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aliciagriggs's review
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
4.0
Lovely book with wonderful illustrations.
Quite a dark story in places but not without wit, charm, and light-heartedness.
Quite a dark story in places but not without wit, charm, and light-heartedness.
geesammy's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
4.0
Weird and spooky but sweet … why did the girl run away and why didn’t the skull want to be reunited with his skeleton?
jessthanthree's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Murder
annabong92's review
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Cute little story about a runaway befriending a skull.
nanoauthor's review
adventurous
dark
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
theejulsrivano's review
adventurous
dark
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
allicatca's review against another edition
3.0
Odd story. I guess some kids like skulls and skeletons and those who do would like this book. The author's note at the back of the book is what sticks with me. Jon Klassen READ a book called The Skull when he was in Canada, kept thinking about the story on and off, then asked the Canadian library which book it was. It turned out the original book was different from what Klassen remembered and he decided to turn his version into a book. I find that interesting and a good lesson to use our imaginations and to understand that memory is not perfect. YET, this book on it's own is strange and not one that I wish to re-read.