Precious Bones, Mika Ashley Hollinger magical realism Outside a London theatre a

Outside a London theatre a throng of people wait expectantly for the last performance of a popular musical

and college students in North America

Fans have fallen in love with Liz Climo's charmingly quirky animal kingdom

aching love letter to stories

and impeccably depicted

Precious Bones, Mika Ashley Hollinger magical realism Outside a London theatre aMeet ten year old Bones, whose playground is the Florida swamps, brimming with mystical witches, black bears, alligators and bobcats. Bones' father, Nolay, a Miccosukee Indian, is smart and mischievous. Her Mama, practical as corn bread, can see straight into Bones' soul. It's summer, and Bones is busy hunting and fishing with her best friend, Little Man. But then two Yankee real estate agents trespass on her family's land, and Nolay scares them off