{"product_id":"brian-frouds-faeries-tales-9781419713866","title":"Brian Froud's Faeries' Tales","description":"\u003cb\u003eFollowing in the footsteps of \u003ci\u003eTrolls\u003c\/i\u003e, Brian and Wendy Froud lead readers deep into the world of faeries. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Humans throughout history have always had special relationships and bonds with faeries, whether loving and helpful or at times destructive. This book explores that complex relationship and the liminal state between the human and faery world where interaction occurs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eBrian Froud's Faeries' Tales\u003c\/i\u003e, readers encounter individual faeries, each with a story to uncover, as told by the faeries themselves. Many of the stories are familiar to humans, but the \"true\" story is told by the faeries. Similar to the \u003ci\u003eTrolls\u003c\/i\u003e fragments, the faeries' tales are coupled with portraits and interspersed with drawings and studies of the mysterious and enchanting folk who travel back and forth between the human world and theirs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Nobody does fantasy art like the guy who gave us \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Crystal\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLabyrinth\u003c\/i\u003e.\" --io9\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This elegant presentation of well-known and more obscure fairy tales from the point of view of the fairies combines the mysterious and magical with cold calculation and complexity: successful ingredients for sophisticated readers.\" --\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrian Froud\u003c\/b\u003e has created some of the most respected and highly acknowledged mythic artwork of our time. He has won numerous awards, including the Hugo Award for Best Original Artwork. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWendy Froud \u003c\/b\u003eis an American (born in Detroit) who is a doll artist, sculptor, and puppet-maker, best known for her work creating creatures for the Jim Henson films \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Crystal\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLabyrinth\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as her work on the Star Wars series, for which she was the fabricator of Yoda. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Frouds live in Devon, England. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Abrams Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50645522546962,"sku":"9781419713866","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_29450ab1-ae23-4a01-86c2-267929dd0750.jpg?v=1733154614","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/brian-frouds-faeries-tales-9781419713866","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}