Giants, Trolls, Witches, Beasts: Ten Tales from the Deep, Dark Woods
Author(s): Craig Phillips
Very Young Fiction (5 - 8 years)
Diverse myths and legends from around the world, from Iceland to Poland to Japan, retold in easy-to-read glorious full-colour comic book form by a stunning New Zealand artist with an international reputation.
A cobbler girl tricks the Wawel Dragon, after all the king's knights fail...
The Polar Bear King loses his skin...
Momotaro, born from a peach, defies the ogres everyone else is too scared to face...
Snow White and Rose Red make friends with a bear...
From Poland to Iceland, Japan to Germany, these ten fairytales from across the globe re-told as comics will have you enthralled. Giants! Trolls! Witches! Beasts! You will encounter them all in this visual cornucopia of a book.
'Magnificent storytelling...I can't remember when I have read classic fairytales that have been presented with more life, charm, and heart than in this wonderful book.' TED NAIFEH, Eisner-Award-nominated creator of the Courtney Crumrin series
'Giants, Trolls, Witches, Beasts is not only a collection of terrific tales from around the world; it is also a feast for the eyes.' CAROLE WILKINSON, bestselling author of the Dragonkeeper series
Product Information
Winner of the 2018 NZ Children's Book Awards - the Russell Clark Award for Illustration
General Fields
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- : Allen & Unwin
- : Allen & Unwin Children's Books
- : 31 January 2017
- : 01 April 2017
- : books
Special Fields
- : Craig Phillips
- : 192