god bless the gargoyles
This moving story of misunderstood gargoyles and the gentle angels who console them will touch the heart of anyone who has ever felt alone and unloved. With poetic words and lavish illustrations of stone creatures come to life, this unforgettable book will forever alter our perceptions of the...
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This moving story of misunderstood gargoyles and the gentle angels who console them will touch the heart of anyone who has ever felt alone and unloved. With poetic words and lavish illustrations of stone creatures come to life, this unforgettable book will forever alter our perceptions of the once-frightening stone guardians of gothic architecture. “By using the popular gargoyles as his messengers, Pilkey will catch the attention of many children, who otherwise might be oblivious to the pain of the outcast.”--Booklist
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780152002480 (0152002480)
ASIN: 0152002480
Publish date: 1996-10-01
Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books
Pages no: 40
Edition language: English
I normally like Pilkey, but this book is a bona fide mess. Not only is it theologically dicey - apparently angels hug gargoyles when they are thrown out of the Medieval church, or something? - it's written in some of the most horrible doggerel I've had the occasion to read at bedtime. Observe:And ne...
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