![]() Best suited for the kids seeking lore where creatures hide in the shadows of trees, but where they're unlike any creatures the kids have seen before. "Entrancing and engaging, frightening but never slacking, Baptiste enters an all-new folktale adaptation into our regular fantasy lore. Gotta love the monsters." -Elizabeth Bird, Fuse 8 "Far more than just your average spooky supernatural story, Baptiste uses the underpinnings of a classic folktale to take a closer look at colonization, rebellion, and what it truly takes to share the burden of tolerating the "other". " The Jumbies starts off with a chase and leaves the reader wanting more, in a very good way." - Bustle A great update on the "town under supernatural attack" story, with a marvelous setting."- Baltimore Sun ![]() "A scary but cheerful tale that draws on Caribbean folk traditions. ![]() She builds a fairy tale about a brave girl and her adventures among Caribbean creatures."- Washington Post ![]() "Tracey Baptiste scares up new audiences to learn about jumbies. ![]()
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