[.ca] Sacred Myths: Stories of World Religions (ISBN 0963832778)

From Amazon.com:
Your children (and you) will fall into this book. Even before the stories begin, the illustrations envelop you in their lush, exotic worlds, where enchanted lakes yield treasure, virgins give birth, and elephants hold up the world. Marilyn McFarlane retells five classic stories in each of seven major religious traditions: Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Native American and a miscellaneous category of Greek and other pagan myths she calls Sacred Earth. Many you'll recognize -- David and Goliath, the Loaves and the Fishes, the Buddha and the Bodhi Tree -- and others will be as fresh and captivating to you as they are to your children. Appends useful Pronunciation Guide, Glossary and list of Further Reading.

Spiritual breadth - engaging text and luscious illustration:
A book every parent and child can share and enjoy fully. Although written as a "child's book", Marilyn McFarlane has brought together the widest range of spiritual experience and made it beautifully accessible and meaningful to every age. The engaging text and rich illustration make this a hard book to put down and a treasure for every home.

Fine introductory book for children on sacred myths:
I purchased Marilyn McFarlane's book for my three grandchildren, ages 8, 10, and 12. We have been reading the book aloud and then discussing the colorful illustrations. The sacred myths have spawned many questions from the children that we can research further. It's a wonderful introduction to the sacred myths and religions of the world.

Beautifully written and wonderfully visual.:
Sacred Myths is a beautifully written and wonderfully visual book that explores the sacred myths, stories, and traditions of the world's major religions. The author, Mariyln McFarlane, has a crisp, clean style that's engaging and easy to read. We purchased this book for our 4-year-old god daughter, who has a multi-cultural background. But we couldn't put it down ourselves! Our god daughter has been riveted by both the pictures and the stories. It's become her favorite book. We'd highly recommend Sacred Myths for children and adults of all ages.

Beautiful--compelling stories and stunning illustrations:
This is a book that belongs on every child's bookshelf! Not only are the stories themselves informative and entertaining, but the variety of stories under one cover representing so many different beliefs is in itself an illustration of the world's diversity. The stories are compelling, and the illustrations throughout are stunning. A wonderful gift for a child or adult.

Disturbing Images:
I REALLY don't like the color photo manipulations. High saturated and reversed photo collages looking like an art student 'statement' of some sort. In my opinion they are jarring and frightening to both adult and child! It is hard to understand how this distorted imagery is supposed to appeal to children... The stories are unfortunately on the brief side. Not enough detail to really transport my 10 year old.