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Ten Sorry Tales - Mick Jackson

Description: ISBN 0571225497 / Genre: Fiction / Author: Mick Jackson / Edition: New edition / Paperback / 160 Pages / Book is published 2006-07-06 by ... more

Ten Sorry Tales - Mick Jackson ... Faber and Faber

Newest Review: ... surprised. All ten tales are of a comfortable length to read, for adults or older kids, and defiantly for those dark-minded ... more

... teenagers who absolutely loved Tim Burtons 'Oyster Boy!' All set in a macabre and slightly twisted world where anything is possible, Jackson takes us through the stories of some very different people, from a little antique collector who learns how to repair butterflies (my personal favourite out of all of them!) to a greedy horse with some dirty habits, and some very strange costal dwelling sisters with even nastier habits than the horse! Illustrations throughout in stunning black and white lines created b...more

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Ten Sorry Tales - Mick Jackson: A delight from start to finish, every single story worth rea ... (306 words)
by - written on 16/02/09 (Very useful, 21 readings)
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I spotted this book in a shop in Aberystwyth, sitting on the shelf so inconspicuously, and right away the cover screamed at me. Recognising the illustrator from another favourite of mine (The Boy Who Kicked Pigs) I immediately grabbed a copy to read on the train back home. Ten Sorry Tales was my first encounter of author Mick Jackson, and I must say, I was pleasantly surprised. All ten tales are of a comfortable length to read, for adults or older kids, and defiantly for those dark-minded teenagers who absolutely loved Tim Burtons 'Oyster Boy!' All set in a macabre and slightly twisted world where anything is possible, Jackson takes us through the ... Read the complete review