Spinning, I can't stop spinning, so stay a minute, and I, Arachne, will
spin a story for you . . .
In this singular collection, the heroes and heroines of fifteen Greek
and Roman tales give their own dramatic accounts of events. From the
magnificent spinner Arachne, who learns that a mortal should never
challenge a god, to the god Pan, who prefers Earth to Mount Olympus, to
the beautiful, self-indulgent Pandora and the gold-stricken Midas--the
reader becomes a confidant to the tellers of these sometimes humorous,
sometimes sad, always engaging tales of wonder, woe, romantic love, and
jealousy. Mordicai Gerstein's energetic, whimsical illustrations combine
with Elizabeth Spires's playful renditions for a totally fresh take on
familiar and not-so-familiar myths.