The sleeper and the spindle /
"You may think you know this story. There's a young queen, about to be married. There are some good, brave, hardy dwarves; a castle, shrouded in thorns; and a princess, cursed by a witch, so rumour has it, to sleep forever. But no one is waiting for a noble prince to appear on his trusty s...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Bloomsbury,
2014.
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| Online Access: | http://io9.com/in-new-neil-gaiman-book-sleeping-beauty-is-woken-by-sn-1645725273 http://www.neilgaiman.com/works/Books/The+Sleeper+and+the+Spindle/ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/11243761/Neil-Gaiman-Disneys-Sleeping-Beauty.html http://www.chrisriddell.co.uk/ http://www.panmacmillan.com/author/chrisriddell http://www.theguardian.com/profile/chrisriddell |
| Summary: | "You may think you know this story. There's a young queen, about to be married. There are some good, brave, hardy dwarves; a castle, shrouded in thorns; and a princess, cursed by a witch, so rumour has it, to sleep forever. But 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 truns and glints and shined. A queen might just prove herself a hero, if a princess needs rescuing ..."--Inside dust jacket flap. |
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| Physical Description: | 66 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Awards: | Kate Greenaway medal, winner 2016 |
| ISBN: | 9781408859643 1408859645 |