{"product_id":"the-skull-a-tyrolean-folktale-9781536223361","title":"The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale","description":"\u003cb\u003eA #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller!\u003cbr\u003eA Kirkus Book Prize Finalist!\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Children's Chapter Book the Year \u003cbr\u003e A \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e Best Children's Book of the Year \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCaldecott Medalist and\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling author-illustrator Jon Klassen delivers a deliciously macabre treat for folktale fans. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJon 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 a barren hill, lives a skull. A brave girl named Otilla has escaped from terrible danger and run away, and when she finds herself lost in the dark forest, the lonely house beckons. Her host, the skull, is afraid of something too, something that comes every night. Can brave Otilla save them both? Steeped in shadows and threaded with subtle wit--with rich, monochromatic artwork and an illuminating author's note--\u003ci\u003eThe Skull\u003c\/i\u003e is as empowering as it is mysterious and foreboding.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJon Klassen \u003c\/b\u003eis the creator of the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebest-selling \u003ci\u003eI Want My Hat Back\u003c\/i\u003e, which won a Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor, and its companions: \u003ci\u003eThis Is Not My Hat\u003c\/i\u003e, which won a Caldecott Medal and a Kate Greenaway Medal, and \u003ci\u003eWe Found a Hat\u003c\/i\u003e, named a \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003eBest Children's Book of the Year. He is also the author-illustrator of \u003ci\u003eThe Rock from the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e and the illustrator of \u003ci\u003eExtra Yarn\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Sam and Dave Dig a Hole\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTriangle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSquare\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCircle\u003c\/i\u003e, all by Mac Barnett; \u003ci\u003eHouse Held Up by Trees \u003c\/i\u003eby Ted Kooser; the Skunk and Badger series by Amy Timberlake; and the middle-grade Pax series by Sara Pennypacker. Originally from Niagara Falls, Ontario, Jon Klassen now lives in Los Angeles.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Candlewick Press (MA)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50568776843538,"sku":"9781536223361","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_09adebe7-d682-4556-9b21-291e85f9e87c.jpg?v=1731949613","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-skull-a-tyrolean-folktale-9781536223361","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}