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The girl who married a skull : and other African stories / [editors, Kate Ashwin, Kel McDonald, and Charlie Spike Trotman].
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Cautionary fables & fairytales (Series)
- A cautionary fables & fairytales book
- Standardized Title:
- Cautionary fables & fairytales (Series)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fables, African--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Fables, African.
- Fairy tales--Africa--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Fairy tales.
- Africans--Folklore--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Africans.
- Fables, African--Cartoons and comics.
- Fairy tales--Africa--Cartoons and comics.
- Africans--Folklore--Cartoons and comics.
- Folklore.
- Africa.
- Genre:
- Fables, Juvenile.
- Fairy tales, Juvenile.
- Graphic novels, Juvenile.
- Comics (Graphic works) -- Africa.
- Graphic novels.
- Fairy tales.
- Comics (Graphic works)
- Fables.
- Fiction.
- Physical Description:
- 208 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Paperback
- Edition:
- Iron Circus Comics edition.
- Place of Publication:
- [Chicago, Illinois] : Iron Circus Comics, 2018.
- Summary:
- "An anthology of African folktales playfully interpreted by modern cartoonists."-- Provided by publisher
- Contents:
- The disobedient daughter who married a skull / Nicole Chartrand
- Anansi tries to steal all wisdom / Joe Pimienta
- Demane and Demenzana / Katie & Shaggy Shanahan
- Hyena and Jackal / Chris Schweizer
- Snake and Frog never play together / Carla Speed McNeil
- Why turtles live in the water / Jarrett Williams
- The story of the thunder and the lightening / Kate Ashwin
- Gratitude / D. Shazzbaa Bennett
- The lion's whiskers / Mary Cagle
- Isis and the name of Ra / Cameron Morris & Nina Matsumoto
- Queen Hyena's funeral / Ma'at Crook
- The girl who married a lion / Kel McDonald
- Concerning the hawk and the owl / Meredith McClaren
- Chief 5 Heads / Sloane Leong
- The stranger / Faith Erin Hicks.
- Notes:
- Previously published in 2014 as: A cautionary fables & fairytales book.
- "The girl who married a skull features authentic African fairy tales from all over the continent, retold in comics format by some of the best cartoonists working today."--Page 4 Cover
- Contains:
- Container of: Chartrand, Nicole (Comic book artist). Disobedient daughter who married a skull.
- Container of: Pimienta, Jose. Anansi tries to steal all wisdom.
- Container of: Shanahan, Katie. Demane and Demenzana.
- Container of: Shanahan, Shaggy. Demane and Demenzana.
- Container of: Schweizer, Chris. Hyena and Jackal.
- Container of: McNeil, Carla Speed. Snake and Frog never play together.
- Container of: Williams, Jarrett, 1984- Why turtles live in the water.
- Container of: Ashwin, Kate. Story of the thunder and the lightning.
- Container of: Bennett, D. Shazzbaa. Gratitude.
- Container of: Cagle, Mary. Lion's whiskers.
- Container of: Morris, Cameron. Isis and the name of Ra.
- Container of: Matsumoto, Nina. Isis and the name of Ra.
- Container of: Crook, Ma'at. Queen Hyena's funeral.
- Container of: McDonald, Kel. Girl who married a lion.
- Container of: McClaren, Meredith. Concerning the hawk and the owl.
- Container of: Leong, Sloane. Chief 5 heads.
- Container of: Hicks, Faith Erin. Stranger.
- ISBN:
- 9781945820243
- 1945820241
- OCLC:
- 1051452028
- Publisher Number:
- 99988887981
- Access Restriction:
- Ages 7-8.
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