Staff Pick
Mix together Sleeping Beauty and Snow White, add Chris Riddell’s stunning illustrations, pour it all into the cauldron of Neil Gaiman’s imagination, and this gorgeous illustrated fairy tale will result. The Sleeper and the Spindle reimagines classic fairy tales into something inspiring, wise, and slightly unexpected. Recommended By Mary Jo S., Powells.com
Synopses & Reviews
In what Tor.com calls their "greatest [collaboration] to date,"
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" and featuring "stunning metallic artwork" (GeekInsider.com).
The result is a beautiful and coveted edition of The Sleeper and the Spindle that the Guardian calls "a refreshing, much-needed twist on a classic story."
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.
This story was originally published (without illustrations) in Rags & Bones (Little, Brown, 2013). This is the first time it is being published as an illustrated, stand-alone edition, and the book is a beautiful work of art.
Review
"Unforgettable, unpredictable and utterly enchanting for anyone between
the ages of seven and seventy.” Amanda Craig, The New Statesman
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“A spectacular art object...certainly a treasure.” Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review)
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)
About the Author
Neil Gaiman is the #1
New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty books for readers of all ages, and the recipient of numerous literary awards, including the Shirley Jackson Award and the Locus Award for Best Novelette for his story "The Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains." Originally from England, he now lives in America.
Chris Riddell is an internationally acclaimed writer and illustrator whose many awards include the Nestlé Gold Award and two Kate Greenaway Medals—the most prestigious prize for illustration in the UK. He is the creator of more than one hundred books for all ages, including the immensely popular series the Edge Chronicles and his latest chapter book series, starring the irrepressible Ottoline Brown, which School Library Journal called "exceptional." Chris lives in Brighton, England, where he invents his amazing characters in a very tidy shed in his yard.