They dared Florence to enter the haunted house on top of the hill. She is frightened, but Florence musters the courage to go inside. As she makes her way up to the top she finds many ghastly things along the way. Will she make it back out or be turned into a stump forever?
The Stumps of Flattop Hill is a macabre tale of a little girl who enters the town’s legendary haunted house in the face of fear. A dark tale for children in the tradition of the Brother’s Grimm, it calls to mind the provocative illustration style of Edward Gorey. Scary and entertaining, this book challenges the idea of what children’s books can be.
ISBN# 978-1935548867, Hardcover, 40pages, Language: English, Dimensions: 9" x 7"
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KENNETH KIT LAMUG
@rabbleboy • www.rabbleboy.com
Ken is an artist with a passion for telling stories, may it be in the form of movies, photography, or through words and illustrations.
His most recent projects include the Monstrous comic series (Source Point Press - Spring 2016), and It Hurts Like a Mother (Double Day Publishing - Summer 2016).
Originally from the Philippines, his parents packed up and moved the entire family to the USA in the summer 1996. He now lives in Las Vegas, Nevada with his wife and three boys.
The Stumps of Flattop Hill Receives Literary Classics Seal of Approval (5/6/2016)
We The Nerdy Book Review (Alternate Link) (4/26/2016)
MM Leonard Book Review (4/22/2016)
Bilder+Worte Magazine Germany Interview with Kenneth Lamug (04/20/2016)
Bilder+Worte Magazine The Stumps of Flattop Hill Book Review (04/20/2016)
Comics and Cashmere Interview with Kenneth Lamug (04/16/2016)
The Midnight Society Book Review (Alternate Link) (03/2016)
Vulpes Libris : The Stumps of Flattop Hill Review (Alternate Link) - (02/2016)
Exhibit Turns Pages of Darker Kind of Children's Book (Alternate Link) (03/2016)
Children's Literature: A GrippingĀ Read (Alternate Link) (02/2016)
Creative Spin On A Scary Haunted House Tale by Rick Rowe (3/2016)
A Dark Tale, Great for Campfire Reads (03/2016)
RR. Howroar Review (Alternate Link) (03/2016)
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