@ZachWeinersmith I really liked the Evangeline Walton retelling of the Mabinogion, even as a kid, but it is uhhhhh not sanitized and not for every kid. The Celts were BLEAK. May want to check it through before you give it to a kiddo.
@ZachWeinersmith There's bound to be a good roughly-age-appropriate telling of Arthurian legend out there. (I wonder how The Once and Future King holds up these days?) I wonder about something like The Song of Roland, too, though I don't know it as well. Maybe Finn MacCumhaill, too?
(I think you're looking for actual mythical epics rather than fictional mythpoetic epics. But in any case I assume LotR is already on her reading list, past or future.)
@ZachWeinersmith Philip Pullman has a book of retelling fairy tales from the Brothers Grimm that might be adjacent to her interests. And as others have suggested @neilhimself ‘s Norse Mythology might also be good. At around that age I was realy into the original Wizard of Oz books - but perhaps get the spectacular Marvel Omnibus edition of the graphic novel versions by Eric Shanower and Scottie Young which are magnificent.
@ZachWeinersmith I loved the books of Rosemary Sutcliff. She did a great Robin Hood and King Arthur, but also fantastic historical novels for children.
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When she's read the Ramayana, then next should be the Mahabharata. It's also available in comic book format.
My kids are into Rick Riordan's books. And have read Gaiman's Norse Mythology.
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