![]() ![]() In a marvelous author’s note, Klassen recounts how he encountered this folktale in a school library and misremembered it in the best way. This is aided in no small part by a limited palette that depicts the slanted burnt umber rays of the rising and setting sun as well as the gentle gleam of candlelight. Klassen balances the spooky elements of the story brilliantly alongside cozy teas and the occasional waltz. Keen ingenuity on her part protects her new friend, and a happy ending sees the two of them together always. The two strike up an immediate friendship, and when the skull confesses that a headless skeleton chases him every night, Otilla is determined to come to his aid. Caldecott medalist Klassen’s signature style is brought to bear on a Tyrolean tale imbued with equal parts comfort and creepiness.Īs the story begins, we meet Otilla, a young tan-skinned girl on the run from her old life, who stumbles upon a large house with a single occupant: a talking skull. ![]()
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