{"product_id":"the-sleeper-and-the-spindle-hardcover","title":"The Sleeper and the Spindle - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNeil Gaiman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eChris Riddell\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn a beautiful collaboration, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e 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).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result is a beautiful and coveted edition of \u003cem\u003eThe Sleeper and the Spindle\u003c\/em\u003e that the \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e calls \"a refreshing, much-needed twist on a classic story.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis story was originally published (without illustrations) in \u003cem\u003eRags \u0026amp; Bones\u003c\/em\u003e (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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was the closest kingdom to the queen's, as the crow flies, but not even the crows flew it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou may think you know this story. There's a young queen, about to be married. There are some good, brave, hardy dwarfs; a castle, shrouded in thorns; and a princess, cursed by a witch, so rumor has it, to sleep forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut no one is waiting for a noble prince to appear on his trusty steed here. This fairy tale is spun with a thread of dark magic, which twists and turns and glints and shines. A queen might just prove herself a hero, if a princess needs rescuing. . . .\u003c\/p\u003e--Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was the closest kingdom to the queen's, as the crow flies, but not even the crows flew it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou may think you know this story. There's a young queen, about to be married. There are some good, brave, hardy dwarfs; a castle, shrouded in thorns; and a princess, cursed by a witch, so rumor has it, to sleep forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut no one is waiting for a noble prince to appear on his trusty steed here. This fairy tale is spun with a thread of dark magic, which twists and turns and glints and shines. A queen might just prove herself a hero, if a princess needs rescuing. . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 64\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 10 x 7.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 22, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sleeper and the Spindle\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Middle Grades, 6 and up\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753554641184,"sku":"9780062398246","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/136cea7260b0d5f8c4f105f6cb0d295a.webp?v=1780022644","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-sleeper-and-the-spindle-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}