neil gaiman's the sleeper and the spindle

Riddell draws in pen and ink, eschewing color-save for select gold accents-and pouring his energy into myriad, spidery lines and delicate cross-hatching that recall Aubrey Beardsley’s eerie set pieces. Two classic fairytales come together in this new illustrated book from Coraline author. Something new is going on, and readers will be carried to the end by the whirlwind force of Gaiman’s imagination. The Sleeper and the Spindle combines Snow White and Sleeping Beauty in a way only Neil Gaiman can. A thrillingly reimagined fairy tale from the truly magical combination of author Neil Gaiman and illustrator Chris Riddell weaving together a sort-of Snow. It isn’t until the travelers penetrate the castle that things tilt sideways.

And then you woke again, none the worse for it.” Traveling to the cursed kingdom, the queen and dwarves encounter threatening zombie sleepers and more, but the storyline is still recognizable underneath the new details. Alert readers won’t miss the hint to the queen’s identity: “Would I sleep, as they did?” she asks one of the dwarfs, who replies, “You slept for a year. Three dwarves discover a realm in which everyone has fallen asleep, and they cross into the next country to warn its queen of the great plague that threatens her people. Always a superb spinner of tales, Gaiman presents a filigreed elaboration of Sleeping Beauty that, before long, reveals itself as something more. Year 4 pupils love the magical, creepy The Sleeper and the Spindle, by Neil Gaiman, inspired by famous fairy tales 18th January 2020, 11:02am Jackie Murrell The Sleeper and the Spindle Author: Neil Gaiman Illustrator: Chris Riddell Publisher: Bloomsbury Details: 72 pages £8.

Neil gaiman's the sleeper and the spindle