The Skull by Jon Klassen audiobook

The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale

By Jon Klassen
Read by Fairuza Balk , with afterword read by  Jon Klassen

Dreamscape Media
0.37 Hours • Unabridged
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A deliciously macabre treat for folktale fans—Jon 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 an illuminating author’s note—The Skull is as empowering as it is mysterious and foreboding.

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Summary

Summary

Winner of the Audie Award for Best Narration in Youth Novels

Winner of an AudioFile Earphones Award

Finalist for the Kirkus Prize

An AudioFile Best Audiobook of the Year

A deliciously macabre treat for folktale fans—Jon 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 an illuminating author’s note—The Skull is as empowering as it is mysterious and foreboding.

Editorial Reviews

Editorial Reviews

“Fairuza Balk captures Otilla’s youth and curiosity. Her courage becomes clear when she meets the other character in this story, a skull. Balk’s noble tone and accent fit him, and the way she expresses his approachability transforms a typically scary icon into a friend…The use of music and sound effects—heavy, regal strains, along with a whistling wind and a crackling fire—befit the setting and story. The author’s afterword discusses how he transformed the original tale. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.” —AudioFile
“Any disquiet that children ages six to ten might harbor about a talking skull will dissipate in the light of the skull’s friendly attitude and gracious manners.” —Wall Street Journal
“Unflappable Otilla and the unfailingly polite skull make for odd but exemplary companions in this well-paced tale.” —Horn Book (starred review)

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Author

Author Bio: Jon Klassen

Author Bio: Jon Klassen

Jon Klassen is the creator of the New York Times bestselling books, including I Want My Hat Back, which won a Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor; This Is Not My Hat, which won a Caldecott Medal and a Kate Greenaway Medal; and We Found a Hat, named a Publishers Weekly Best Children’s Book of the Year. He is also the author-illustrator of many other works.

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Available Formats : Digital Download, CD, MP3 CD
Runtime: 0.37
Audience: Adult
Language: English

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