The Sleeper and the Spindle

The Sleeper and the Spindle

<p><strong>In a beautiful collaboration, <em>New York Times</em> 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).</strong></p><p>The result is a beautiful and coveted edition of <em>The Sleeper and the Spindle</em> that the <em>Guardian</em> calls "a refreshing, much-needed twist on a classic story."</p><p>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.</p><p>This story was originally published (without illustrations) in <em>Rags & Bones</em> (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.</p>