The Horn Book Guide

LITERATURE

Apuleius, Lucius

The Golden Ass

86 pp. | Godine | December, 2011 | Trade ISBN 978-1-56792-418-3 $17.95

(4) 4-6 Adapted by M. D. Usher. Illustrated by T. Motley. Usher provides an adaptation of the comical tale written in Latin by Lucius Apuleius in second-century Rome. After the protagonist is magically transformed into a donkey, readers follow his escapades while he seeks redemption. Some of the in-jokes are lost if you aren't familiar with Latin or Roman comedy (the afterword provides good background information). Occasional black-and-white illustrations punctuate the story's humorous aspects.

Reviewer: Antonio Trujillo