Award-winning children's author Kenneth Kit Lamug weaves a fairytale classic in his new picture book, The Stumps of Flattop Hill.

A dark tale for children in the tradition of the Brothers Grimm, it calls to mind the provocative illustration style of Edward Gorey. Scary and entertaining, this book challenges the idea of what children's literature can be. This unique story unfolds visually as well as literally.

Readers are taken on a twisty journey that pushes the imagination of all. 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 trapped 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.

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