The Sister Who Ate Her Brothers: And Other Gruesome Tales
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- Create Date：2021-10-14 09:52:11
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Jen Campbell
- ISBN：0500652589
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Summary
Do you dare read this collection of terrifyingly gruesome tales？ In this gripping volume， author Jen Campbell offers young readers an edgy， contemporary， and inclusive take on classic fairy tales， taking them back to their gory beginnings while updating them for a modern audience with queer and disabled characters and positive representation of disfigurement。
Featuring fourteen short stories from China， India， Ireland， and across the globe， The Sister Who Ate Her Brothers is an international collection of the creepiest folk tales。 Illustrated with Adam de Souza’s brooding art， this book’s style is a totally original blend of nineteenth-century Gothic engravings meets moody film noir graphic novels。 Headlined by the Korean tale of a carnivorous child， The Sister Who Ate Her Brothers is a truly thrilling gift for brave young readers。
Featuring fourteen short stories from China， India， Ireland， and across the globe， The Sister Who Ate Her Brothers is an international collection of the creepiest folk tales。 Illustrated with Adam de Souza’s brooding art， this book’s style is a totally original blend of nineteenth-century Gothic engravings meets moody film noir graphic novels。 Headlined by the Korean tale of a carnivorous child， The Sister Who Ate Her Brothers is a truly thrilling gift for brave young readers。
Reviews
Elizabeth Hopkinson
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Great book。 I read it in one day。 Lots of new tales that I hadn’t heard before， which is brilliant。 I liked all the representation in it， and I loved the illustrations。 Perfect for dark autumn nights， and definitely one to read again and again。
Margaret Kearney
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Fun and creepy with fantastic artwork。 Perfect for curling up with on a rainy night in October。
Kate Blundel
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Thoroughly enjoyed this collection of creepy fairy tales from around the world。 Perfect for children around Halloween， just the right amount of eeriness， fun and heart with lots of positive representation too。 Brilliant！
Kumerish
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10/10！ Certified fresh！
Kelly
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Gloriously gruesome！ A perfect spooky read。
connie
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'The Kingdoms at the Centre of the Earth' and 'The Girl with the Horse's Head' were my definite favourites in this collection。 Beautifully eerie and wonderfully diverse collection。 Jen Campbell can do no wrong。 'The Kingdoms at the Centre of the Earth' and 'The Girl with the Horse's Head' were my definite favourites in this collection。 Beautifully eerie and wonderfully diverse collection。 Jen Campbell can do no wrong。 。。。more
SSShafiq
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Oct 2021Added because I like Ms。 Campbell's channel but equally because this looks interesting and I am looking for more books for children to recommend。。。 Oct 2021Added because I like Ms。 Campbell's channel but equally because this looks interesting and I am looking for more books for children to recommend。。。 。。。more
Laila Trillow
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Website || Instagram“Their favourite tales were the gruesome ones， which they read aloud in the dark。”The Sister Who Ate Her Brothers and Other Gruesome Tales is a collection of fourteen fairy stories from around the world retold by Jen Campbell。 Gone are the twee， happy endings usually given in children’s fairy tales; instead young readers are given the original gory stories with the added bonus of diverse characters。 There’s a gay merman， a princess with hair loss and a man with a hearing aid， Website || Instagram“Their favourite tales were the gruesome ones， which they read aloud in the dark。”The Sister Who Ate Her Brothers and Other Gruesome Tales is a collection of fourteen fairy stories from around the world retold by Jen Campbell。 Gone are the twee， happy endings usually given in children’s fairy tales; instead young readers are given the original gory stories with the added bonus of diverse characters。 There’s a gay merman， a princess with hair loss and a man with a hearing aid， and the trip around the globe that the book takes us on means that there are characters of many ethnicities。Aimed at children aged 9-12 years old， each fairy tale is a short story that can be read in a few minutes。 Beautifully illustrated with a mix of monochrome and full colour drawings， Adam de Souza depicts the fairy tales with just the right amount of gore for the target audience。 The finishing touch is the rose gold ribbon bookmark。I thoroughly enjoyed every story， but my favourite has to be The Woman and the Glass Mountain， which originated in Spain。 I don’t hold on to many books， preferring instead to pass them to other readers to enjoy， but I know this is one I want to keep to read with my daughter when she’s a little older。 。。。more
Sarah5
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This is a brilliant collection of fairy tales and beautifully illustrated too。 I like how Jen has challenged stereotypes and has ensured diversity （of all kinds） is represented here。 Children （over nine - some are quite gruesome！） and adults can both enjoy this。 I would recommend watching Jen’s YouTube videos too if you are a fan of fairy tales， poetry and literary fiction。
Jess
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Popular fairytales with restored gore and equity tweaks？ I’m all the way in。 Really enjoyed Campbell’s spin on some international classics - fairytales redone is a popular genre and she got it right。
Amy Imogene Reads
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