Unapologetically unsettling, a collection of interconnected, darkly funny short stories is not for the faint-hearted, but for those who like their reading to include the sinister and the macabre, it’s perfect. Fat is an aging, angry fairy who lives in a tree on a farm. He hates Bones, the adult son of the farmer. If Fat has few redeeming qualities, Bones has absolutely none, and the animosity between them rises to new levels the day the farmer dies. Fat’s plan to curse Bones backfires on the farmer’s wife, who ends up boneless on the kitchen floor before fairy and farmer’s son go at one another in a fury. And that’s just the opening story of this fresh, original offering that illuminates those parts of us all that are less than noble. At the same time, there are occasional, surprising moments of generosity across the stories featuring the people, flora, fauna, and fantastic living on the farm. Those moments are made all the brighter for standing out in stark contrast to the rest. The overall effect of this unusual and memorable work isn’t bleak, however, it’s sharp and invigorating. (Age 11 and older)

Welcome to Bald's farm. Well, perhaps it's not Bald's farm anymore. The old man has kicked the bucket, setting off a wave of conflict from the flooded farmhouse kitchen to the muddy pig pen to the tall wheat fields. In this darkly funny, slightly supernatural chain of tales, no creature is safe. Not Leonard Grey, a spider with sophisticated tastes. Not Esmeralda, a resentful one-legged pig. Not Tulip, a plant with a mean streak. And as for Bones, the old man's son, and Fat, his winged rival? They'll learn that danger lurks in the strangest of places...