The Skull, Jon Klassen
The Skull, Jon Klassen
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The Skull
A Tyrolean Folktale

Author: Jon Klassen

Narrator: Fairuza Balk, Jon Klassen

Unabridged: 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/25/2023


Synopsis

Winner of the 2024 Audie Award for Young Listeners

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, The Skull is as empowering as it is mysterious and foreboding.

About Jon Klassen

Jon Klassen is the creator of the #1 New York Times bestselling I Want My Hat Back, which won a Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor, and its companions: 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. The author-illustrator of The Rock from the Sky, he also illustrates for other authors, including Mac Barnett and Sara Pennypacker. Originally from Niagara Falls, Ontario, he now lives in Los Angeles.

About Fairuza Balk

Fairuza Balk is an American actress, musician, and audiobook narrator. She made her theatrical film debut as Dorothy Gale in the Disney film Return to Oz.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Reilly on July 03, 2023

I enjoyed this story, said Otilla. I did too, said the skull.......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on August 02, 2023

For those of you who, like me, have spent Too Much Time Online: this is the book that Jon was talking about that time! He read the story in a book of fairy tales years ago, in a library in Alaska. Later, trying to find the story closer to home, he threw the details he remembered about the book onto......more

Goodreads review by Sadie on September 02, 2023

Um, I loved it. The illustrations are adorable. The colors are beautiful. There are scenes that evoke warm, spooky vibes. I wish I had books like this when I was a child. 🖤......more

Goodreads review by Trevor on July 03, 2023

Wednesday Addams origin story......more

Goodreads review by Carolyn Marie on November 27, 2024

This was FANTASTIC! The art style, the story, the darkness, the whimsy!!! I also loved hearing about Jon Klassen’s inspiration for this reimagined folktale!!!......more