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The Robe of Skulls Vivian French

The Robe of Skulls By Vivian French

The Robe of Skulls by Vivian French


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Summary

An exuberant, hilarious and wildly entertaining fairy tale with a cast of characters who are good, bad and very, very ugly.

The Robe of Skulls Summary

The Robe of Skulls: The First Tale from the Five Kingdoms by Vivian French

An exuberant, hilarious and wildly entertaining fairy tale with a cast of characters who are good, bad and very, very ugly.

All is not well in the crumbling castle high above the mountain village of Fracture. The sorceress Lady Lamorna has her heart set on a new robe. A very expensive new robe. To get the cash she will stop at nothing, including kidnapping, blackmail and more than a little black magic. But she reckons without the heroic Gracie Gillypot, not to mention a gallant if rather scruffy prince, two chatty bats, the wickedest stepsister ever, a troll with a grudge - and some very Ancient crones.

The Robe of Skulls Reviews

24-carat gold. I forgot reading could be this much fun. * Philip Ardagh *
This is a completely madcap adventure with an endearingly idiosyncratic cast of goodies, baddies and talking bats. For everyone who likes their fairy tales fast, fun and funky. * Publishing News *
A nice fat read for young readers who enjoy fantasy fairy tales mixed with a dose of Shrek-like humour and laced with suitably inventive and crazy characters * Carousel *
A good mix of adventure and humour. * Newbury Weekly News *

...it is witty and surprisingly verbally sophisticated

-- Siobhan Parkinson * INIS *
If you're bored of princes and princesses doing the same old thing, then the Tales from the Five Kingdom series is for you. The Robe of Skulls is the kind of fairy tale you can really get your teeth into - the heroes are awesome and the baddies are even better. * The List *

About Vivian French

Vivian French is a professional storyteller and an acclaimed children's author. She is the author of the Read and Wonder non-fiction books Caterpillar Butterfly (shortlisted for the Kurt Maschler Award) and Growing Frogs, as well as the bestselling Tiara Club series. Vivian lives in Edinburgh.

Ross Collins is an acclaimed author and illustrator, winner of the 1994 Macmillan Prize for Illustration. His popular children's titles include Germs, The Three Grumpies by Tamra Wright and the Little Hero series by John Grant. He lives in Glasgow.

Additional information

GOR000938481
9780744583618
0744583616
The Robe of Skulls: The First Tale from the Five Kingdoms by Vivian French
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Walker Books Ltd
20070604
208
Winner of Stockton Children's Book of the Year 2008 (UK) Short-listed for Hillingdon Primary School Book of the Year Award 2008 (UK) Short-listed for Hounslow Junior Book Award 2008 (UK) Short-listed for Royal Mail Scottish Children's Book Awards 2008 (UK)
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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