The Skull

Caldecott Medalist and #1 New York Times best-selling author-illustrator Jon Klassen delivers a deliciously macabre treat for folktale fans.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 - The Skull is as empowering as it is mysterious and foreboding.

Auteur
Jon Klassen is the bestselling author and illustrator of The Rock from the Sky, The Skull, I Want My Hat Back, We Found a Hat, and This Is Not My Hat, which won the Caldecott Medal and Kate Greenaway Medal. He is also the illustrator of the Shapes series, Extra Yarn, which received a Caldecott Honor, Sam and Dave Dig a Hole and How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney? all written by Mac Barnett. His Shapes series with Mac Barnett has been adapted into Shape Island, a stop-motion animated TV series on Apple TV+. Originally from Ontario, Canada, Jon worked as an illustrator for feature animated films and now lives in Los Angeles, USA. Find him online as @jonklassen on Instagram.Jon Klassen is the bestselling author and illustrator of The Rock from the Sky, The Skull, I Want My Hat Back, We Found a Hat, and This Is Not My Hat, which won the Caldecott Medal and Kate Greenaway Medal. He is also the illustrator of the Shapes series, Extra Yarn, which received a Caldecott Honor, Sam and Dave Dig a Hole and How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney? all written by Mac Barnett. His Shapes series with Mac Barnett has been adapted into Shape Island, a stop-motion animated TV series on Apple TV+. Originally from Ontario, Canada, Jon worked as an illustrator for feature animated films and now lives in Los Angeles, USA. Find him online as @jonklassen on Instagram.

Résumé
A dark, delectable adventure. Emily Bearn The Daily Telegraph