The Little Myths Library
Up, Pegasus, Up!
The Story of Pegasus
Pegasus had wings. ENORMOUS wings. He kept tripping over them.
The story
What happens in this one.
This warm and funny picture book introduces children to Pegasus, the winged horse of Greek mythology — the only horse in the world with wings, who had just one small problem: he couldn’t fly.
In short, rhythmic sentences made for reading aloud, with a cheer that children shout along on every try — UP, PEGASUS, UP! — Orson Vale, creator of The Little Myths Library, tells how Pegasus learned to fly on Mount Helicon, the mountain of the Muses.
There is nothing frightening here: every fall lands on soft grass, the mountain grows slowly and hums to itself, and the ending is pure joy — so Up, Pegasus, Up! can be read to the smallest listeners at bedtime.
Read a sample
The first five pages, as they are printed.
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 Pegasus” 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
- Kindle, tap to enlarge
The rest of the library
More myths, told small.
Three Heads, One Good Dog
Don't Open the Jar!
Whatever You Do, Don't Look!
Hold On to the String!
The Girl Who Ate Six Seeds
The Boy Who Flew Too High
The Baby They Hid in a Cave
Born from a Headache
Not the Bad Guy
The King with the Three-Pointed Fork
The King Who Turned His Toast to Gold
Hello-ello-ello
My Name Is Nobody
Never Trust a Giant Wooden Horse
The Man Who Stole Fire