A review by roseleaf24
In the Beginning: Creation Stories from Around the World by Virginia Hamilton

4.0

I appreciate this collection of creation stories. They are very well written here, with the ones I'm familiar with very close to original wording and definitely in line with original intent and meaning. Shared in a classroom or as a family, this may work as young as 3rd grade, but I think it lies more in the upper ages of the Newbery range. I would prefer to have the explanation of what culture the story is from at the beginning instead of the end of each story; I felt a little disoriented reading without that anchor. I am not a fan of the illustrations; they're beautiful and powerful, but definitely on the dark and creepy side.