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Island of the Minotaur retold by Sheldon Oberman, illustrated by Blair Drawson ISBN 1-896580-31-9 • $29.95 Canada • £9.95 UK Buy this book from Amazon.com (US customers) Buy this book from Amazon.co.uk (UK customers) See larger picture     See reviews What Inspired The Island of the Minotaur Island of the Minotaurs was chosen as Resource Links best books of 2004. This chapter book of Greek myths presents the epic history of the Minoan civilization. The novel connects famous myths; Zeus and Rhea, Theseus, Ariadne and the Minotaur, Icarus and Daedalus, Jason and Medea with little known tales of the Bronze Giant, Phaedra and the Ash tree spirits. Sheldon Oberman started writing in the mid-seventies, inspired by bedtime stories he told his children. He acted and directed in both film and stage plays, and toured North America as a professional storyteller. Blair Drawson has authored and illustrated seven children's books including Flying Dimitri, a 1997 nominee for the Governor General's Award in Illustration. Educated in drawing and painting at Toronto's Ontario College of Art, Mr. Drawson has exhibited his paintings worldwide. His work has appeared in such publications as Esquire, Time, Saturday Night, The New Yorker, Rolling Stone and The New York Times. He has garnered awards from such groups as the Society of Illustrators, The National Magazine Awards, and The Advertising and Design Club of Canada. Blair currently resides in Toronto with his wife and two children.