Thirteen O'clock (Paperback)
| Author: James Stimson | Illustrator: James Stimson |
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Format: Paperback
Publisher: Chronicle Books Llc
ISBN-10: 0811848396
ISBN-13: 9780811848398
Sku: 31232534
Publish Date: 4/10/2007
Dimensions:
(in Inches) 9.5H x 7.75L x 0.5T
Pages:
40
Age Range:
7 to 11
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From the Publisher:
Filled with frightfully zany characters, this entertaining story follows a very normal girl from a slightly normal house where a strange clock counts to thirteen.As a mysterious old clock strikes thirteen, monsters and ghouls appear looking for a snack and a little mischief at the expense of the small girl who lives down the hall. |
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This spooky Halloweenesque counting picture book follows the terrific chaos of the clanging and the creatures that erupt when a funky clock hits 13 in a little girl's creepy house. The crazy bonging brings out strange monsters, from leathery, winged creatures to a simple spider--more and more with each strike of the clock. However, they are all in for a big shock when they try to spook a snoozing little girl. Accompanied by inventive, sophisticated black charcoal drawings, occasionally green-tinged, with a great deal of topographical variety that heightens the playful, spooky feeling of the story.
This spooky Halloweenesque counting picture book follows the terrific chaos of the clanging and the creatures that erupt when a funky clock hits 13 in a little girl's creepy house. The crazy bonging brings out strange monsters, from leathery, winged creatures to a simple spider--more and more with each strike of the clock. However, they are all in for a big shock when they try to spook a snoozing little girl. Accompanied by inventive, sophisticated black charcoal drawings, occasionally green-tinged, with a great deal of topographical variety that heightens the playful, spooky feeling of the story.
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Kirkus Reviews
"[An] entertaining, deliciously quirky chronicle...Stimson's stylized pencil illustrations, mostly black-and-white but tinged with mildew-green, recall Lane Smith's work...Innovative designs and varied font sizes add to the fun of this offbeat offering." 10/01/2005 Publishers Weekly
"[P]lenty of typographical pyrotechnics--crooked typesetting, large and small fonts, and occasional hand-lettering--add visual punch. Stimson's free-associating free-verse and bold use of an eclectic, alliterative vocabulary...make this a fine read-aloud choice...." 10/10/2005
"[An] entertaining, deliciously quirky chronicle...Stimson's stylized pencil illustrations, mostly black-and-white but tinged with mildew-green, recall Lane Smith's work...Innovative designs and varied font sizes add to the fun of this offbeat offering." 10/01/2005 Publishers Weekly
"[P]lenty of typographical pyrotechnics--crooked typesetting, large and small fonts, and occasional hand-lettering--add visual punch. Stimson's free-associating free-verse and bold use of an eclectic, alliterative vocabulary...make this a fine read-aloud choice...." 10/10/2005
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