Greeking Out Heroes and Olympians

Name: Greeking Out Heroes and Olympians
Brand: Penguin Random House
Availability: InStock
Author: Kenny Curtis
ISBN: 9798217352289

Author: Kenny Curtis, Jillian Hughes

Series: Greeking Out #2

Narrator: Kenny Curtis, Grace Lynn Kung

Unabridged: 5 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Listening Library

Published: 05/05/2026

Categories: Children's Nonfiction, Media Tie-in, History, Canadian History

Synopsis

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER! Get ready for 20 brand-new, tongue-in-cheek tales from Greek mythology, as told by the team behind the smash hit podcast.

Want to know the greatest feats and the funniest secrets of the gods and heroes of Greek mythology? You’re in the right place. Told in the hilarious, kid-friendly voice that’s sent the Greeking Out podcast to the top of the charts, these stories of heroic victories, perilous adventures, and plain old mischief are sure to delight kids and adults alike. Plus, fans of the Percy Jackson series will love discovering the real myths behind their favorite (and least favorite) characters.

In this audiobook, you’ll encounter a god kidnapped by pirates, sheep used as camouflage, a super-shiny fleece, some dangerous metalworking, the world’s most perfect animal, a really heavy boulder, and much more.

Laugh-out-loud storytelling coupled with real information about ancient Greece—delivered by the all-knowing Oracle of Wi-Fi—make this collection of fabulous fables an essential addition to your library.

Complete your collection with Greeking Out: Epic Retellings of Classic Greek Myths and Greeking Out Tales from the Underworld.

About The Author

KENNY CURTIS has more than 30 years in children’s programming as a performer, writer, and producer. He is one of the creators of National Geographic Kids’ Greeking Out podcast series, which he hosts and cowrites alongside his daughter, Jillian Hughes. Together, they've helped develop kids’ offerings for partners like Pinna, Tinkercast, Kidz Bop, and 8 Pound Gorilla Records. Kenny may be best known as the human behind the long-running program The Animal Farm on SiriusXM’s Kids Place Live.JILLIAN HUGHES is a professional writer with her heart in the kids and family industry. She’s a writer for National Geographic Kids’ Greeking Out podcast series and has contributed to other platforms including Pinna, Tinkercast, and iHeart. While she enjoys working with all her clients, she is especially partial to collaborating with Kenny—who just happens to be her dad.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Valente on April 10, 2025

this book was challenging for me because it had a lot of new words I had never seen before my favorite character was pan because he was childish and free spirited what surprised me about this book was that this book was educating and fun i would not change the book because it was so evenly spread acro......more

Goodreads review by Jurgis on September 30, 2025

My kids and I dove into this collection of Kenny Curtis’s excellent and exhilarating retellings of ancient Greek myths and legends right after finishing the first book in the series. We also began listening to the podcast on which the books are based—both are fantastic! As the tagline goes: ‘The gre......more

Goodreads review by Emma on October 04, 2025

Greeking Out: Heroes and Olympians is the very 1st book I've rated 5 stars in 2025 so far. Its' predecessor, Greeking Out: Epic Retellings of Classic Greek Myths, was one of the earliest books I gave a 5-star rating to in 2024. The 2nd book was just as incredible as the 1st. As I'm sure most of you......more

Goodreads review by Pamela on January 30, 2025

hero’s and zeros of Olympus There are so many good parts in this book and some bad and sad parts but the rest is worth it for the sake of the story it’s more like a collection of stories like Hercules,Perseus,Apollo,Zeus,Jason and Odysseus .ect now for the zero like ixion,also Apollo (page 109),sisph......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on September 30, 2024

My kids and I absolutely love these Greeking Out books! They allow kids, mine are ages 8, 9, and 10, to explore Greek mythology without a bunch of inappropriate stuff. Plus, they're funny as well. Fingers crossed they make a third book at some point.......more