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My Name Is Nobody

The Story of the Cyclops

Odysseus and his sailors were very hungry. They found a cave full of cheese… and they ate ALL of it.

Ages 4–6 · 32 pages · 8.5 × 8.5 in · Paperback and Kindle

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The story

What happens in this one.

This warm and funny picture book introduces children to the Cyclops, the one-eyed giant of Greek mythology — and to Odysseus, the clever sailor who told him his name was Nobody.

In short, rhythmic sentences made for reading aloud, with a sleepy refrain for children to shout along, Orson Vale, creator of The Little Myths Library, retells the myth of Odysseus and the Cyclops for the very youngest listeners.

There is nothing frightening here: the giant is grumpy but never a monster, nobody is eaten and nobody is hurt, and the ending is pure fun — so My Name Is Nobody can be read to the smallest listeners at bedtime.

Read a sample

The first five pages, as they are printed.

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The opening of the story — 5 of the 26 story pages. Tap a page to start reading, then turn the pages with the arrows. The rest is in the book.

For the grown-up reading aloud

“About the Real Cyclops” is the last page.

Every book in the library closes with the original legend retold in plain words — so when the question comes after the last page, there is an answer on it. Nothing is watered down; what changes is the gentleness of the telling.

Reading age
4–6
Read-aloud time
About five minutes
Format
8.5 × 8.5 in paperback
Also on
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