Shapeshifters: Tales from Ovid's Metamorphoses, retold by Adrian Mitchell, illustrated by Alan Lee (Frances Lincoln, £14.99). Age: 9+
Powerfully illustrated, this is a handsome introduction to some of the best-known stories about the Greek gods and goddesses and their legendary powers of transformation. Adrian Mitchell's vivid verse and prose retellings reflect the humour, pathos and often downright tragedy of each story by capturing the reasons for the shape-shifting and the usually devastating consequences of it.
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