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The Scholarly Banana Presents Fitcher's Bird: A Classic Fairy Tale from the Brothers Grimm
Contributor(s): West, Karly (Author)
ISBN: 1733850910     ISBN-13: 9781733850919
Publisher: Semper Ridiculum
OUR PRICE:   $21.24  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: May 2019
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BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels - Fairy Tales, Folklore, Legends & Mythology
- Young Adult Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore - Adaptations
Series: The Scholarly Banana
Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.5" W x 8.25" (0.42 lbs) 116 pages
 
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THE SCHOLARLY BANANA

Get ready to discover the darkest fairy tales your parents never told you The Scholarly Banana is a comedic graphic novel series that retells old, creepy fairy tales and tricks you into learning fun facts about them Join a playful, buck-toothed Banana for an irreverent deep-dive into history's most outrageous and fascinating stories. Each book showcases a single, classic tale and includes:

-- An imaginative parody performed by a cast of quirky, handmade sculptures.

-- Fun facts, shocking symbolism, and a traditional version of the story

-- 100+ sculptural illustrations made from clay, moss, and sticks

If you like creepy tales, colorful characters, and surprising history, this series is a must-read Oh-there's also an anthropomorphic Banana. He's a Scholarly Banana. You can tell by his glasses.

FITCHER'S BIRD

On this Scholarly adventure, we'll revel in the feather-encrusted weirdness that is Fitcher's Bird If you've never heard of this story, imagine Beauty and the Beast. The difference is that in this Grimm tale, "the beast" is not a handsome, enchanted prince. He's an evil, sociopathic wizard who creeps on local townswomen and keeps corpses in his house.


Contributor Bio(s): West, Karly: - Karly West is a nerd who makes things for other nerds. She holds a B.A. in language education, is an award-winning sculptor and character designer, and is endlessly fascinated by fairy tale studies. Inspired by the dreamy, hand-crafted look of classic stop-motion animation, she creates the series' creepy-cute artwork with photography and handmade toys. Karly lives in the Cleveland area with her husband Ben and an ever-growing civilization of polymer clay figurines.