Inspired by the artwork of Edward Gorey, Windblowne author Stephen Messer delivers a mock-Gothic tale about poor Yorick (alas!), son of the Gamekeeper at venerable Ravenby Manor, who meets an untimely demise—in chapter one! Worry not, dear reader, for Yorick returns in ghostly form, intent on revenge. In the course of his hauntings, however, ghostly Yorick discovers that all manner of otherworldy creatures inhabit the manor grounds, and that he has a part to play in saving not only his still-living orphan sister but also the manor and everyone in it.
For every young reader who enjoyed the dour dalliance of A Series of Unfortunate Events, here is Stephen Messer's playful homage to the poor orphans of Charles Dickens, the bleak poetry of Edgar Allen Poe, and the exaggerated characters of Roald Dahl.
Blown into this world as a baby, Stephen Messer spent his childhood flying kites on windswept hilltops in Maine and Arizona. He has lived in deserts and in megacities, on alpine mountains and in lowland swamps. Nowadays he lives with his wife in an old house surrounded by oak trees in Durham, North Carolina. Sometimes, on windblown nights, it seems like the house has been transported to another world.
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Gris Grimly is an award-winning illustrator renowned for his macabre yet playful style in children’s and young adult books, with a career spanning over two decades across publishing, film, animation, and design. His Wicked Nursery Rhymes evolved into a cult-favorite book that helped launch Baby Tattoo Books, while his illustrated editions of classics like Edgar Allan Poe’s works have become widely used in schools. Grimly has collaborated with major publishers, bestselling authors, and studios including Disney and DreamWorks, and today continues to create books after returning to Nebraska with his family.
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Inspired by the artwork of Edward Gorey, Windblowne author Stephen Messer delivers a mock-Gothic tale about poor Yorick (alas!), son of the Gamekeeper at venerable Ravenby Manor, who meets an untimely demise—in chapter one! Worry not, dear reader, for Yorick returns in ghostly form, intent on revenge. In the course of his hauntings, however, ghostly Yorick discovers that all manner of otherworldy creatures inhabit the manor grounds, and that he has a part to play in saving not only his still-living orphan sister but also the manor and everyone in it.
For every young reader who enjoyed the dour dalliance of A Series of Unfortunate Events, here is Stephen Messer's playful homage to the poor orphans of Charles Dickens, the bleak poetry of Edgar Allen Poe, and the exaggerated characters of Roald Dahl.
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Blown into this world as a baby, Stephen Messer spent his childhood flying kites on windswept hilltops in Maine and Arizona. He has lived in deserts and in megacities, on alpine mountains and in lowland swamps. Nowadays he lives with his wife in an old house surrounded by oak trees in Durham, North Carolina. Sometimes, on windblown nights, it seems like the house has been transported to another world.
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Gris Grimly is an award-winning illustrator renowned for his macabre yet playful style in children’s and young adult books, with a career spanning over two decades across publishing, film, animation, and design. His Wicked Nursery Rhymes evolved into a cult-favorite book that helped launch Baby Tattoo Books, while his illustrated editions of classics like Edgar Allan Poe’s works have become widely used in schools. Grimly has collaborated with major publishers, bestselling authors, and studios including Disney and DreamWorks, and today continues to create books after returning to Nebraska with his family.
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