Pros: Combination of storytelling with collage-type cartoon illustrations, action combined with responsibility and consequences Cons: Concept and ending a little eerie, but the targeted age can handle it
In the fantasy imaginations of intelligent, creative kids odd thoughts float around and they often begin with “what if?” statements. I wonder if author Neil Gaiman reflected on some of his earlier youthful ponderings and then associated them ...
Pros: McKean's art. Cons: The lack of anything that might be considered a plot.
I think I’m just not meant to read Neil Gaiman’s children’s books. I mean, they’re okay, they’re interesting, he’s still got some great ideas. It’s just the writing. It’s so simple, and there’s almost no plot to them. That was my problem with THE ...
Pros: Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean’s great teamwork makes this book a true success. Cons: Slightly creepy ending.
I have read many books by Neil Gaiman< b> and my favorite ones were ldquo;Coraline, rdquo;< b> a tale of a girl trying to find her real parents in a parallel world and ldquo;The Wolves in the Walls, rdquo;< b> a tale about a girl and her ...
Pros: clever writing, mildly subversive story (for grown-ups and kids older than about 8), off-kilter illustrations Cons: Humorless parents might not appreciate the gentle irreverence with which parents are treated.
This fun story about what can go wrong with a seemingly terrific bargain starts with a boy who wants a pair of goldfish that belong to his friend. The boy thinks highly of himself. "Some people have great ideas maybe once or twice in their life, and ...
Written by the New York Times bestselling team that created Coraline, this deluxe edition of a cult classic is a rollicking tale of a boy who trades h...More at Buy.com Marketplaces
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