{"id":2091,"date":"2020-04-13T14:11:30","date_gmt":"2020-04-13T14:11:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.meanboyfriend.com\/overdue_books\/?p=2091"},"modified":"2020-04-19T09:30:15","modified_gmt":"2020-04-19T09:30:15","slug":"shelves-at-home-athena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.meanboyfriend.com\/overdue_books\/2020\/04\/shelves-at-home-athena\/","title":{"rendered":"Shelves at home &#8211; Athena"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I decided to pick out my fave picture books from our shelves.<\/p>\n<p>Athena. The Story of a Goddess by Imogen &amp; Isabel Greenberg<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meanboyfriend.com\/overdue_books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/img_6694.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2086\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.meanboyfriend.com\/overdue_books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/img_6694.jpg 4032w, http:\/\/www.meanboyfriend.com\/overdue_books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/img_6694-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.meanboyfriend.com\/overdue_books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/img_6694-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.meanboyfriend.com\/overdue_books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/img_6694-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.meanboyfriend.com\/overdue_books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/img_6694-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Having read &amp; enjoyed a number of graphic novels by Isabel Greenberg I was keen to try out her children&#8217;s books and wasn&#8217;t disappointed.<\/p>\n<p>This book covers a number of tales including how Athena helped Perseus, her contest with Arachne and how she helped the Greeks in the Trojan war. The telling of the stories and the illustrations are full of wit and humour making this a captivating read. I especially admired how Athena is celebrated highlighting both her strengths &amp; weaknesses.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meanboyfriend.com\/overdue_books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/img_6696.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2087\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" alt=\"Image from book\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.meanboyfriend.com\/overdue_books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/img_6696.jpg 4032w, http:\/\/www.meanboyfriend.com\/overdue_books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/img_6696-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.meanboyfriend.com\/overdue_books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/img_6696-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.meanboyfriend.com\/overdue_books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/img_6696-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.meanboyfriend.com\/overdue_books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/img_6696-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\" \/><\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Athena celebrating her wisdom &amp; exceptional style<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meanboyfriend.com\/overdue_books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/img_6697.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2088\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" alt=\"Image from book\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.meanboyfriend.com\/overdue_books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/img_6697.jpg 4032w, http:\/\/www.meanboyfriend.com\/overdue_books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/img_6697-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.meanboyfriend.com\/overdue_books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/img_6697-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.meanboyfriend.com\/overdue_books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/img_6697-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.meanboyfriend.com\/overdue_books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/img_6697-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\" \/><\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Classical style in comic format <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id=\"attachment_2089\" style=\"width: 3864px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2089\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meanboyfriend.com\/overdue_books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/img_6695.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2089\" width=\"3854\" height=\"2890\" alt=\"Image from endpapers\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.meanboyfriend.com\/overdue_books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/img_6695.jpg 3854w, http:\/\/www.meanboyfriend.com\/overdue_books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/img_6695-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.meanboyfriend.com\/overdue_books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/img_6695-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.meanboyfriend.com\/overdue_books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/img_6695-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.meanboyfriend.com\/overdue_books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/img_6695-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3854px) 100vw, 3854px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2089\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stunning endpapers<\/p><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meanboyfriend.com\/overdue_books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/img_6698.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2090\" width=\"3694\" height=\"3024\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.meanboyfriend.com\/overdue_books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/img_6698.jpg 3694w, http:\/\/www.meanboyfriend.com\/overdue_books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/img_6698-300x246.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.meanboyfriend.com\/overdue_books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/img_6698-768x629.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.meanboyfriend.com\/overdue_books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/img_6698-1024x838.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.meanboyfriend.com\/overdue_books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/img_6698-624x511.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3694px) 100vw, 3694px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I decided to pick out my fave picture books from our shelves. Athena. The Story of a Goddess by Imogen &amp; Isabel Greenberg Having read &amp; enjoyed a number of graphic novels by Isabel Greenberg I was keen to try out her children&#8217;s books and wasn&#8217;t disappointed. 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