The Robe of Skulls by Vivian French

The Lady Lamorna wants a beautifully hideous new dress. A dress with skulls all along the hem and a motif of poison ivy with blood-red petticoats. There is only one problem: her supply of gold is running a bit low. So she conceives of a wonderfully awful plan to turn the princes of the neighboring kingdoms into frogs and then charge their parents for her potions to  return them to their royal selves. But people keep messing up her perfect plan: trueheart Gracie Gillypot, Gracie's evil stepsister, a fast-talking bat, and even one of the princes. Lamorna will make them regret interfering.  

I love the dark humour of this book and its fairy tale feel.  Fans of Lemony Snicket  will love this funny, fantastic series

The Robe of Skulls by Vivian French

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3rd - 5th Grade
Tags: Fairy Tales, Fantasy, Horror, Humor

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