Tales of the Peculiar Author:Ransom Riggs A companion to the New York Times bestselling Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, now a major motion picture directed by Tim Burton. Before Miss Peregrine gave them a home, the story of peculiars was written in the Tales. Tales known to hide information about the peculiar world: Do you know what lived in the ancient forest, b... more »efore we walked the earth? What of the giants and cannibals who came before us? Do you know the origins of the first ymbryne? And what of wealthy cannibals who dine on the discarded limbs of peculiars. Plus tale of a fork-tongued princess. Includes clues to the locations of time loops, as collected and annotated by Millard Nullings, ward of Miss Peregrine and scholar of all things peculiar These tales the tales read as cautionary fables, rich with peril and phantasy and embody gentle, empowering messages: accept yourself and others; celebrate difference and oddity; never lose your sense of wonder. Featuring stunning illustrations from world-renowned woodcut artist Andrew Davidson.« less