Storybook Favorites

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      Indra taking on Vritra in snake form. Source: Pinterest

Who doesn't love a good god of thunder? They often seem to be some of the major players in mythology and for this reason the storybook Indra vs. Thor and Zeus caught my eye. In this storybook you will find not only one god of thunder but three! One is Indra from Indian mythology, another is Thor who we see in Norse mythology and the last one is Zeus who appears often and prominently in Greek mythology. Like many powerful gods they don't see eye to eye and there is a lot of struggle for dominance. The storybook goes further into how Indra came to be and the struggle between the three for dominance of domain. The author does a good job of keeping the reader's attention, or at least my attention. Easily able to transition from one topic to another with a good flow also makes reading the storybook easy and enjoyable.

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Vasai Fort Rains. Source: Wikipedia

Green things in images always catch my eyes and for that reason along with the title The Temple of Doom, I decided to dive a bit deeper into the storybook written by Madison Beneda-Bender. The introduction page was well put together with an interactive cloudy background and pictures of lush vegetation overtaking buildings that seem to be ruins. The images in the forefront are interactive links which take you to stories within her story books. The various stories are well written are easy to read. Overall this storybook easily grabbed by attention and kept it throughout the entire storybook.

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Shiva. Source: Flickr

Since I was a kid I have always loved origin stories, whether they be scientific or mythological so when I saw the title Shiva the Destroyer: Origin of Ganga I was instantly intrigued. The layout of the storybook was easy to maneuver and fairly simple with links to take you to different chapters within the storybook. Within the first chapter we are introduced to James along with the brief explanation at the bottom of the page of who he will never be. Like the first chapter the storybook has some excerpts and asides that are both humorous and informational for the readers to understand how James is fairing.