 Snow White meets Sleeping Beauty in this dark and definitely different adaptation of several classic tales. On the eve of her wedding, a young queen sets out with three dwarf companions to rescue a princess. Also, there is a sleeping plague sweeping the land and the queen wants to get to the bottom of the magical curse. They encounter cobweb-covered sleepers on the way to the castle tower, where they find the sleeping princess, who has been there for 70 years, and an old woman. The queen’s kiss wakes the princess. Here, the story veers off course again to a nontraditional, but satisfying ending. Intricate ink drawings with touches of gold bring all the twists and turns in the mash-up fairy tale to life. mjw |
| Title: The Sleeper And The Spindle Author: Neil Gaiman Illustrator: Chris Riddell Publisher: Harper Collins Copyright: 2015 Original Language: English Original Publisher: Bloomsbury Original Copyright: 2014 ISBN: 978-0-06-239824-6 Hardcover pages: 64 Age range: 13 up Genre: Picture book, Fairy tale, Fantasy Author’s ethnicity: Originally from England Author’s residence: U.S. Illustrator’s ethnicity: British Illustrator’s residence: Brighton, England Awards: 2016 CLIP Kate Greenaway Medal Subjects: Adaptations, Fairy tales and folklore, Myths and legends, Princesses, Queens, Quests, Science fiction, Sleep |
The Sleeper And The Spindle
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