The Squickerwonkers
$45.77
- Hardcover
42 pages
- Release Date
18 November 2014
Summary
Age range 7+
The Squickerwonkers are a clan of travelling marionette puppets, each of whom suffer from their own vice. These vices result in the silly and tragic stories of the Squickerwonkers graphic storybook series.
Beautifully illustrated by renowned artist Johnny Fraser-Allen (Weta Workshop), this dark and quirky tale introduces readers to the bizarre Squickerwonker family - a spooky clan of traveling marionette puppets each with their own curious vice! A…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781783295456 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1783295457 |
| Author: | Evangeline Lilly, Johnny Fraser-Allen |
| Publisher: | Titan Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Titan Books Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 42 |
| Release Date: | 18 November 2014 |
| Weight: | 531g |
| Dimensions: | 10mm x 222mm x 288mm |
| Audience Age: | 5-8 |
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Critics Review
“More Grimm than Disney, Lilly and Fraser-Allen are unafraid to challenge their young readers and offer up a cautionary tale that promises to delight those willing to take the journey.” - Comics Online
“Mystery, misanthropy, and mischief combine in this delightfully dark cautionary tale, written in an absorbing limerick style.” - Foreword Reviews
“The Squickerwonkers is a strange and wacky book but a fun one all the same. Lilly’s set-up of the story definitely makes it seem as though we could potentially see more of the Squickerwonkers in later installments (which I, for one, will be looking forward to!).” - Mugglenet
“She’s not underselling it: parts Brothers Grimm, Roald Dahl and Tim Burton. The Squickerwonkers lurks at the shadowy end of the kids-lit spectrum” - Total Film
“Evangeline Lilly’s The Squickerwonkers is a creepy crawly delight.” - Barnes & Noble Book Blog
“The Squickerwonkers is an amazing book.” - Comic Vine
“Delightfully dark cautionary tale, written in an absorbing limerick style.” - Foreword Reviews
“A clever, creepy children’s book.” - Vulture
“The rare kind of kids’ book that can be enjoyed by children and adults alike.” - Movies.com
“The dark, alluring tale of a spoiled girl who’s taken in by a band of eccentric marionettes.” - USA Today
”[a] delightfully dark read, illustrated in at once unsettling and beautiful fashion by WETA designer Johnny Fraser-Allen” - Comics Alliance
“With Squickerwonkers, Lilly set out to write a book that both children and parents could enjoy — since parents will be the ones reading the book over and over. She has succeeded.” - She Knows
“Thanks to consistently playing tough, independent, ass-kicking women, it’s easy to imagine that Evangeline Lilly spends her down time climbing mountains or big-wave surfing, but the truth is she’s actually a very gifted writer. She’s written a truly delightful and sophisticated children’s book called The Squickerwonkers, and the easiest way to pitch it is to say were it a movie, it’d be right at home alongside the likes of Coraline and ParaNorman.” - Movies.com
Evangeline Lilly
Evangeline Lilly is a writer and actress, most well-known for her roles in the Lost TV show and the movies of The Hobbit.
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