--- product_id: 34663152 title: "The Singing Bones" price: "222 zł" currency: PLN in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.pl/products/34663152-the-singing-bones store_origin: PL region: Poland --- # The Singing Bones **Price:** 222 zł **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Singing Bones - **How much does it cost?** 222 zł with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pl](https://www.desertcart.pl/products/34663152-the-singing-bones) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description From the brilliant mind of Shaun Tan, Grimms' fairy tales as they've never been seen before! Wicked stepmothers, traitorous brothers, cunning foxes, lonely princesses: There is no mistaking the world of the Brothers Grimm and the beloved fairy tales that have captured generations of readers. Now internationally acclaimed artist Shaun Tan shows us the beautiful, terrifying, amusing, and downright peculiar heart of these tales as never before seen.With a foreword by Neil Gaiman and an introduction by renowned fairy-tale expert Jack Zipes, this stunning gallery of sculptural works will thrill and delight art lovers and fairy-tale aficionados alike. Review: amazing sculptures that symbolize Grimm fairy tales - Shaun Tan is a remarkable and versatile artist-storyteller. His tales are usually modern and conveyed in drawings/paintings, but here he turns to the classic fairy tales collected by the Brothers Grimm and renders them in small sculptures inspired by Inuit art. These sculptures don’t merely illustrate the stories; they ARE the stories, with each tale summed up in a single, perfect visual image. Each sculpture is shown in a carefully composed photograph, with the sculpture isolated against a dark background. The photographs are all full-page and in color. Facing each photo is a page containing the name of the tale and a striking quotation from Tan’s retelling of it, amounting to no more than about 10 lines of fairly large type. The quotation and the sculpture together encapsulate the heart of the tale. For those who don’t remember the Grimm stories from their own childhoods, an “annotated index” at the end of the book provides a one-paragraph summary of the plot of each story. Rounding out the book is a foreword by Neil Gaiman and an afterword by Tan, the latter describing his inspiration and the materials he used. This book would be a perfect gift for anyone, child or adult, who enjoys fantasy and art and would like to see a fresh take on this familiar but archetypal material. Review: Hidden gem! - I accidentally happened upon this gem of a book. It made the perfect gift for my husband who is a ceramic artist. The artwork is uniuque and the quality of the book is exceptional. I only wish Tan had more published work like this. Maybe he will do more in the future? ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #1,370,096 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #500 in Magical Fantasy Fiction for Children (Books) #663 in Teen & Young Adult Magical Realism Fiction #3,745 in Children's Spine-Chilling Horror | | Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 129 Reviews | ## Images ![The Singing Bones - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/912D5wuAJvL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ amazing sculptures that symbolize Grimm fairy tales *by L***) on July 11, 2019* Shaun Tan is a remarkable and versatile artist-storyteller. His tales are usually modern and conveyed in drawings/paintings, but here he turns to the classic fairy tales collected by the Brothers Grimm and renders them in small sculptures inspired by Inuit art. These sculptures don’t merely illustrate the stories; they ARE the stories, with each tale summed up in a single, perfect visual image. Each sculpture is shown in a carefully composed photograph, with the sculpture isolated against a dark background. The photographs are all full-page and in color. Facing each photo is a page containing the name of the tale and a striking quotation from Tan’s retelling of it, amounting to no more than about 10 lines of fairly large type. The quotation and the sculpture together encapsulate the heart of the tale. For those who don’t remember the Grimm stories from their own childhoods, an “annotated index” at the end of the book provides a one-paragraph summary of the plot of each story. Rounding out the book is a foreword by Neil Gaiman and an afterword by Tan, the latter describing his inspiration and the materials he used. This book would be a perfect gift for anyone, child or adult, who enjoys fantasy and art and would like to see a fresh take on this familiar but archetypal material. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Hidden gem! *by S***L on March 21, 2019* I accidentally happened upon this gem of a book. It made the perfect gift for my husband who is a ceramic artist. The artwork is uniuque and the quality of the book is exceptional. I only wish Tan had more published work like this. Maybe he will do more in the future? ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ How Far Can He Go? *by T***I on March 6, 2019* Shaun Tan's creative genius and skills must have no boundaries, the little statues accompanied with excerpts from Grimm stories, grand idea. These statues or statuettes if you please are packed with meaning and intimacy it almost gives you pain while you observe them. Wish he sold them as well. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.pl/products/34663152-the-singing-bones](https://www.desertcart.pl/products/34663152-the-singing-bones) --- *Product available on Desertcart Poland* *Store origin: PL* *Last updated: 2026-05-16*