Although this Reynard adventure is entirely the creation of modern fairytale master Ben Hatke (Mighty Jack), it fits seamlessly into the body of Reynard tales still beloved in Europe to this day.Featuring evocative, charming black-and-white illustrations and a swiftly moving narrative, Reynard's Tale follows our hero through a series of encounters with other classic figures from this body of folklore to piece together a headlong journey through a perilous landscape filled with murderers, kings, ex-lovers, mermaids, and even Death herself. Most notably he is the creator of the Zita the Spacegirl graphic novel series. Its the middle-grade team-up of the century as the heroes of New York Times bestselling author Ben Hatke.
It's a lot of responsibility, and it's boring, too, because Maddy doesn't talk. Ben Hatke is an author and illustrator of graphic novels and picture books. Mighty Jack and Zita the Spacegirl Novel Ben Hatke. But he's got a good reason: summer is when his single mom takes a second job and leaves him at home to watch his autistic kid sister, Maddy. In this atmospheric tribute to the medieval folklore tradition of trickster tales starring Reynard the fox, beloved children's cartoonist Ben Hatke turns his pen to a very special project for adult readers.Inspired by the 12th century tales of the indomitable trickster fox Reynard, this offbeat tribute to the archetypal rogue has a satisfyingly old-fashioned feeling to it. 203 pages : 23 cm Jack might be the only kid in the world who's dreading summer.
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