Hilda and the Midnight Giant

Hilda and the Midnight Giant

Luke Pearson

Book - 2011

Hilda finds her world turned upside down as she faces the prospect of leaving her snow-capped birthplace for the hum of the megalopolis. Her mother, an architect, has been offered a prestigious position in the bustling metropolis that she would find hard to reject. Besides, the tiny elven creatures making a daily habit of bombarding them with threats isn't making Hilda's case any better. As she seeks ways to stall her mother's decision, Hilda rushes to befriend the very source of her malady - will they help or hinder her? More importantly, who is this mysterious Midnight Giant? -- pub. website.

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Subjects
Hilda > (Fictitious character from Pearson) > Comic books, strips, etc.
Giants > Comic books, strips, etc. > Juvenile fiction.
Elves > Comic books, strips, etc. > Juvenile fiction.
Fantasy comic books, strips, etc. > Juvenile fiction.
Graphic novels.
Genres
Graphic novels
Published
London : Nobrow 2011.
Language
English
Main Author
Luke Pearson (-)
Item Description
Cover title.
Physical Description
1 v. (unpaged) : chiefly col. ill. ; 31 cm
ISBN
9781909263796
9781907704253
Contents unavailable.
Review by Booklist Review

*Starred Review* Pearson has received well-deserved acclaim for his Hilda series, and each volume is a stellar example of sequential storytelling. In this installment, Hilda joins the Sparrow Scouts and sets out to win her camping badge. Following a lively, humorous montage, she's finally ready to head off, but once on-site, she is distracted by a homeless nisse, or house spirit. Every time selfless, brave Hilda tries to help the poor sprite, she gets in trouble. And that's not the only problem a giant black hound has been stalking the Scandinavian city, and soon there are homeless nisses everywhere. Could the two mysterious occurrences be linked? Hilda seems to be the only one with the patience and sense of wonder to solve the mystery. In gorgeous, oversize pages filled with warm jewel tones, Pearson's varied panel layouts and detailed, purplish backgrounds artfully carry emotional weight and subtle humor in equal measure. The house spirits are all nose and hair, while the black hound looms as a menacingly large shadow in the forest. Hilda is, as always, a charming hero, from the top of her blue-haired head to the bottom of her slouchy red boots. Every volume of this fairy-tale-adventure series is a must-have.--Hunter, Sarah Copyright 2014 Booklist

From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.

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