If you are looking for a book for a young fantasy lover in the 9 to
98 years of age group this may be just the one to keep them
interested for repeat reading. It's a slim hardcover with 3D photos
accompanied by a paragraph or two of concise descriptions of where
each of the legends originated. There are the usual creatures of
myth and legend combined with their modern counterparts with
separate sections: Dragons, Serpents & Worms; Flying Creatures;
Chimera; Half-human, half-beast; Water Beasts; Giants;
Shape-Shifters; Demons, Ghouls & Ghosts and a Glossary that
provides a brief explanation of terms used within the book.
Within the Shape-Shifter section there are the familiar vampires
and werewolves, selkies and swan maidens, skinwalkers and wendigos
of North American First Nation lore, the Japanese Kitsune: a
fox-like creature with many tails, and others.
Even adults will be kept mesmerized, as I was while reading through
each of the descriptions.