Bog Myrtle
by Sid Sharp
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Pub Date Oct 08 2024 | Archive Date Oct 08 2024
Annick Press Ltd. | Annick Press
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Description
“I adore this book as much as I adore empowered spiders, poker-faced narrators, and cooperative bookstores. It’s wry, whip-smart, and freaking gorgeous. Sid Sharp is a maestro of comic timing and subversion.” —Kyo Maclear, author of It Began With a Page
From the acclaimed author of The Wolf Suit comes another weirdly hilarious, masterfully thought-provoking, and lushly painted early reader graphic novel.
Two sisters, one stubbornly cheerful (Beatrice) and one relentlessly grumpy (Magnolia), live in a drafty old house with a family of helpful spiders. When Beatrice is gifted magic yarn from a giant forest spider obsessed with sustainability named Bog Myrtle, she and the spiders set to work knitting up a perfectly warm sweater.
But greedy Magnolia sees only the opportunity for profit, and quickly converts the old house into a magic sweater factory. The exhausted spiders are driven to strike, and Bog Myrtle is not pleased . . .
Bog Myrtle is a witty modern folktale that touches on themes of capitalism, environmentalism, labor rights, and being a nice person.
Available Editions
EDITION | Hardcover |
ISBN | 9781773218922 |
PRICE | $19.99 (USD) |
PAGES | 156 |
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Featured Reviews
There's nothing I love more than spiders and bog witches- except anti-capitalist, pro-union, sustainable messages for kids!!
This book is a stunner. Starting with the charming sister story and beautiful appreciation of nature and ending with humor and an important message.
The only thing I don't like is having to wait until October for this book!!
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