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The sister who ate her brothers : and other gruesome tales / Jen Campbell ; illustrated by Adam de Souza.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Thames and Hudson, 2021Copyright date: ©2021Description: 116 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780500652589
  • 0500652589
Uniform titles:
  • Short Stories: Selections
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
The sister who ate her brothers (Korea) -- The souls trapped under the ocean (Ireland) -- The house that was filled with ghosts (Japan) -- The boy who tricked a troll (Norway) -- The daughter who loved a skeleton (Nigeria) -- The princess who ruled the sea (Inuit) -- The husband who cheated death (Egypt) -- The adults who lost their organs (Germany) -- The kingdoms at the centre of the earth (Russia) -- The wife who could remove her head (El Salvador) -- The man who hunted children (South Africa) -- The son of seven mothers (India) -- The girl with the horse's head (China) -- The woman and the glass mountain (Spain).
Summary: "Do you dare read this collection of terrifyingly gruesome tales? In this gripping volume, author Jen Campbell offers young readers an edgy, contemporary, and inclusive take on classic fairy tales, taking them back to their gory beginnings while updating them for a modern audience with queer and disabled characters and positive representation of disfigurement"--Publisher's description.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Fiction CAMPBELL JEN Available 33111010762157
Children's Book Children's Book Northport Library Children's Fiction CAMPBELL JEN Available 33111009867306
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Do you dare read this collection of terrifyingly gruesome tales? In this gripping volume, author Jen Campbell offers young readers an edgy, contemporary, and inclusive take on classic fairy tales, taking them back to their gory beginnings while updating them for a modern audience with queer and disabled characters and positive representation of disfigurement.

Featuring fourteen short stories from China, India, Ireland, and across the globe, The Sister Who Ate Her Brothers is an international collection of the creepiest folk tales. Illustrated with Adam de Souza's brooding art, this book's style is a totally original blend of nineteenth-century Gothic engravings meets moody film noir graphic novels. Headlined by the Korean tale of a carnivorous child, The Sister Who Ate Her Brothers is a truly thrilling gift for brave young readers.

The sister who ate her brothers (Korea) -- The souls trapped under the ocean (Ireland) -- The house that was filled with ghosts (Japan) -- The boy who tricked a troll (Norway) -- The daughter who loved a skeleton (Nigeria) -- The princess who ruled the sea (Inuit) -- The husband who cheated death (Egypt) -- The adults who lost their organs (Germany) -- The kingdoms at the centre of the earth (Russia) -- The wife who could remove her head (El Salvador) -- The man who hunted children (South Africa) -- The son of seven mothers (India) -- The girl with the horse's head (China) -- The woman and the glass mountain (Spain).

"Do you dare read this collection of terrifyingly gruesome tales? In this gripping volume, author Jen Campbell offers young readers an edgy, contemporary, and inclusive take on classic fairy tales, taking them back to their gory beginnings while updating them for a modern audience with queer and disabled characters and positive representation of disfigurement"--Publisher's description.

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