Title of the work
Country of the First Edition
Country/countries of popularity
Original Language
First Edition Date
First Edition Details
Gary Renison, Pandora’s Socks. Lulu.com (Self-published), 2012, 138 pp.
ISBN
Awards
B.R.A.G. Medallion Honoree in 2012.
Genre
Alternative histories (Fiction)
Mythological fiction
Novels
Target Audience
Children
Cover
Picture courtesy of Gary Renison.
Author of the Entry:
Allison Rosenblum, Bar-Ilan University, allie.rose89@gmail.com
Peer-reviewer of the Entry:
Lisa Maurice, Bar-Ilan University, lisa.maurice@biu.ac.il
Elżbieta Olechowska, University of Warsaw, elzbieta.olechowska@gmail.com
Gary Renison (Author)
Gary Renison currently lives in Liverpool and has been telling stories since he was very young. Pandora’s Socks is his first book and it is a 2012 B.R.A.G.Medallion Honoree.
Sources:
Profile at lulu.com (accessed: June 25, 2018)
Profile at amazon.com (accessed: June 25, 2018)
Profile at bragmedallion.com (accessed: June 25, 2018)
Bio prepared by Allison Rosenblum, Bar-Ilan University, allie.rose89@gmail.com
Summary
Pandora Johnson receives a new chest of drawers with a secret locked inside. She and her friend, Lucy, learn that sometimes it’s better to leave things alone after they open the drawer and enchanted socks escape, wreaking havoc all around.
Analysis
Contemporary twist on the story of Pandora’s Box, appropriate for all ages. This story takes the elements of curiosity and a closed box with something inside from the myth of Pandora’s vase, and adapts it to a contemporary setting, making the lesson about the dangers of curiosity more accessible to today’s children. The story adds a magical element by having enchanted socks escape from the drawer.
