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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:

'Guaranteed to raise the hairs on the back of your neck' Neil Gaiman

Jen Campbell's collection of terrifyingly gruesome tales lends a modern edge to fairy tale collections for young readers. Drawing on her extensive knowledge of fairy tale history, Campbell's stories undo the censoring, gender stereotyping and twee endings of more modern children's fairy tales, to return both classic and little-known stories to their grim versions, whilst celebrating a diverse range of characters.

Featuring 14 short stories from around the globe, The Sister Who Ate Her Brothers is illustrated in a contemporary style by Canadian comic artist Adam de Souza. De Souza's brooding illustrations are a highly original blend of 19th-century Gothic engravings and moody film noir graphic novels. Beautifully produced in a hardback format with a rose gold ribbon marker, The Sister Who Ate Her Brothers is a truly thrilling gift.

With 86 illustrations, 30 in colour

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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