From Time Museum creator Matt Loux comes a sweet and gently macabre graphic novel for young readers.
From Time Museum creator Matt Loux comes a sweet and gently macabre graphic novel for young readers.
There are whispers around the village that monsters are lurking outside the gates. Prunella doesn't pay this talk much mind-until she unearths a strange skull-shaped ring in her garden. When she places it on her finger, she's transformed into a skeleton girl, terrifying her monster-fearing town! Exiled, Prunella wanders the wilderness, where she discovers that monsters aren't as bad as she's been led to believe.With her new friends, undead pirate Captain Rip Skeleton and Francis, a floating, fiery skull, at her side, Prunella is sure to find a way to reverse this curse . . . but does she really want to?
“"This colorful story where the true monsters are the humans will appeal to young graphic novel fans who enjoy cartoony styles and fantasy elements."-- School Library Journal, starred review " This fast-paced adventure, populated by classic fantasy creatures with charming quirks and paired with a buoyant tone, urges acceptance and peaceful coexistence."-- Publisher's Weekly "This fun and spooky adventure has a twist that readers do not want to miss, and it serves as an effective and playful reminder to not judge based on appearances, encouraging young readers to be their most authentic selves." --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books”
"This colorful story where the true monsters are the humans will appeal to young graphic novel fans who enjoy cartoony styles and fantasy elements."--School Library Journal, starred review
"This fast-paced adventure, populated by classic fantasy creatures with charming quirks and paired with a buoyant tone, urges acceptance and peaceful coexistence."--Publisher's Weekly
"This fun and spooky adventure has a twist that readers do not want to miss, and it serves as an effective and playful reminder to not judge based on appearances, encouraging young readers to be their most authentic selves."--Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
Matthew Loux is the writer and artist of the Time Museum series, Sidescrollers, and the five-volume series Salt Water Taffy. Matthew also illustrated F-Stop and Good Night, Gabbaland. He resides in New York.
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