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booklover3258
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My review of this book can be found on my YouTube Vlog at:

https://youtu.be/M9IeySwNsFI

Enjoy!

RebL This was a huge pick for middle graders who participated in a mock Caldecott with me. 1mo
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vivastory
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This was just the charming read (with slight macabre undertones) I needed for this snowy day. The Skull is Klassen's retelling of a folktale he found in a library in Alaska. The author's note was an interesting peek at his creative process, but also how we reshape stories in our memories over time. The story itself is about Otilla who runs away & discovers a house in the woods with a talking skull. A creative, dark, children's story with (CONT)

vivastory wonderful illustrations & a great underlying message too. Another solid #AuldLangSpine read. @larkken @monalyisha (edited) 2mo
Suet624 I love seeing what you‘ve been reading recently. It feels like a departure from your reading history. 2mo
vivastory @Suet624 Thanks, Sue! It has been a refreshing change of pace. I still enjoy a good classic & lit fic, but I am embracing my eclectic tastes 💙 2mo
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LeahBergen Wonderful illustration! 2mo
TieDyeDude I loved the way the author's note added another layer to this book! 2mo
vivastory @LeahBergen There were a few pages where Otilla & the skull were wearing masks lol I liked the illustrations a lot. Will def be checking out more Klassen, 2mo
vivastory @TieDyeDude It's funny because I don't always read author notes, but I found this one to be really thought provoking. 2mo
Larkken 🖤 such a great intersection of cozy and creepy! 2mo
vivastory @Larkken I just placed a hold on a Lemony Snicket book he illustrated “The Dark“. It looks promising. I was completely unaware of Klassen before receiving your favorites list. 2mo
TheKidUpstairs I remember him posting somewhere with a “why I love libraries“ story about reaching out to a library in Alaska with a vague “I saw a story in your library, please help me find it“ query - is this the result? 2mo
vivastory @TheKidUpstairs It is! He specifically mentions in the author's note that this was an Alaskan library. 2mo
quietjenn @vivastory he's one of my favorite working illustrators! 2mo
batsy This is on my wishlist. Glad to see you liked it. I've loved whatever I've seen of his style... So distinctive. 2mo
Aimeesue Klassen is the best, period. I love his artwork for Barrett‘s The Three Billy Goats Gruff, too - has that same darkish undertone. (edited) 2mo
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Caryl
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I can‘t stop thinking about this one. The story! The art! The insights in the Author‘s Note! I absolutely loved it. ❤️

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WJCintron
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⚠️NOT real!! Special Effects Makeup done my me!

Brain dead 🧠🩸
The idea for this makeup hit me in the head a little too hard. 🤷🏽‍♀️

Model & lab rat: @jeannasser

#brain #bloody #makeup
#dead #blood #sfx #sfxmakeup #Makeupartist #gore #horror #teohn #instadaily #skull #reds #artist #corpse #bloodclots

MidnightBookGirl Awesome!!! 4mo
WJCintron @MidnightBookGirl 🙏😃 Thanks!! ❤️ 4mo
dabbe Yowza! 😱 4mo
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WJCintron @dabbe 🤣😁🙏 😃 4mo
Gissy Looks so real! 👌 4mo
WJCintron @Gissy 🙏🙌😃 4mo
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CogsOfEncouragement
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A 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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Airykah13
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#31by31 - 30min - 5pts
#20in4 - 30min - 5pts
Horror - 20pts
Word Search - 5 words - 50pts
Participation - 1pt

Total: 81pts

#teamwhoyagonnacall #scarathlon

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LibrarianRyan
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4 ⭐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.

LibrarianRyan It doesn‘t have the happy everything magical ending that you would see with something Disney has gotten a hold of. If this was Cinderella, toes would be coming off. But in this case, it‘s the Skull. The artwork is amazing which is what anybody expects from Klassen and the story is just on the right side of dark for spooky scary times, without being horror or too dark for young children. I loved everything about this, and in the author‘s note at 5mo
LibrarianRyan the end, John even talks about how he originally wrote the story and where his mind took him to the book that was published. This book is bound to be a classic just like the rest of his picture books that I‘ll be heading down to my nieces and nephews for a long time to time.

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Gissy Lovely spooky cover. Want to read this one. 5mo
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Robotswithpersonality
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Just 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.

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Robotswithpersonality
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Dawn light. I love how Klassen manages to bring something cozy to the dark image.

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Cuilin
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I got to be the school librarian yesterday so in between classes I read this delightful spooky book.

Dream jobs - librarian ✅