02767cam a2200493 i 4500 273578508 TxAuBib 20161005120000.0 160720s2016||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780399538537 0399538534 (OCoLC)957466513 TxAuBib rda Riggs, Ransom. Tales of the peculiar / by Millard Nullings ; illustrated by Andrew Davidson. New York : Dutton Children's Books, 2016. 160 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Statement of responsibility erroneous, actual author is Ransom Riggs. "Syndrigast Publications.". Stories referenced in Ransom's Miss Peregrine series, as written by "Millard Nullings" and published by "Syndrigast Publications." These names are used on the title page of the book. Actual author is Ransom Riggs, and publisher is Dutton. The splendid cannibals -- The fork-tongued princess -- The first ymbryne -- The woman who befriended ghosts -- Cocobolo -- The pigeons of Saint Paul's -- The girl who could tame nightmares -- The locust -- The boy who could hold back the sea -- The tale of Cuthbert. Bklst 08/01/2016. SLJ Sep 2016. PW 07/24/2016. Kirkus 08/01/2016. Presents an illustrated edition of the fantastical book featured in the Miss Peregrine series that includes unusual fairy tales about wealthy cannibals, a fork-tongued princess, and the origins of the first ymbryne. This collection of stories, written for peculiar eyes only, presents unusual folklore that are a formative part of the upbringing of peculiar children everywhere. Encoded within their pages are the locations of hidden loops, the secret identities of certain important peculiars, and other information that could aid a peculiar's survival in this hostile world. The stories are annotated with historical and contextual insights that Nullings himself found useful. 20161005. Cannibalism Juvenile fiction. Cannibalism Fiction. Princesses Juvenile fiction. Princesses Fiction. Curiosities and wonders Juvenile fiction. Curiosities and wonders Fiction. Fairy tales Fiction. Fairy tales Juvenile fiction. Short stories. Short stories. Juvenile fiction. Young adult fiction. Davidson, Andrew, 1958-, illustrator. TXDRI