The Sleeper and the Spindle - Softcover

Gaiman, Neil

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0062398253 ISBN 13: 9780062398253

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2023

Synopsis

In a beautiful collaboration, New York Times bestselling and Newbery and Carnegie Medal-winning author Neil Gaiman and Kate Greenaway-winning illustrator Chris Riddell have created a thrillingly reimagined fairy tale, "told in a way only Gaiman can" (GeekInsider.com).

In this captivating and darkly funny tale, Neil Gaiman and Chris Riddell have twisted together the familiar and the new as well as the beautiful and the wicked to tell a brilliant version of Snow White's (sort of) and Sleeping Beauty's (almost) stories.

The book is a beautiful work of art.

About this title

Review:

"Gaiman and Riddell's greatest [collaboration] to date."--Tor.com

"Told in a way only Gaiman can" and featuring "stunning metallic artwork."--GeekInsider

"A refreshing, much-needed twist on a classic story."--The Guardian

"Spellbindingly illustrated."--Gaby Wood, Saturday Telegraph

"Magical, sumptuous, transporting."--The Big Issue

"Unforgettable, unpredictable and utterly enchanting for anyone between the ages of seven and seventy."--Amanda Craig, The New Statesman

"A genuine treat."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"A spectacular art object...certainly a treasure."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"Riddell's spectacularly intricate ink drawings, gilded with gold, bring Gaiman's inventive story to life...This highly recommended visually stunning twist on two classic fairy tales will be well received by fans of graphic novels and fantasy stories."--School Library Journal (starred review)

"A wholly original reimagining...Riddell's artwork is the reason a library should own this title in their collection. His details are exquisite."--Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)

About the Author:

Neil Gaiman is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty books, including Norse Mythology, Neverwhere, and The Graveyard Book. Among his numerous literary awards are the Newbery and Carnegie medals, and the Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy, and Will Eisner awards. Originally from England, he now lives in America.

Chris Riddell is an acclaimed British artist who lives in Brighton, England. He has written and illustrated many books of his own, including Ottoline and the Yellow Cat and Ottoline Goes to School, and has illustrated, for Bloomsbury UK, The Graveyard Book; Coraline; and Fortunately, the Milk; as well as The Sleeper and the Spindle.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2023
• ISBN 10: 0062398253
• ISBN 13: 9780062398253
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 72
• Illustrator: Riddell Chris