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The Mouse in the Viking's Beard *This eBook is a 'Green Leaves' eBook and a tree will be planted for EVERY copy sold!* Now Printable! By R. Phillip Prince. A whimsical little bedtime tale of high adventure and camaraderie set in the lands and Myths of the Old Norse. A time when man, myth and legends lived side by side.... A wonderful bed time tale! Author: R. Phillip Prince Cover Image: R. Phillip Prince Cover Design: Wyrdwood Publications Length: 7668 word count Download: 255 KB eISBN: WYRDWOOD-0013 Genre: Fiction/Childrens *This eBook is a 'Green Leaves' eBook and a tree will be planted for EVERY copy sold!* Price: $4.99

 

The Druid Network reviews The Mouse in the Viking's Beard:

Author/Artist - R. Phillip Prince
Reviewer - Bryn Colvin
Publisher - Wyrdwood Publications
Price (USD) - $4.99
Subject - Fiction - mythic/ancient
Type - Fiction Book
Purchase - The Mouse in the Viking's Beard

Review:

Bjorn the Viking has an enormous beard. When a talking mouse moves into it, all kinds of chaos and adventures ensue.

This is a charming little story, ideal for young pagan readers (and non-pagan children as well). It's an ebook, so you need to be willing to read from the screen, or print a copy, but that's no great hardship. There's humour, action, mead and magic. Given the length, it would lend itself to being retold by story tellers as well – it’s written in that style. I thought it was delightful.

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Reviewed by Mike Gleason:

The Mouse in the Viking’s Beard 

by  R. Phillip Prince  © 2009 

Wyrdwood Publications 

eISBN:  Wyrdwood-0013               

30 pages                     

PDF     

$4.99 (USD)

www.wyrdwoodpublications.com

 

Over the years many bedtime stories have been told to little ones, in cultures as diverse as Hawaiian and Greek; Mayan and Japanese; Bantu and Norse.  This is one of the latter.  It is not an ancient story – you won’t find it amongst the sagas or Eddas; nor is it a profound story.  It is a simple tale which contains a multitude of morals in its few pages.

 

It contains images which are familiar to everyone – the lovable old braggart, the bedraggled mouse, and the raging storm – which make it easy for little ones to relate to it.  It gives opportunities for children to stretch their imaginations trying to picture the surroundings related during the course of the story.

 

In many ways it reminds me of stories I used to tell my children when they were young, and which hold some of my fondest memories of raising them.

 

Personally, I would recommend printing this little gem out to make it easier to tell (no sense dragging your laptop to the bedside.  There aren’t any illustrations (except for the cover pages), but this may inspire you to have your child draw some.

 

This was a fun story.  I have no hesitation at all in recommending it.  Check out their website for more offerings.

 

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'A charming, old fashioned bed time tale, loved it!' ~ Sue, BC, Canada