Riddell is the only illustrator to have won the prestigious Kate Greenaway medal three times, most recently for his illustrations in Gaiman’s The Sleeper and the Spindle. Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book, about a little boy raised by ghosts, is the only book to have won both the Carnegie and Newbery medals for children’s books. I loved assembling a pirate crew and enlisting some old friends from our previous adventure Fortunately, the Milk.”

Riddell said:“What a pleasure it has been setting sail with Captain Gaiman on another of his amazing voyages. He described the book as a “most piratical adventure” – it will feature a boy and his sister who embark on “a riotous adventure beneath a pirate moon” with one Long John McRon, “Ship’s Cook … and the most unusual babysitter you’ve ever seen”. I remembered the scrap of paper, and knew that it was time to tell that story.” The protagonist of the story is Coraline, who moves into an old house with her parents. If you love the genre of horror, sinister settings, and an eerie atmosphere then Coraline is a novel that will interest you. ISBN: 9781408841754 Pub Date: 10th October 2013 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Bloomsbury Childrens Books Format: Paperback Number of Pages. And then my son was two, and I thought I should write a book I can read to him when he’s older. Coraline is a horror novel, mainly intended for young readers. “I kept the scrap of paper in my wallet as the years went by, and would look at it and feel guilty. The editions of Coraline, The Graveyard Book, and Fortunately.

'Inventive, scary, thrilling, and finally affirmative.“Pirate Stew began in early 2009, when I scribbled a handful of lines of a poem about the sorts of ingredients that would go into a Pirate Stew down on a scrap of paper,” said Gaiman. Coraline and Fortunately, the Milk, all illustrated by acclaimed artist Chris Riddell. Before long, the miraculous turns sinister, and Coraline must use her wits and courage to save herself―and the other trapped souls she finds along the way.įilled with enchantments and terrors alike, this winner of the Hugo, Nebula, and Bram Stoker Awards is a dazzling feat of imagination from a modern literary master. Intrigued, she ventures deep into a mysterious mirror realm, a world eerily similar yet darkly different from her own.

While exploring her new home, a young girl named Coraline unlocks a door to reveal a hidden passage. 'One of the most truly frightening books ever written.'― New York Times From #1 New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman, a critically acclaimed novel for readers of all ages in which a young girl discovers a passage to a world eerily similar yet darkly different from her own―one of ten classic Gaiman works repackaged with elegant original watercolor art by acclaimed artist Henry Sene Yee

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