awards 2016 - Herakles: 1st prize for illustrations and 6+ picture book at the Dragonfly Books Awards 2017 - Herakles: gold award at the Royal Dragonfly Book Awards 2017 - Herakles: silver medalist in the Wishing Shelf Children's Books Awards 2017 - Theseus: best illustrations at Purple Dragonfly Book Awards 2018 - Theseus: honourable Mention in Picture Books (5 and younger category) at the Purple Dragonfly Book Awards 2018 - Theseus: silver medalist at the Moonbeam Children's Book Awards 2018

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