By Jon Klassen

In this retelling of an old Tyrolean Folktale, Jon Klassen tells the story of a girl named Otilla who runs away. It is also a story about a house in the woods, and a skull who lives there, and a secret the skull has, and the night that Otilla finds out what that secret is. 

 Steeped in shadows and threaded with subtle wit—with rich, monochromatic artwork and an illuminating author’s note—The Skull is as empowering as it is mysterious and foreboding.