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Jack and the Green Man

Created by: Andy Jones
Artist: Darka Erdelji
Publisher: Running the Goat
SKU: RG0008

$19.95

When a menacing green man challenges him to a high-stakes card game, Jack can’t resist. This brilliant blend of folklore and pop culture is a tale of cards, love, magic, hairy giants, impossible tasks, and a three-legged pig.

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Jack o’ Hearts is the top card player in the parish, and is feeling pretty sure of himself. When a mysterious green stranger challenges him to a card game with higher than high stakes — well, Jack can’t resist. Sure, he’s never lost a tournament yet, has he?Jack is as saucy as saucy can be, and he’s twice as lucky as that — but the game is trickier than it looks. Luckily, Jack finds he’s got an ace up his sleeve: the menacing green man’s beautiful daughter Ann. She’s got as much magic as her father (or so that enchantment crowd says), and she likes the look of Jack. This hilarious re-imagining of a traditional Newfoundland folktale is jam-packed with magic, romance, transformations, impossible tasks, unforgettable characters, a country song or two, and the ever-present threat of Jack’s head ending up on a spear.A brilliant blending of folklore, high literature, and pop culture, Jack and the Green Man is Andy Jones and Darka Erdelji’s most ambitious and most riotous Jack tale yet. Divided into 12 short chapters, this long-form, gorgeously illustrated storybook will delight readers and listeners of all ages.

Additional information

Weight346 g
Dimensions9 × 9 in
Binding

Paperback

Language

Date Published

December 31 2016

Awards this title has won

Hackmatack Award

Status

ACTIVE TITLE

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Author

Publisher

No of Pages

80

Page Count

80

ISBN

9781927917060