by Ledicia Costas · Edicións Xerais · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788499147390
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«Escarlatina, a cociñeira defunta» is the children's novel by Ledicia Costas, published by Edicións Xerais in paperback (176 pages, in Galician).
Román Casas, apprentice chef, receives for his tenth birthday, on All Souls' Day, a coffin with instructions to activate Escarlatina, a 19th-century cook, and her spider Lady Horreur, with a French accent. With the cat Dodoto they travel to the Underworld, ruled by the tyrant Amanito and his funguiños. Macabre recipes pepper the story.
First instalment of the Escarlatina series, with illustrations by Víctor Rivas. Merlín Award and National Prize for Children's and Young Adult Literature.
Aimed at children and young readers aged 11 and up, with macabre humour and adventures.
