''Norse Gods and Giants'' is a children's book written and illustrated by

Ingri and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire Ingri d'Aulaire (December 27, 1904 – October 24, 1980) and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire (September 30, 1898 – May 1, 1986) were writers and illustrators of children's books who worked primarily as a team, completing almost all of their well-known wo ...

and published by Doubleday in 1967. It was reissued by Doubleday in 1986 as ''d'Aulaires' Norse Gods and Giants'' and by New York Review Books in 2005 as ''d'Aulaires' Book of Norse Myths''. The 154-page book is organized as a collection of 30 Norse myths, with color illustrations throughout, from "The first gods and giants" and "The creation of the world" to " Ragnarokk, the destiny of the gods" and "A new world". The 2005

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catalog summary called it a companion to ''Ingri and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire's Book of Greek myths'', published by Doubleday in 1962, a 192-page collection of 46 Greek myths. The Greek and Norse collections are the couple's second and third most widely held works in

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libraries, after their

Caldecott Medal The Randolph Caldecott Medal, frequently shortened to just the Caldecott, annually recognizes the preceding year's "most distinguished American picture book for children". It is awarded to the illustrator by the Association for Library Service ...

-winning

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''Abraham Lincoln'' (Doubleday, 1957)."D'Aulaire, Ingri 1904-1980"
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