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Inching closer to my 31 hour goal. Enjoyed this spooky read. Loved the illustrations.
The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale | 
pick#spookoweeen #31by31
Inching closer to my 31 hour goal. Enjoyed this spooky read. Loved the illustrations.
pickBeen wanting to read this for a year now, and I finally made it happen just in time for Halloween. Such a great story, and just creepy enough for kiddos. I love the illustrations too. This is the kind of tale to retell by a fire outdoors! 💀
Very cute story; I highly recommend this quick read to anyone. 💀💗 #skull #wickedwhispers @eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
The story, the art, the wry humor-An excellent read
for the spooky season, without being too creepy for the younger humans.
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pickAhh folktales, they go from kinda sweet to kinda dark in the blink of an eye - and I love that about them!
Gorgeous illustrations as you‘d expect from Jon Klassen and a story that I‘ll definitely be thinking about for awhile. May we all be blessed with an Ottila as a friend and not foe.
Great authors note at the end about how he came across the folk tale originally and how folk tales change over time.
“Then she took the bone pieces and threw them into the flames. She poured her tea into the tea cup and drank it as she watched the pieces burn to ash.”
pickThe story, the art, the wry humor👏🏻👌🏼 An excellent read for the spooky season, without being too creepy for the younger humans💀
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pick4.3⭐️ man this children‘s book got dark quick. Definitely my style. Very Gothic fantasy vibes but in a children‘s story. This little girl that befriends a skull is one for the ages. She‘s that friend you call when you have to hide a body… I‘m just saying. It was a fun little read help me catch up on my reading goal.
pickI can‘t stop thinking about this one. The story! The art! The insights in the Author‘s Note! I absolutely loved it. ❤️
pickA teacher recommended this picture book on TikTok and I was able to grab it from CloudLibrary. I don‘t know what I expected, but not this. It is a retelling of a folktale and I‘m still thinking about the message of the original versus this retelling.
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pick4 ⭐We‘re used to getting picture box from John Klassen. This year he does a little longer story and gives us the Skull. This was originally a folktale of a certain sect of Austrian people. There is a small person running away from something into the woods. They come across the house, and in the house, there is the skull who needs protecting from the rest of the skeleton. This is a folktale in the true tradition of folktales.
pickJust as lovely as I hoped it would be. Also: don't mess with Otilla. I'd say this is as close as you can get to a story for all ages that features a skull, though there may be nightmare potential for very young children. Really appreciated the Author's Note, for discussing the source material, and its characterization of folk tales.
Dawn light. I love how Klassen manages to bring something cozy to the dark image.
pickI got to be the school librarian yesterday so in between classes I read this delightful spooky book.
Dream jobs - librarian ✅
pickI adore klassen‘s illustrations: they're slightly dark, and rich, and atmospheric. So, I loved this short, picture-book version of what Klassen remembered from reading a Tyrolean folktale. Skulls, but make it cosy, please! 💀🖤☕️ #scarathlon book 9 (? 🧐 I need to check my notes!) team #spookyghostclub
pickA beautifully atmospheric book. I wouldn't quite call it a graphic novel, more of a mature picture book. I liked that the illustrations expanded the story rather than just portraying the words. The afterword from the author was a great story itself and added a whole other layer to the book. Well worth your time.
pickI‘m not sure whether this is meant to be a kids book or more of an illustrated for adults story… it‘s an adaptation of a fairytale, though the author admits he changed the story a good deal. I thought it was cute, a bit dark for kids, but fairytales do tend to be don‘t they?
Sietje is annoyed I asked her to pose with a book again 😆
pickOtilla gets things done! The skull just wants to live its best life! Sweet and creepy children‘s book. The illustrations are lovely.
pickCozy horror for little kids! This sweetly unsettling, whimsically creepy, warmly chilling picture book is inspired by an old Tyrolean fairy tale about a girl who runs away from home and befriends a skull, itself fleeing a skeleton, in an ancient castle in a deep dark wood. Like the old, old fairy tales, the narrative simplicity here leaves you with more questions than answers, inviting you to savor the spooky and make friends with mystery.
pickThis new picture book, a folktale retelling, is a delight! Creepy, cozy, adorable.
pickOtilla is pretty badass. I definitely like Klassen‘s version better than the original. Also, secretly glad that librarians were part of re-finding the original tale. 💀
