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More copies of this ISBNThis title in other editionsThe Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Storiesby Tim Burton
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:From breathtaking stop-action animation to bittersweet modern fairy tales, filmaker Tim barton has become known for his unique visual brilliance--witty and macabre at once. Now, he gives birth to a cast of gruesomely sympathetic children--misunderstood outcasts who struggle to find love and belonging in their cruel, cruel words. His lovigly lurid illustrations evoke both the sweetness and tragedy of these dark yet simple beings--hopeful, hapless heroes who appeal to the ugly outsider in all of us, and let us laugh at a world we have long left behind (mostly, anyway).From breathtaking stop-action animation to bittersweet modern fairy tales, filmmaker Tim Burton is known for his unique visual brilliancewitty and macabre at once. Now, he gives birth to a cast of gruesomely sympathetic children misunderstood outcasts who struggle to find love and belonging in their cruel, cruel worlds. His lovingly lurid illustrations evoke both the sweetness and tragedy of these dark yet simple beingshopeful, hapless heroes who appeal to the ugly outsider in all of us, and let us laugh at a world we have long left behind (mostly, anyway).
Meet Match Girl and Stick Boy. Match Girl and Stick Boy are in love. Match Girls senses are inflamed by desire. Stick Boys body is burned to a crisp. Oh, to be Brie Boy. Brie Boy is made of a whole wheel of cheese! But when Brie Boy has nightmares, hes only a wedge. Look at Oyster Boys head. It is a huge, shapely shell, chiseled and sharp. Pretty as Oyster Boy is, though, his favorite time is Halloween, because he gets to dress up as a human. Synopsis:From breathtaking stop-action animation to bittersweet modern fairy tales, filmmaker Tim Burton has become known for his unique visual brilliance — witty and macabre at once. Now he gives birth to a cast of gruesomely sympathetic children — misunderstood outcasts who struggle to find love and belonging in their cruel, cruel worlds. His lovingly lurid illustrations evoke both the sweetness and the tragedy of these dark yet simple beings — hopeful, hapless heroes who appeal to the ugly outsider in all of us, and let us laugh at a world we have long left behind (mostly anyway).
About the AuthorTim Burton is the creative genius behind Batman, Beetlejuice, Ed Wood, Edward Scissorhands, Mars Attacks!, Pee Wee's Big Adventure, and The Nightmare Before Christmas, among others. He began his career at Disney, where his first project was a six-minute tribute to Vincent Price. His second film, the twenty-seven-minute Frankenweenie, was deemed unsuitable for children and never released in theaters. He lives in New York and Los Angeles.
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