The Skull
Book description
A #1 New York Times bestseller!
Caldecott Medalist and New York Times best-selling author-illustrator Jon Klassen delivers a deliciously macabre treat for folktale fans.
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…
Why read it?
1 author picked The Skull as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Jon Klassen is my favorite current children’s book illustrator and author.
With The Skull he adapts a folktale from Tyrol to tell the story of an unlikely friendship. Not only is the book by turns creepy and funny, it’s fantastically drawn and it has a cool origin story (which Klassen illuminates in his author’s note, so I won’t spoil it).
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