Rook Ravel, a skeletal rook, performs above Pip’s miniature Gothic castle theater. Cover of Stories from a Rook: The First Ten.

A STRANGEWOVEN COLLECTION

Ten stories. One question.

Real… or made up?

Meet Rook Ravel, a skeletal storyteller who learned his craft in the theater, and Pip, the mouse who sets the stage, supplies the sound effects, and questions every unlikely detail.

Some tales are drawn from real events. Others are entirely invented. Listen closely, make your guesses, and check the answers when you’re ready.

Illustrated collection · 10 stories · 93 pages · Free PDF · 18.7 MB

Read the ten stories

  1. The Man Who Bought the Silence
  2. The Newspaper That Sold the Moon
  3. The Village That Hired a Scarecrow
  4. The Tree with a Postal Address
  5. The Bank That Came in the Mail
  6. The Lighthouse That Had Never Seen the Sea
  7. The Night the Curtain Never Rose
  8. The Library That Crossed a River
  9. The Guest Who Sent the Bill
  10. The Stationmaster Who Never Sold a Ticket

Made your guesses?

The answers and the true-story summaries are kept on a separate spoiler page, so you can enjoy the performances first.

Open the answers, reveal posters & research notes (spoilers) →

Start Here

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