A quaint traditional children's tale from Neil Gaiman incorporating some of the same Nordic Gods featured in his adult book, American Gods. Odd is a 12 year old boy in a Norwegian Village. His family situation is difficult since his widowed mother remarried an abusive man. He also was crippled in an accident, but still manages to get around with the help of a cane. One day, he leaves his home and goes into the woods to his father's old woodcarving hut. There, he meets a mysterious fox who leads him to a bear that got trapped in a tree with a bee's nest in it. Odd soon discovers that the animals, including an eagle who joins them, are the Nordic Gods Odin, Loki and Thor, who have been tricked out of their home by a Frost Giant. He travels with them to Asgard to help them reclaim their home, and encounters magic, mystery and a beautiful goddess along the way. Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman with illustrations by Brett Helquist. Harper, 2009.
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