Giants, trolls, witches, beasts : ten tales from the deep, dark woods
Publication Information
Sydney, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 2017.
Physical Description
v, 183 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 28 cm
Summary
A cobbler girl tricks the Wawel Dragon, after all the king's knights fail ... The Polar Bear King loses his skin ... Momotaro, born from a peach, defies the ogres everyone else is too scared to face ... Snow White and Rose Red make friends with a bear ... From Poland to Iceland, Japan to Germany, these ten fairytales from across the globe re-told as comics will have you enthralled. Giants! Trolls! Witches! Beasts! You will encounter them all in this visual cornucopia of a book. 'Magnificent storytelling ... I can't remember when I have read classic fairytales that have been presented with more life, charm, and heart than in this wonderful book.' TED NAIFEH, Eisner-Award-nominated creator of the Courtney Crumrin series 'Giants, Trolls, Witches, Beasts is not only a collection of terrific tales from around the world; it is also a feast for the eyes.' CAROLE WILKINSON, bestselling author of the Dragonkeeper series.
Contents
- Introduction by Carole Wilkinson
- Vasilia the brave (from Russia)
- Thor and the frost giants (from Scandinavia)
- The nixie in the well (from Germany)
- Snow White and Rose Red (from Germany)
- Momotaro (from Japan)
- The king of the polars bears (from America)
- The boy who was never afraid (from Sweden)
- The devil bridegroom (from Estonia)
- Finn McCool (from Northern Ireland)
- The wawel dragon (from Poland).