Zombierella: Fairy Tales Gone Bad

Author: Coelho, Joseph, Hartas, Freya

Children's, Teenage & educational

Published on 2 September 2020 by Walker Books Ltd in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Fairy Tales Gone Bad' series.

The first in a funny, deliciously dark, three-part series of twisted classics, written in verse by award-winning poet Joseph Coelho and illustrated by Freya Hartas.

'Such a fun story with excellent illustrations ... with enough familiarity to feel known but with enough difference to make it quirky and original' Malorie BlackmanA yellow moon hangs in a satin sky the night Cinderella, barefoot and in hand-me-downs, slips at the top of the stairs ... and dies. But not for long. The Shadow of Death arrives to breathe life back into her bones and, for three nights only, Cinderella goes forth as ZOMBIERELLA. With her skin as cold as ice and her faithful horse Lumpkin back by her side, can she seek revenge on her three cruel, fake sisters, once and for all? Crawl out of the grave and step into your mushroom carriage for this haunting and humorous adventure of the undead girl searching for her happily ever after.