Wolves in the Walls by Neil Gaiman (2003, Hardcover)

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PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-10038097827X
ISBN-139780380978274
eBay Product ID (ePID)14038664811

Product Key Features

Book TitleWolves in the Walls
Number of Pages56 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2003
TopicHorror, General, Animals / Wolves & Coyotes, Comics & Graphic Novels / Horror
IllustratorYes, Mckean, Dave
GenreJuvenile Fiction
AuthorNeil Gaiman
FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.2 in
Item Weight19.1 Oz
Item Length10 in
Item Width10 in

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Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience
LCCN2002-192194
ReviewsThe illustrations are amazing. And, like every good scary story, there's an unexpected twist at the end., Spectacular...atmospheric, sinister, scary, and funny...This is a book for cool kids who will grow up to be fearless., Gaiman's text rings with energetic confidence and an inviting tone. McKean expertly matches the tale's funny-scary mood., Spectacular.atmospheric, sinister, scary, and funny.This is a book for cool kids who will grow up to be fearless., "The illustrations are amazing. And, like every good scary story, there's an unexpected twist at the end." -- Washington Post "Gaiman's text rings with energetic confidence and an inviting tone. McKean expertly matches the tale's funny-scary mood." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Gaiman has one creepy imagination. Hand this to a jaded third or fourth-grader and watch their eyes get big." -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books "This is a picture book for the twenty-first century child: visually and emotionally sophisticated, accessible, and inspired." -- ALA Booklist "Children will delight in the "scary, creepy" tone and in the brave behavior displayed by the intrepid young heroine." -- School Library Journal "Madly inventive, madly funny. Some will find it creepy; for the rest it will offer the sustaining jam of life." -- The Guardian (UK) "Spectacular...atmospheric, sinister, scary, and funny...This is a book for cool kids who will grow up to be fearless." -- Sunday Times (London) "Gaiman, with regular collaborator Dave McKean, suffuses this sumptuous story with a night-light-worthy creepiness." -- Family Fun Magazine, Gaiman has one creepy imagination. Hand this to a jaded third or fourth-grader and watch their eyes get big., Madly inventive, madly funny. Some will find it creepy; for the rest it will offer the sustaining jam of life., This is a picture book for the twenty-first century child: visually and emotionally sophisticated, accessible, and inspired., Gaiman, with regular collaborator Dave McKean, suffuses this sumptuous story with a night-light-worthy creepiness., Spectacular…atmospheric, sinister, scary, and funny…This is a book for cool kids who will grow up to be fearless., "Children will delight in the "scary, creepy" tone and in the brave behavior displayed by the intrepid young heroine."
Dewey Edition21
TitleLeadingThe
Grade FromThird Grade
Dewey Decimal[Fic]
Grade ToSeventh Grade
SynopsisThere are sneaking, creeping, crumpling noises coming from inside the walls. Lucy is sure there are wolves living in the walls of their house -- and, as everybody says, if the wolves come out of the walls, it's all over. Her family doesn't believe her. Then one day, the wolves come out. But it's not all over. Instead, Lucy's battle with the wolves is only just beginning., Gaiman does here for the older picture-book set what he did for middle-grade readers with Coraline . -- Kirkus (starred review) Lucy is sure there are wolves living in the walls of their house--and, as everybody says, if the wolves come out of the walls, it's all over. Her family doesn't believe her. Then one day, the wolves come out. But it's not all over. Instead, Lucy's battle with the wolves is only just beginning. There are sneaking, creeping, crumpling noises coming from inside the walls... This New York Times Best Illustrated Book combines a deliciously creepy tale, a strong heroine, and a happy ending in a package that only Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean could have created., "Gaiman does here for the older picture-book set what he did for middle-grade readers with Coraline." --Kirkus (starred review) Lucy is sure there are wolves living in the walls of their house--and, as everybody says, if the wolves come out of the walls, it's all over. Her family doesn't believe her. Then one day, the wolves come out. But it's not all over. Instead, Lucy's battle with the wolves is only just beginning. There are sneaking, creeping, crumpling noises coming from inside the walls... This New York Times Best Illustrated Book combines a deliciously creepy tale, a strong heroine, and a happy ending in a package that only Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean could have created.
LC Classification NumberPZ7.G1273Wo 2003

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