Fat & Bones and other stories. by Larissa Theule
Gr. 5-8
Fat the fairy kept watch over the farmhouse watching for
when the farmer’s wife would come to the pigpen to collect dinner. Today was different, the farmer Mr. Bald has
passed away and his son Bones is finally free to go after Fat. The flowers here fight among themselves for a
drink of water from a puddle and the one beautiful animal Apple the pig is the
most graceful dancing animal in the barnyard until the farmer’s wife comes with
the cleaver looking for juicy ankles. In
a dark and creepy world of short stories that are told keep the reader on the
edge of their seat. It is very
reminiscent of a combination of Grimm’s fairy tales and Alvin Schwartz’s Scary
Stories for those who enjoy disturbing, twisted stories. There is no gore or extreme violence but it
is a series of unsettling stories accompanied with strange black and white
illustrations. Perfect for students looking for a scary story but appropriate
for a school library. Two words: very creepy.
Chapter Book:
Fiction Mrs. Bender
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