![]() ![]() “This nightmare-inducing collection is short but powerful, each tale as brilliant and absorbing as the one before…brilliant storytelling.” “This new collection will intrigue, awe, frighten, and inspire both stalwart fans and new readers looking for a heady spoonful of fantasy.” ![]() “Those who seem innocent are shown to be guilty, one-dimensional characters become more complicated, and mothers who once were absent are given presence and power.” “Gorgeous, cruel and almost wistful windows onto the dreamscapes and hard lessons of alternate universe…fairly tales with all the darkness intact.” ![]() “Gorgeously otherworldly…Any lover of retellings or original fairy tales will enjoy.” – The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, STARRED REVIEW ★ “Elegantly crafted…stylishly intricate illustrations…all fans of the darker side of folktales and folktale-like stories will find the stories satisfyingly full of pain, danger, and vengeance.” ![]() “Beautiful imagery conceived from precise, beautiful prose beautiful cover image and interior illustrations that creep across each page toward beautiful consummation beautiful lands inhabited by beautiful hearts.” – School Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW ★ “Strong writing, compelling stories, and gorgeous illustrations make this collection a must-have.” “Lushly designed and wonderfully rendered…Bardugo doesn’t twist familiar tales so much as rip them open.” ![]()
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