The Sleeper and the Spindle

In a beautiful collaboration, New York Times 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).

The result is a beautiful and coveted edition of The Sleeper and the Spindle that the Guardian calls "a refreshing, much-needed twist on a classic story."

In 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.

This story was originally published (without illustrations) in Rags & Bones (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.

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Published Sep 22, 2015

64 pages

Average rating: 7.39

18 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

Scmay
Jul 29, 2024
10/10 stars
Definitely a short read. It's cute - has a different spin to sleeping beauty.

I thoroughly enjoyed the audiobook because it was performed by a full cast and sounds and everything! Maybe I'll buy it to play for my future kids for bedtime!
Shahna
Jul 18, 2024
6/10 stars
Quick fun read.
I like fairy tale retellings.
margardenlady
Dec 27, 2023
8/10 stars
I do love fairy tale mash ups and this one was a fun listen. I hadn't originally realized that it is a graphic novel. I am definitely intrigued by that as well. The production was voiced as a radio play, but without all the typical overacting you hear in a radio play. Fun, fun, fun.

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