Evangeline Lilly is a writer and actress, most well-known for her roles in the Lost TV show and the movies of The Hobbit. Johnny Fraser-Allen is an artist and illustrator, who works for Weta Workshop. Credits include King Kong and The Hobbit.
“More Grimm than Disney, Lilly and Fraser-Allen are unafraid to
challenge their young readers and offer up a cautionary tale that
promises to delight those willing to take the journey.” - Comics
Online
"Mystery, misanthropy, and mischief combine in this delightfully
dark cautionary tale, written in an absorbing limerick style." -
Foreword Reviews
"The Squickerwonkers is a strange and wacky book but a fun one all
the same. Lilly’s set-up of the story definitely makes it seem as
though we could potentially see more of the Squickerwonkers in
later installments (which I, for one, will be looking forward
to!)." - Mugglenet
"She’s not underselling it: parts Brothers Grimm, Roald Dahl and
Tim Burton. The Squickerwonkers lurks at the shadowy end of the
kids-lit spectrum” - Total Film
"Evangeline Lilly's The Squickerwonkers is a creepy crawly
delight." - Barnes & Noble Book Blog
“The Squickerwonkers is an amazing book.” - Comic Vine
"Delightfully dark cautionary tale, written in an absorbing
limerick style." - Foreword Reviews
"A clever, creepy children's book." - Vulture
"The rare kind of kids' book that can be enjoyed by children and
adults alike." - Movies.com
"The dark, alluring tale of a spoiled girl who's taken in by a band
of eccentric marionettes." - USA Today
"[a] delightfully dark read, illustrated in at once unsettling and
beautiful fashion by WETA designer Johnny Fraser-Allen" - Comics
Alliance
"With Squickerwonkers, Lilly set out to write a book that both
children and parents could enjoy — since parents will be the ones
reading the book over and over. She has succeeded." - She Knows
"Thanks to consistently playing tough, independent, ass-kicking
women, it's easy to imagine that Evangeline Lilly spends her down
time climbing mountains or big-wave surfing, but the truth is she's
actually a very gifted writer. She's written a truly delightful and
sophisticated children's book called The Squickerwonkers, and the
easiest way to pitch it is to say were it a movie, it'd be right at
home alongside the likes of Coraline and ParaNorman." - Movies.com
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