num_pages: 55
description: The first of Frank Stockton's original fairytales re-illustrated by Maurice Sendak. When a griffin shows great fondness for the sculpture of himself above the great door of the church, and equal admiration for the Minor Canon, the townspeople fear that the terrifying creature will live among them forever.
language: English
title: The Griffin and the Minor Canon
titlecomplete: The Griffin and the Minor Canon
genres: Fiction, Short Stories, Picture Books, Young Adult, Classics, Childrens, Fantasy, Fairy Tales
ratings_count: 218
awards: awardedAt: -220896000000
name: Lewis Carroll Shelf Award
publisher: Harpercollins Childrens Books