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Godfather Death
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Godfather Death

Sally Nicholls, Júlia Sardà (illus.)
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A powerful retelling of the classic Grimm cautionary tale about the value of honesty and the power of greed from the Waterstones Children's Book Prize award-winning author, Sally Nicholls.

A soul-stirring reimagined Grimm tale by award-winning author Sally Nicholls and hauntingly illustrated by Júlia Sardà which will spellbind and thrill readers of all ages.

When a poor fisherman chooses Death to be godfather to his son, he’s sure he’s made a good choice – for surely there’s no man more honest than Death? At the christening, Death gives the fisherman a gift that seems at first to be the key to the family’s fortune, but when greed overcomes the fisherman, he learns that nobody can truly cheat Death . . .

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Format
Hardback
Publisher
Andersen Press Ltd
Country
United Kingdom
Date
1 September 2023
Pages
48
ISBN
9781839131417

A powerful retelling of the classic Grimm cautionary tale about the value of honesty and the power of greed from the Waterstones Children's Book Prize award-winning author, Sally Nicholls.

A soul-stirring reimagined Grimm tale by award-winning author Sally Nicholls and hauntingly illustrated by Júlia Sardà which will spellbind and thrill readers of all ages.

When a poor fisherman chooses Death to be godfather to his son, he’s sure he’s made a good choice – for surely there’s no man more honest than Death? At the christening, Death gives the fisherman a gift that seems at first to be the key to the family’s fortune, but when greed overcomes the fisherman, he learns that nobody can truly cheat Death . . .

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Format
Hardback
Publisher
Andersen Press Ltd
Country
United Kingdom
Date
1 September 2023
Pages
48
ISBN
9781839131417

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