Godfather Death

(Hardback)

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A soul-stirring reimagined Grimm tale by award-winning author Sally Nicholls and hauntingly illustrated by Jlia Sard which will spellbind and thrill readers of all ages. When a poor fisherman chooses Death to be godfather to his son, hes sure hes made a good choice for surely theres no man more honest than Death At the christening, Death gives the fisherman a gift that seems at first to be the key to the familys fortune, but when greed overcomes the fisherman, he learns that nobody can truly cheat Death . . .

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Sally Nicholls (Author) Sally Nicholls grew up in Stockton-on-Tees, and after school, travelled the world, working for a period at a Red Cross hospital in Japan. Sally's first novel, Ways to Live Forever, won the Waterstones Children's Book Prize and she has been shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, the Costa Children's Book Award, and the Carnegie Medal, twice. She lives in Liverpool with her husband and two sons.Jlia Sard (Illustrator) Jlia Sard is an illustrator from Barcelona. After her studies, Jlia started working as colorist in a studio which made the editorial merchandising for Disney/Pixar and then moved on to freelancing two years later. Now focusing on childrens illustration, Jlia has had the chance to illustrate some incredible debut fiction and everlasting classics.