The sleeper and the spindle
Gaiman, Neil, 1960-2014
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The eve of her wedding, a young queen sets out to rescue a princess from an enchantment. Casting aside her fine clothes, takes her chain mail and sword, follows her brave dwarf retainers into the tunnels under the mountain towards the sleeping kingdom.
Main title:
The sleeper and the spindle / by Neil Gaiman ; illustrated by Chris Riddell
Author:
Gaiman, Neil, 1960-Riddell, Chris, Illustrator
Imprint:
London, England : Bloomsbury, 2014.
Collation:
66 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
This queen will decide her own future - and the princess who needs rescuing is not quite what she seems.This story first appeared in Rags & Bones: New twists on timeless tales, published in 2013 by Little, Brown. Any two books from this series may be read as Challenge books and up to five more can be read as personal choice books. Go to the online booklists for the PRC ID of the individual books in this series.
Audience:
Upper primaryFor Ages: 9+ years old
Awards:
Kate Greenaway Medal award nominee 2016.
ISBN:
9781408859643 (hardback)
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
10301
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Junior Fiction - Premier's Reading Challenge | GAIMAN | Available |
| St Marys | Junior Fiction - Premier's Reading Challenge | GAIMAN | Available |