The skull : a Tyrolean folktale /
"This is an old story. It is about a girl named Otilla who runs away. It is also about a house in the woods, and a skull who lives there, and a secret the skull has, and the night that Otilla finds out what that secret is."--
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Somerville, Massachusetts :
Candlewick Press,
2023.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | "This is an old story. It is about a girl named Otilla who runs away. It is also about a house in the woods, and a skull who lives there, and a secret the skull has, and the night that Otilla finds out what that secret is."-- "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"-- |
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| Item Description: | Adaptation of an anonymous Tyrolean folk tale. "The original retelling of this tale was found in A book of ghosts and goblins, written by Ruth Manning-Sanders [under title "The skull"] and illustrated by Robin Jacques (New York: Dutton, 1969)"--Colophon. |
| Physical Description: | 105 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Awards: | American Library Association Notable Children's Bk |
| ISBN: | 9781536223361 1536223360 |