Starred ReviewStarred Review Fat & Bones
And Other Stories
Welcome to Bald’s farm. Well, perhaps it’s not Bald’s farm anymore. The old man has kicked the bucket, setting off a wave of conflict from the flooded farmhouse kitchen to the muddy pig pen to the tall wheat fields. In this darkly funny, slightly supernatural chain of tales, no creature is safe. Not Leonard Grey, a spider with sophisticated tastes. Not Esmeralda, a resentful one-legged pig. Not Tulip, a plant with a mean streak. And as for Bones, the old man’s son, and Fat, his winged rival? They’ll learn that danger lurks in the strangest of places…
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Awards
- Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) Choices
Reviews
Library Media Connection
“[Q]uick and entertaining tale from a first-time author….This book would be a perfect choice for teacher read-alouds, and students would clamor to read it again on their own.”―Library Media Connection
Booklist
“Bloodthirsty young readers will revel in Theule’s anthropomorphic short stories…. Doyle’s black-and-white, pen-and-ink illustrations complement the stories with just the right amount of gloom and whimsy.” —Booklist
Starred ReviewStarred Review Publishers Weekly
“Moments of selfishness, sacrifice, bravery, and revenge jumble together in haunting and unexpected ways, and Doyle’s lush b&w illustrations help establish an unsettling atmosphere that feels like Charlotte’s Web by way of Neil Gaiman.” —starred, Publishers Weekly
Kirkus Reviews
“Tonally these read a bit like folk or fairy tales, but the edges are sharp; the dark, ink-blotted design and pen-and-ink art make this an object to admire as well as read. Strange and strangely compelling, this is one of those books that needs the right reader—who will eat it up.” —Kirkus Reviews