Thirteen O'Clock

By James Stimson

7-1/2 x 9-1/4 in; 40 pp ; full color throughout, ages 3-7
Hardcover
Published in August, 2005
ISBN 0811848396
ISBN13 9780811848398

$15.95

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Thirteen O'Clock -- 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 twelve but a spooky thirteen.

James Stimson's extraordinary book about the antics of a perky prankster in pajamas is a feast of words and pictures. Filled with sly wordplay, atmospheric illustrations, and a baker's dozen of spritely, spooky, spunky characters, it reminds readers that more fun than fright can be had from things that go bump, bong, groan, clatter, squeak, and gong in the night.

James Stimson is a freelance illustrator who has worked extensively on film animation (he was the cut-out character designer for the film version of James and the Giant Peach.) He lives in Northern California and this is his first book.

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"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

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