Gilgamesh for the Younger Crowd

I spoke with a friend of mine who will be doing a unit study on Mesopotamia later this year. I mentioned a great trilogy of books retelling the story of Gilgamesh in a kid-appropriate manner, so this post is for her.

The series of books is beautifully illustrated, and the kids and I got a kick out of finding illustrations of archaeological items we had actually seen at the British Museum's Mesopotamia site. Although the older kids enjoyed and appreciated the books, I am continually surprised at how often my smallest one asks to reread them.

These award winning books are a great way to introduce your young'uns to this most ancient of epics.