Thirteen Oclock

(Hardback)

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This is the story of a very normal girl on an almost normal night in a fairly normal house. Normal that is except for a not-so-normal clock whose numbers count not to twelve but to a spooky thirteen. An extraordinary book about the antics of a perks prankster in paijamas. Filled with sly word play rich langauge, atmospheric illustrations, that remind us that things are not always as they seem and there is more than fright to be had from things that go bump in the night!

Reviews

A film animator for James and the Giant Peach makes his children's book debut with this entertaining, deliciously quirky chronicle... Internal rhyme, alliteration and whimsical wordplay abound, making this poetic story a delight for wordsmiths and a rather hypnotic read-aloud for the younger set...Innovative designs and varied font sizes add to the fun of this offbeat offering. -Kirkus Reviews

Whirling winds wail through the scenes, and plenty of typographical pyrotechnics-crooked typesetting, large and small fonts, and occasional hand-lettering-add visual punch. Stimson's free-associating free-verse and bold use of an eclectic, alliterative vocabulary (Is it a peculiar pendulum with a precarious pivot) make this a fine read-aloud choice-at any hour of the day or night. -Publishers Weekly

With illustrations that'll remind adults of a Tim Burton animation, and prose that feels like Seuss from the dark side, Stimson's Thirteen O'Clock definitely isn't a rehash of pumpkin path lore or silly gore. Oh no. It's so much more. -South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Author Bio

James Stimson is a freelance illustrator who has worked extensively on film animation including the film version of James and the Giant Peach This is his first book. I wonder what his thirteenth will be like.