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Godfather Death /

A retelling of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale in which a poor fisherman chooses Death to be a godfather to his son.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nicholls, Sally, 1983- (Author)
Other Authors: Sardà, Júlia (Illustrator), Grimm, Jacob, 1785-1863 (Contributor), Grimm, Wilhelm, 1786-1859 (Contributor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Viking, 2024.
Subjects:
Folklore > Germany.
Fairy tales > Germany.
Poor men > Folklore.
Death > Folklore.
Death (Personification) > Folklore.
Grim Reaper (Symbolic character) > Folklore.
Avarice > Folklore.
Poor men > Juvenile fiction.
Fathers and sons > Juvenile fiction.
Death > Juvenile fiction.
Avarice > Juvenile fiction.
Fairy tales.
Folklore.
Greed > Folklore.
Greed > Fiction.
Contes de fées > Allemagne.
Folklore > Allemagne.
Hommes pauvres > Folklore.
Mort (Personnification) > Folklore.
Faucheuse (Personnage symbolique) > Folklore.
Hommes pauvres > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Pères et fils > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Avarice > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
fairy tales.
Contes de fées.
Description
Summary:A retelling of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale in which a poor fisherman chooses Death to be a godfather to his son.
Item Description:"First published in Great Britain by Andersen Press Ltd., 2023."--Page opposite title page.
Adaptation of Der Gevatter Tod, one of the tales in the collection Kinder- und Hausmärchen, first published in 1812.
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Awards:Booklist Editor's Choice/Books for Youth, 2024 ; School Library Journal Best Books, 2024
ISBN:9780593692103
0593692101