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Title:
The skull : a Tyrolean folktale
Summary:
Jon Klassen's signature wry humor takes a turn for the ghostly in this thrilling retelling of a traditional Tyrolean folktale. In a big abandoned house, on a barren hill, lives a skull. A brave girl named Otilla has escaped from terrible danger and run away, and when she finds herself lost in the dark forest, the lonely house beckons. Her host, the skull, is afraid of something too, something that comes every night. Can brave Otilla save them both? Steeped in shadows and threaded with subtle wit—with rich, monochromatic artwork and an illuminating author’s note—The Skull is as empowering as it is mysterious and foreboding. -- Amazon.
General Note:
"The original retelling of this tale was found in A book of ghosts and goblins, written by Ruth Manning-Sanders and illustrated by Robin Jacques (New York: Dutton, 1969)."
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Description:
105 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Publisher:
Candlewick Press,
Publication Date:
2023
ISBN:
9781536223361
Publication Information:
Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2023.

©2023
Call Number:
J KLASSEN
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