Neil Gaiman Books The Sleeper And The Spindle

The sleeper and the spindle a thrillingly reimagined fairy tale from the truly magical combination of author neil gaiman and illustrator chris riddell weaving together a sort of snow white and an almost sleeping beauty with a thread of dark magic which will hold readers spellbound from start to finish.

Neil gaiman books the sleeper and the spindle.

Neil gaiman s the sleeper and the spindle is a kind of mash up hybrid of snow white and the seven dwarves except that austerity has obviously hit fairy land too as we are down to only 3 and the sleeping beauty though there are sly little nods to several other fairy tales which creep in as well it s a bit like spot the fairy celebrity. The result is a beautiful and coveted edition of the sleeper and the spindle that the. Riddell s illustrations are as stunning as always presented in black white and gold to give a very traditional and magical feel to a very modern fairytale. Buy the sleeper and the spindle by gaiman neil riddell chris isbn.

About the sleeper and the spindle. Once again neil gaiman delves into the fairy tales from the grimm brothers to come up with a retelling of the sleeping beauty that blows one s mind away. The result is a beautiful and coveted edition of the sleeper and the spindle that the. Winner of the cilip kate greenaway medal 2016 a thrillingly reimagined fairy tale from the truly magical combination of author neil gaiman and illustrator chris riddell weaving together a sort of snow white and an almost sleeping beauty with a thread of dark magic which will hold readers spellbound from start to finish.

Using the listener s own knowledge of the well known tale he goes against expectations and recast the fairy landscape in much the same way he recasted the faiths of the united states in.