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The Lump of Coal by Lemony Snicket and Brett Helquist
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The Lump of Coal by Lemony Snicket and Brett Helquist

Posted on December 9, 2017 by tygertale • 1 Comment

‘The holiday season is a time for storytelling, and whether you are hearing the story of a candelabra staying lit for more than a week, or a baby born in a barn without proper medical supervision, these stories often feature miracles.’ The Lump of Coal, like Lemony Snicket’s other holiday book, The Latke Who Couldn’t … Continue reading →

The Latke Who Couldn’t Stop Screaming by Lemony Snicket
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The Latke Who Couldn’t Stop Screaming by Lemony Snicket

Posted on December 5, 2013 by tygertale • Leave a comment

A latke is a potato pancake, traditionally eaten during Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights that ends tonight. Oil is central to Hanukkah, and this is where the Latke’s troubles begin. Nearly everything in this world is born screaming, and the Latke was no exception… fashioned from grated potato, chopped onion, beaten eggs and a … Continue reading →

Pippi Fixes Everything
Comics / Ingrid Vang Nyman 100

Pippi Fixes Everything

Posted on September 24, 2013 by tygertale • Leave a comment

I’ve been properly obsessed with Pippi Longstocking since the first volume of comic book adaptations was released last year. First produced for the Swedish children’s magazine Humpty Dumpty by the original creative team Astrid Lindgren and Ingrid Vang Nyman in the late 50s, it’s the first time they’ve appeared in English. As I was counting … Continue reading →

The Incorrigible Jon Klassen
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The Incorrigible Jon Klassen

Posted on May 30, 2013 by tygertale • 5 Comments

A couple of weeks ago I did something I hadn’t done since the days when records were records, made out of round plastic and sold in shops made of bricks – I left work at lunch time and rushed down Park Street in Bristol to buy something on its day of release. It wasn’t an … Continue reading →

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