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The Skull
A Tyrolean Folktale

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.

Pages: 112
$19.99

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Jon Klassen is a Canadian-born author/illustrator. He has written and illustrated 4 books of his own – “I Want My Hat Back” (2011), “This Is Not My Hat” (2012) which was the first book to win the Caldecott Medal and the Kate Greenaway Medal in the same year, “We Found A Hat” (2016) and the forthcoming “The Rock From The Sky” (2021). He has illustrated many books written by Mac Barnett, including “Extra Yarn” (2012), “Sam and Dave Dig A Hole” (2014), both of which were Caldecott Honor books, “The Wolf The Duck & The Mouse” (2017), and the Shapes trilogy.

He has also illustrated books by Lemony Snicket, Ted Kooser, Sara Pennypacker, among others. In 2018 he was awarded the Order of Canada for Contributions to Children’s Literature. He has worked on feature animated films such as “Coraline”, “Kung Fu Panda” and other commercial animated work for clients like Google, The New Yorker and the BBC. He lives and works in Los Angeles, CA.

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